Kasserine Governorate
Kasserine ڨصرين | |
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Governorate | |
![]() Map of Tunisia with Kasserine highlighted | |
Coordinates: 35°10′N 8°50′E / 35.167°N 8.833°ECoordinates: 35°10′N 8°50′E / 35.167°N 8.833°E | |
Country | Tunisia |
Created | June 21, 1956[1] |
Capital | Kasserine |
Government | |
• Governor | Chedli Boualeg (2015) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,260 km2 (3,190 sq mi) |
Area rank | Ranked 4th of 24 |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 439,243 |
• Rank | Ranked 11th of 24 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
Postal prefix | 1200 |
+216 | 77 |
ISO 3166 code | TN-42 |
Kasserine Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية الڨصرين Wilāyat al-Gaṣrīn pronounced [ɡasˤˈriːn]), sometimes spelt Casrein, is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is in west-central Tunisia on the frontier with Algeria, wholly north of the true centre line but the area is south or west of the bulk of the population of the country, based on Tunisia's greater northern rainfall. It covers an area of 8,260 km²[1] and has a population of 439,243 (2014 census).[2] The capital is Kasserine which is at the foot of Jebel ech Chambi, Tunisia's highest mountain, in turn part of the Dorsal Atlas mountains. The mountain and its associated escarpment form its own national park in the province.
Main sights
In Kasserine Governorate exists two of the most famous Roman sites in Tunisia, which are Sbeitla and Haidra. The Triumphal Arch of the Tetrarchy at the entrance to Sbeitla commemorates the four emperors that governed the empire in the year 300, just before the rule of Constantine I.
- Capitoline temples
- Public baths
- Arch of Antonius Pius
- Public baths
Administrative divisions
Delegation | Population in 2004 |
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El Ayoun | 18,634 |
Ezzouhour | 20,277 |
Fériana | 45,787 |
Foussana | 41,240 |
Haïdra | 8,716 |
Hassi El Ferid | 16,890 |
Jedelienne | 13,205 |
Kasserine Nord | 58,343 |
Kasserine Sud | 21,139 |
Majel Bel Abbès | 21,909 |
Sbeïtla | 69,539 |
Sbiba | 42,091 |
Thala | 34,508 |
Sources : National Institute of Statistics[3] |
Ten municipalities are in Wilāyat al-Gaṣrīn:
Code | Municipality | Population (2014)[4] |
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4211 | Kasserine | 83,534 |
4212 | Sbeitla | 24,597 |
4213 | Sbiba | 6,504 |
4214 | Jedelienne | 4,352 |
4215 | Thala | 18,230 |
4216 | Haïdra | 3,451 |
4217 | Foussana | 7,703 |
4218 | Fériana | 29,572 |
4219 | Thélepte | 6,932 |
4220 | Magel Bel Abbès | 6,471 |
Governors
Below the list of governors of Kasserine since its creation:
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Sports
Kasserine Governorate's most popular sport clubs are the Union Sportif of Sbeitla and AS Kasserine.
References
- 1 2 (French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn".
- ↑ (French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics)
- ↑ (French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ (French) « Nomination de 10 nouveaux gouverneurs », Shems FM, 19 February 2011
- ↑ (French) « Tunisie : Nouveaux gouverneurs pour Gafsa, Kasserine et Tataouine », Business News, 5 August 2011
- ↑ (French) « Mouvement partiel des gouverneurs : 2 mutations et 4 nouvelles nominations », Leaders, 27 August 2012
- ↑ (French) « Tunisie - Liste des nouveaux gouverneurs nommés par Mehdi Jomâa », Business News, 28 février 2014