Gabès ڨابس Gabis | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Tunisia with Gabès highlighted | |
 Subdivisions of Gabès Governorate | |
| Coordinates:33°53′N10°07′E / 33.883°N 10.117°E /33.883; 10.117 | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Created | June 1956[1] |
| Capital | Gabès |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,166 km2 (2,767 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 8th of 24 |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 374,300 |
| • Rank | Ranked 16th of 24 |
| • Density | 52.23/km2 (135.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Gabesian (Arabic:قابسي, Gabsi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal prefix | 60xx |
| Calling code | 75-2/75-3 |
| ISO 3166 code | TN-81 |
Gabès Governorate (Tunisian Arabic:ولاية ڨابسWilāyat Gābis;French:Gouvernorat de Gabès) is one of the 24governorates ofTunisia and in south-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 7166 km2[1] and had a population of 374,300 as at the 2014 census.[2][3] The capital isGabès.
The governorate of Gabès is in southeast Tunisia on the coast of theGulf of Gabès, 376 km south of the capital,Tunis.
Gabès has a hot Mediterranean climate. Gabès offers five contrasting landscapes: the beach, the mountains, the desert, small forest,oasis. It contains the eastern end ofChott el Fejej.
The coast is approximately half of that of the large bay. The gulf has several alternative names dating to antiquity and to an etymological association with onshore winds and sandbanks making navigation difficult, including Lesser Syrtis (seeGulf of Sidra which takes in also the mainly Libyan portion of the continental gulf).
Administratively, the governorate is divided into thirteen[4]delegations (mutamadiyat), sixteenmunicipalities, nine rural councils, and 73 sectors (imadas).[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[2] are listed below:
| Delegation | Population in 2004 | Population in 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabès Medina | 47,057 | 46,731 |
| Gabès Ouest | 28,389 | 31,768 |
| Gabès Sud | 61,699 | 74,422 |
| Ghannouch | 22,681 | 28,051 |
| El Metouia | 12,115 | 12,507 |
| Oudhref | 13,747 | 15,371 |
| Menzel El Habib | 11,477 | 10,148 |
| El Hamma | 45,564 | 54,192 |
| Habib Thameur Bouatouch | 16,826 | 19,320 |
| Matmata | 5,766 | 4,444 |
| Nouvelle Matmata | 15,969 | 14,224 |
| Mareth | 51,796 | 52,845 |
| Dkhilet Toujane | 9,544 | 10,277 |
There are sixteen municipalities in the Gabès Governorate:
| Code | Municipality | Population (2014)[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 5111 | Gabès | 130,984 |
| 5112 | Chenini Nahal | 14,803 |
| 5113 | Ghannouch | 28,051 |
| 5114 | Métouia | 10,716 |
| 5115 | Oudhref | 9,932 |
| 5116 | El Hamma | 41,607 |
| 5117 | Matmata | 1,847 |
| 5118 | Nouvelle Matmata | 7,526 |
| 5119 | Mareth | 11,678 |
| 5120 | Zarat | 5,627 |
| 5121 | Teboulbou | 21,727 |
| 5122 | Habib Thameur Bouatouch | 19,320 |
| 5123 | Kettana | 13,310 |
| 5124 | Bouchemma | 12,182 |
| 5125 | Dkhilet Toujane | 10,277 |
| 5126 | Menzel El Habib | 10,148 |
Matmata is a Berber-speaking town largely of underground homes conserved with a community-based pre-industrialized lifestyle. The south-centre of theWilāyat has semi-desert mountains and natural features nearby include splendid oases and caves. Eclecticsouqs feature in the main municipalities, with traditional wood, stone, metal and textile products.
The economy of the governorate is based, like all governorates that open onto the Mediterranean, on agriculture and fishing. The governorate is one of the richest fishing areas in Tunisia.
In the industrial field , the governorate is home to a center concentrating in particular chemical industries (processing of phosphate with the production of phosphoric acid , diammonium phosphateand dicalcium phosphate ) and agri-food . Its trade is carried out in particular thanks to the port which has eleven quays and twenty berths. In 2000, its traffic was estimated at 4,000,000 tonnes. Manufacturing industries employed 41.5% of the active population, the tertiary sector 35.5% and the agricultural sector 23%.
There are three industrial zones: Gabès, Métouia-El Aouinet and El Hamma.
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