Gafsa, Tunisia

Gafsa is one of 24 primary administrative regions in Tunisia with a population of approximately 351,437 people.

Facts and figures on Gafsa at a glance

Region name: Gafsa (Gafsa Governorate)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 351,437 people
Country: Tunisia
Continent: Africa

The regional headquarters of Gafsa (Gafsa Governorate) is located in the regional capital Gafsa (Gafsa) with a population of 81,232 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Gafsa's regional capital Gafsa to Tunisia's capital Tunis (Tunis) is approximately 294 km (183 mi).

Facts and figures about Gafsa
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Gafsa Gafsa Governorate351,437 peopleGafsa Gafsa81,232 people

Compare with other regions in Tunisia.

Map of Gafsa

Map of Gafsa

Information on Gafsa

Information on Gafsa
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Gafsa Gafsa GovernorateGafsa Gafsa11TunisiaAfrica

Time in Gafsa

Time in Gafsa
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 12:22am (00:22h)NoWed, 17 Apr 2024 - 12:22am (00:22h)UTC +1.0Africa/Tunis

Geographic coordinates of Gafsa

Latitude & Longitude of Gafsa
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map34°30'00.0"N (34.5000000°)9°00'00.0"E (9.0000000°)

Subregions in Gafsa

There are 11 administrative subregions in Gafsa.
Subregions in Gafsa
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Belkhir Belkhir1.---
Delegation de Sidi Aich Délégation de Sidi Aïch2.---
Delegationd'OmElAraies Délégation d’ Om El Araïes3.---
El Guetar El Guetar4.---
El Ksar El Ksar5.---
Gafsa Nord Gafsa Nord6.---
Gafsa Sud Gafsa Sud7.-Gafsa Gafsa81,232
Mdhila Mdhila8.---
Metlaoui Metlaoui9.---
Mu'tamadiyat ar Rudayyif Mu‘tamadīyat ar Rudayyif10.30,000--
Sned Sned11.---

External sources of information on Gafsa

Gafsa on Wikipedia