Sfax Governorate

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صفاقس
Sfax
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Basic data
Country Tunisia
Capital Sfax
surface 7545 km²
Residents 944,500 (2011)
density 125 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TN-61

Coordinates: 34 ° 44 '  N , 10 ° 45'  E

The Sfax Governorate ( Arabic ولاية صفاقس, DMG Wilāyat Ṣafāqus ) is one of 24 governorates in Tunisia . It is located on the Mediterranean coast , has an area of ​​7545 km² and a population of 944,500. The capital is the eponymous Sfax .

geography

Sfax has a coastline of 235 kilometers to the Mediterranean Sea. In the south the Gabès governorate borders , to the interior (from south to north) the governorates Sidi Bouzid and Kairouan , in the north the governorate Mahdia borders on the governorate Sfax. Administratively, the governorate is divided into 16 delegations and an equal number of municipalities .

delegation 2004 residents
Kerkenna 14,400
Ghraiba 14,647
El Amra 28,723
Skhira 29,616
Mahrès 30,676
Menzel Chaker 34,119
Agareb 35,841
El Hencha 43,170
Jebiniana 44,029
Tina 45,647
Bir Ali Ben Khelifa 50,059
Sakiet Ezzit 72,481
Sakiet Eddaïer 98,988
Sfax South 101.904
Sfax West 104.998
Sfax city 105,958

economy

Olive culture in Sfax Governorate

The most important industries are olive oil production, fishing and phosphate mining. Of the total yield in Tunisia, 40 percent of the olive oil and 30 percent of the almond production come from Sfax. The population of olive trees is estimated at 6.1 million and that of almond trees at 5 million. Furthermore, petroleum and natural gas promoted, followed by tourism and fishing. The income from the fishing port accounts for 20 percent of Tunisia's total catch. The industrial port, installed in 1905, is the second largest in the country, as is the city of Sfax after the capital Tunis . Other important branches of production are the consumer goods industry and carpet weaving mills .

The number of employees in the three economic sectors of agriculture, production and services are roughly the same at one third each. In the service sector, the tourism industry is particularly important, especially on the offshore Kerkenna Islands , where up to 150,000 people vacation at the same time in summer.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Institut National de la Statistique - Tunisie: Répartition de la population par governorat ( Memento of the original dated November 29, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ins.nat.tn
  2. ↑ Population figures ( Memento of the original dated November 29, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Institut national de la statistique  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ins.nat.tn
  3. ↑ http://www.tunesieninformationen.de/uebersicht/sfax/sfax.htm#Gouvernoratshauptstadt%20Sfax