La Marsa

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La Marsa
Boulevard by the sea or rocks on La Marsa beach
Boulevard by the sea or rocks on La Marsa beach
administration
Country TunisiaTunisia Tunisia
Governorate Tunis
Délégation (s) La Marsa
mayor Nadia Ben Hamouda
Post Code 2070
Website www.commune-marsa.gov.tn
Demographics
population 36,234 pop (2004)
Gentile Marsois
geography
La Marsa (Tunisia)
La Marsa
La Marsa
Coordinates 36 ° 53 ′  N , 10 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 53 ′  N , 10 ° 20 ′  E

La Marsa ( Arabic المرسى, DMG el-Marsā ) is a city in northeastern Tunisia , about 18 kilometers northeast of Tunis on the Mediterranean coast. The city has around 36,000 inhabitants, around 78,000 people live in the surrounding delegation of the same name .

Considered by many in the region to be the prettiest of the capital's northern suburbs, it has retained its image as an affluent suburb and remains a popular getaway with local people. The city ​​is only marginally influenced by mass tourism . The name goes back to the Phoenician word "Marsa" for port.

sons and daughters of the town

Panorama of the bay of La Marsa

Web links

Commons : La Marsa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Institut National de la Statistique - Tunisie: Population, ménages et logements par commune / arrondissement. ( Memento of the original from December 7, 2013 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. ^ Institut National de la Statistique - Tunisie: Population, ménages et logements, Gouvernorat Tunis. ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 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
  3. ^ Joëlle Vauthier, «La Marsa. Le jardin des délices », Saisons tunisiennes , March 6, 2008 ( Memento of the original of May 28, 2008 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.saisonstunisiennes.com