Sousse Governorate

Sousse Governorate is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is beside the eastern coast of Tunisia in the north-east of the country and covers an area of 2,621 km² and has a population of 762,281. The capital is Sousse. The governorate of Sousse is Tunisia's second largest tourist destination, boasting 115 hotels with a capacity of 40,000 beds spread across the Sousse-Jawhara, Sousse-Medina, Sousse-Nord, and Sousse-Sud regions. Two new tourist areas are currently being developed in Hergla and Bouficha. They will have a capacity of over 20,000 beds.

Geography

The area compasses most of the broad eastern coastal plain featuring salt and fresh water lakes, fed by winter rains. A narrow strip of forest, the Foret Nationale de Tunisie, adjoins part of the beach swathe between Sousse and Hammamet to the far north, the beach forming most of the coastline. These cities are on the Gulf of Hammamet which is a gently curved bay. The largest lake is the Sebkhet de Sidi El Hani which is shared with two other areas but is mostly in the Sousse Governorate.
Elevations are pronounced in the second national park in the area, which is mainly in Nabeul Governorate, is on all of the seaward sides of Hammam Bent Djadidi adjoining the northern border.

Transport

Linked by the widest road in the country and railways to Tunis, the area has roads and railways leading further into the country and towards Libya as well as an airport beside the main port city of Sousse, Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport which is beyond its short eastern border in much smaller Monastir Governorate. There is a Metro line that goes from Sousse Beb Djedid through Monastir to Mahdia.

Administrative divisions

The governorate is divided into sixteen delegations, listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses:

Delegation	Area in km²	Pop'n 2004 Census	Pop'n 2014 Census
Akouda	44.6	25,717	34,494
Bouficha	261.8	23,581	26,760
Enfidha	369.8	43,426	49,335
Hammam Sousse	18.5	34,685	42,691
Hergla	84.4	7,913	9,343
Kalâa Kebira	232.9	51,196	59,132
Kalâa Seghira	102.9	27,726	37,797
Kondar	173.7	11,636	13,565
M'saken	332.5	85,380	97,225
Sidi Bou Ali	128.7	17,606	19,543
Sidi El Hani	318.7	11,614	13,505
Sousse Jawhara	14.3	62,663	86,517
Sousse Médina	6.3	29,680	35,288
Sousse Riadh	10.1	....	64,532
Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid	12.3	46,257	52,787
Zaouia-Ksiba-Thrayet	36.5	....	32,304

Sixteen municipalities are in Sousse Governorate:

Governors

Governors of Sousse since the independence:

Mohamed Makni
Abelhamid El Kadhi
Amor Chachia
Abdessalem Ghédira
Ahmed Bellalouna
Mohamed Ennaceur
Ahmed Bennour
Mansour Skhiri
Nouredine Fennich
Hamadi Khouini
Kantaoui Morjane
Brahim Jameleddine
Habib Daldoul
Rafaâ Dekhil
Abdelbaki Bacha
Amor N'sairi
Mabrouk Bahri
Mohamed Soudani
Abderahmen Limam
Taïeb Ragoubi
Khemaïes Argoubi
Fawzi Jaoui
Mokhles Jemal
Abdelmalak Sellami
Fethi Bdira
Adel Chlioui
Raja Trabelsi
Nabil Ferjani
Sofiane Tanfouri