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Sfax Governorate

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Country
  
Tunisia

Capital
  
Sfax

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01)

Area
  
7,545 km²

Area code
  
30

University
  
University of Sfax

Created
  
June 21, 1956

Area rank
  
Ranked 6th of 24

Postal prefix
  
xx

Population
  
955,421 (2014)

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:TN

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Points of interest
  
Sfax Archaeological Museum, Musée Dar Jallouli, Zoo Touta, Door Of Diwan, Casbah Museum

Clubs and Teams
  
CS Sfaxien, Sfax Railways Sports, Océano Club de Kerkennah, Stade Sportif Sfaxien

The Sfax Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية صفاقسWilāyat Ṣafāqis) is one of the governorates of Tunisia. The governorate has a population of 955,421 (2014) and an area of 7,545 km². Its capital is Sfax. It is along the east coast of Tunisia, and includes the Kerkennah Islands.

Contents

Map of Sfax, Tunisia

Administrative divisions

The following sixteen municipalities are located in Sfax Governorate:


The largest airport in the region is the Sfax–Thyna International Airport.

The area code for telephoning to the Sfax governorate is 30.

References

Sfax Governorate Wikipedia