The Sfax Governorate ( ') is one of the

governorates of Tunisia Tunisia is divided into 24 governorate, governorates (''wilayat'', sing. ''wilayah''). This term in Arabic can also be translated as province or federated state (though the latter does not apply, as Tunisia is a unitary state). The governorate ...

. The governorate has a population of 955,421 (2014) and an area of 7,545 km². Its capital is

Sfax Sfax (; ar, صفاقس, Ṣafāqis ) is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean ...

. It is along the east coast of Tunisia, and includes the

Kerkennah Islands Kerkennah Islands ( aeb, قرقنة '; Ancient Greek: ''Κέρκιννα Cercinna''; Spanish:''Querquenes'') are a group of islands lying off the east coast of Tunisia in the Gulf of Gabès, at . The Islands are low-lying, being no more than abo ...

Administrative divisions

The following sixteen

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

are located in Sfax Governorate: The largest airport in the region is the

Sfax–Thyna International Airport Sfax–Thyna International Airport (french: link=no, Aéroport International de Sfax–Thyna, ar, مطار صفاقس الدولي) is an airport serving Sfax in Tunisia. The airport is located 6 kilometers (4 miles) southwest from Sfax. Histo ...

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

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