Kef Governorate

Kef Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية الكاف Wilāyat el-Kāf pronounced [lke̞ːf]; French: Gouvernorat du Kef) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It comprises chiefly part of the dorsal Atlas Mountains and their foothills in north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,965 km2 and has a population of 243,156 (2014 census).[1] The capital is El Kef.

Kef
ولاية الكاف
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Kef highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Kef highlighted
Subdivisions of Kef Governorate
Subdivisions of Kef Governorate
Coordinates: 36°10′56″N 8°42′53″E
Country Tunisia
Created21 June 1956
CapitalEl Kef
Government
 • GovernorVacant
Area
 • Total4,965 km2 (1,917 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 10th of 24
Population
 (2014)
 • Total243,156
 • RankRanked 19th of 24
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
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ISO 3166 codeTN-33

Administrative divisions

Twelve municipalities are in Kef Governorate:

CodeMunicipalityPopulation
(2014)[2]
2311El Kef54,690
2312Nebeur3,299
2313Touiref2,178
2314Sakiet Sidi Youssef6,335
2315Tajerouine17,530
2316Menzel Salem1,824
2317Kalaat es Senam8,145
2318Kalâat Khasba2,558
2319Jérissa9,807
2320El Ksour5,852
2321Dahmani12,964
2322Sers12,108

Demographics

Due to its close proximity to the Algerian border and its historical role in the Algerian War of Independence, Kef has a significant Algerian population, hosting over 6,000 registered Algerian voters, the second largest such community in Tunisia after Tunis.[3] Its capital city, El Kef, was the command centre of the Front de Libération Nationale during the Algerian War of Independence against the French in the 1950s.

References
  1. (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 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.
  3. Arfaoui, Jamel (April 6, 2009). "Les Algériens de Tunisie se préparent à voter" (in French). Maghrebia. Retrieved April 18, 2012.


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