Sousse Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the 24
governorates of Tunisia
Tunisia is divided into 24 governorates (''wilayat'', sing. ''wilayah''). This term in Arabic can also be translated as province.
The governorates are divided into 264 delegations (''mutamadiyat''), and further subdivided into municipalitie ...
. It is beside the eastern coast of Tunisia in the north-east of the country and covers an area of 2,621 km
2 and has a population of 762,281 (2024 census). The capital is
Sousse
Sousse, Sūsah , or Soussa (, ), is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which ...
.
Geography
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.
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
Linked by the widest road in the country and railways to
Tunis
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...
, 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
Monastir Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in center-east of Tunisia. It covers an area of 1,019 km2 (393 mi2) and has a population of 599,769 (2024 census). The capital is Monastir. ...
. There is a Metro line that goes from Sousse Beb Djedid through Monastir to Mahdia.
Administrative divisions
The governorate is divided into sixteen ''delegations'' (''
mutamadiyat
The delegations of Tunisia (''mutamadiyah'', plural ''mutamadiyat'') are the second level administrative divisions of Tunisia between the governorates and the sectors (''imadats''). there were 24 governorates which were divided into 264 delega ...
''), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses:
Sixteen
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
are in Sousse Governorate:
Governors
Governors of Sousse since the
independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of ...
:
* Mohamed Makni (21 June 1956-1 October 1957)
* Abelhamid El Kadhi (1 October 1957-1 September 1962)
* Amor Chachia (1 September 1962-8 September 1969)
* Abdessalem Ghédira (8 September 1969-27 August 1970)
* Ahmed Bellalouna (27 August 1970-7 September 1972)
*
Mohamed Ennaceur (7 September 1972-8 June 1973)
* Ahmed Bennour (8 June 1973-5 March 1974)
* Mansour Skhiri (5 March 1974-10 March 1977)
* Nouredine Fennich (10 March 1977-22 April 1980)
* Hamadi Khouini (22 April 1980-16 March 1983)
* Kantaoui Morjane (16 March 1983-26 July 1986)
* Brahim Jameleddine (26 July 1986-1 April 1988)
* Habib Daldoul (1 April 1988-25 October 1990)
* Rafaâ Dekhil (25 October 1990-5 August 1991)
* Abdelbaki Bacha (5 August 1991-10 October 1992)
* Amor N'sairi (10 October 1992-22 July 1996)
* Mabrouk Bahri (22 July 1996-3 February 1997)
* Mohamed Soudani (3 February 1997-6 July 1998)
* Abderahmen Limam (6 July 1998-12 July 2006)
* Taïeb Ragoubi (12 July 2006-2 February 2011)
* Khemaïes Argoubi (2-19 February 2011)
* Fawzi Jaoui (19 February 2011-27 August 2012)
* Mokhles Jemal (27 August 2012-28 February 2014)
* Abdelmalak Sellami (28 February 2014-4 July 2015)
* Fethi Bdira (4 July 2015-18 May 2017)
* Adel Chlioui (18 May 2017-14 April 2020)
* Raja Trabelsi (14 April 2020-29 March 2022)
* Nabil Ferjani (6 June 2022-8 September 2024)
* Sofiane Tanfouri (Since 8 September 2024
[.])
References
Governorates of Tunisia
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