Sousse Governorate (Arabic: ولاية سوسةWilāyat Sūsah pronounced [ˈsuː.sə]; French: Gouvernorat de Sousse) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is beside the eastern coast of Tunisia in the north-east of the country and covers an area of 2,621 km2 and has a population of 674,971 (2014 census).[1] The capital is Sousse.
The area compasses most of the broad eastern coastal plain (which has a hot Mediterranean climate) featuring salt and fresh water lakes, fed by winter rains. A narrow strip of forest, the Foret Nationale de Tunisie, adjoins part of the beach swathe between Sousse and Hammamet to the far north, the beach forming most of the coastline. These cities are on the Gulf of Hammamet which is a gently-curved bay. The largest lake is the Sebkhet de Sidi El Hani which is shared with two other areas but is mostly in the Sousse Governorate.[2]
Elevations are pronounced in the second national park in the area, which is mainly in Nabeul Governorate, is on all of the seaward sides of Hammam Bent Djadidi adjoining the northern border.
TransportEdit
Linked by the widest road in the country and railways to Tunis, the area has roads and railways leading further into the country and towards Libya as well as an airport beside the main port city of Sousse, Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport which is beyond its short eastern border in much smaller Monastir Governorate. There is a Metro line that goes from Sousse Beb Djedid threw Monastir to Mahdia.
Administrative divisionsEdit
The governorate is divided into sixteen delegations (mutamadiyat), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses:[3]
^Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie (web).
^Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014 – Population, logements et ménages par commune et arrondissement [Census 2014 results – population, accommodation and households per municipality and delegation] (Report) (in French). National Institute of Statistics. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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sousse, governorate, arabic, ولاية, سوسة, wilāyat, sūsah, pronounced, ˈsuː, french, gouvernorat, sousse, twenty, four, governorates, provinces, tunisia, beside, eastern, coast, tunisia, north, east, country, covers, area, population, 2014, census, capital, sou. Sousse Governorate Arabic ولاية سوسة Wilayat Susah pronounced ˈsuː se French Gouvernorat de Sousse is one of the twenty four governorates provinces of Tunisia It is beside the eastern coast of Tunisia in the north east of the country and covers an area of 2 621 km2 and has a population of 674 971 2014 census 1 The capital is Sousse Sousse ولاية سوسةGovernorateMap of Tunisia with Sousse highlightedSubdivisions of Sousse GovernorateCoordinates 35 50 N 10 38 E 35 833 N 10 633 E 35 833 10 633Country TunisiaCreated21 June 1956CapitalSousseGovernment GovernorNabil Ferjani since 2022 Area Total2 669 km2 1 031 sq mi RankRanked 19th of 24Population 2014 Total674 971 RankRanked 4th of 24 Density250 km2 650 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 CET Postal prefixxxISO 3166 codeTN 51 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Transport 2 Administrative divisions 3 ReferencesGeography EditThe area compasses most of the broad eastern coastal plain which has a hot Mediterranean climate featuring salt and fresh water lakes fed by winter rains A narrow strip of forest the Foret Nationale de Tunisie adjoins part of the beach swathe between Sousse and Hammamet to the far north the beach forming most of the coastline These cities are on the Gulf of Hammamet which is a gently curved bay The largest lake is the Sebkhet de Sidi El Hani which is shared with two other areas but is mostly in the Sousse Governorate 2 Elevations are pronounced in the second national park in the area which is mainly in Nabeul Governorate is on all of the seaward sides of Hammam Bent Djadidi adjoining the northern border Transport Edit Linked by the widest road in the country and railways to Tunis the area has roads and railways leading further into the country and towards Libya as well as an airport beside the main port city of Sousse Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport which is beyond its short eastern border in much smaller Monastir Governorate There is a Metro line that goes from Sousse Beb Djedid threw Monastir to Mahdia Administrative divisions EditThe governorate is divided into sixteen delegations mutamadiyat listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses 3 Delegation Area in km2 Pop n 2004Census Pop n 2014CensusAkouda 44 6 25 717 34 494Bouficha 261 8 23 581 26 760Enfidha 369 8 43 426 49 335Hammam Sousse 18 5 34 685 42 691Hergla 84 4 7 913 9 343Kalaa Kebira 232 9 51 196 59 132Kalaa Seghira 102 9 27 726 37 797Kondar 173 7 11 636 13 565M saken 332 5 85 380 97 225Sidi Bou Ali 128 7 17 606 19 543Sidi El Hani 318 7 11 614 13 505Sousse Jawhara 14 3 62 663 86 517Sousse Medina 6 3 29 680 35 288Sousse Riadh 10 1 64 532Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid 12 3 46 257 52 787Zaouia Ksiba Thrayet 36 5 32 304Sixteen municipalities are in Sousse Governorate Code Municipality Population 2014 4 3111 Sousse 221 5303112 Ksibet Thrayet 11 6233113 Ezzouhour 17 3483114 Zaouiet Sousse 20 6813115 Hammam Sousse 42 9373116 Akouda 27 2003117 Kalaa Kebira 53 3233118 Sidi Bou Ali 10 2823119 Hergla 7 4193120 Enfidha 10 9903121 Bouficha 9 9313122 Sidi El Hani 2 7063123 M saken 60 1653124 Kalaa Seghira 34 5483125 Messaadine 12 9163126 Kondar 3 804References Edit in French Census 2014 National Institute of Statistics Archived 2014 10 29 at the Wayback Machine Physical Map of Tunisia Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie web Recensement General de la Population et de l Habitat 2014 Population logements et menages par commune et arrondissement Census 2014 results population accommodation and households per municipality and delegation Report in French National Institute of Statistics 1 April 2015 Retrieved 18 February 2016 This Tunisia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sousse Governorate amp oldid 1143943399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
