Tozeur Governorate

Tozeur ولاية توزر
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Tozeur highlighted
Coordinates: 33°55′N 8°08′E / 33.917°N 8.133°ECoordinates: 33°55′N 8°08′E / 33.917°N 8.133°E
Country	Tunisia
Created	June 21, 1956
Capital	Tozeur
Area
• Total	4,719 km^2 (1,822 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 11th of 24
Population (2014)
• Total	107,912
• Rank	Ranked 24th of 24
• Density	23/km^2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
Postal prefix	xx
ISO 3166 code	TN-72

Tozeur (Tunisian Arabic: توزر‎ Tauzar) is one of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is situated in western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,719 km² and has a population of 107,912 (2014 census).^[1][2] The capital is Tozeur.

Administrative divisions

The Tozeur Governorate is divided into five delegations and further divided into 36 sectors (imada). The delegations with populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,^[1] are listed below:

	Degach	Hazoua	Nefta	Tameghza	Tozeur
2004	26,596	4,162	20,544	6,362	39,862
2014	28,543	4,700	21,731	6,516	46,422

The following five municipalities are located in Tozeur Governorate:

Code	Municipality	Population (2014)[3]
6211	Tozeur	37,365
6212	Degache	7,893
6213	Hamet Jerid	6,439
6214	Nafta	21,654
6215	Tamerza	2,334

References

1. "2014 Tunisian census data".
2. (French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics)
3. 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.