Zaghouan Governorate
Zaghouan Governorate (Arabic: ولاية زغوان Wilāyat Zaghwān) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the northeastern part of the country. It covers an area of 2,768 km².[1] As of the 2014 census, 176,945 people lived there.[2][3] The capital is Zaghouan.
Zaghouan
زغوان | |
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 Map of Tunisia with Zaghouan highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 36°24′N 10°09′E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Created | November 1, 1976[1] |
| Capital | Zaghouan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,768 km2 (1,069 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 18th of 24 |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 176,945 |
| • Rank | Ranked 21st of 24 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal prefix | xx |
| ISO 3166 code | TN-22 |
References
- (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2008-12-28.
- "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
- (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
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