Tataouine
ولاية تطاوين | |
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 Moonlit landscape of Tataouine | |
 Map of Tunisia with Tataouine highlighted | |
 Subdivisions of Tataouine Governorate | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′32″N 10°26′39″E / 32.92556°N 10.44417°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Created | 2 March 1981 |
| Capital | Tataouine |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Amir Gabsi (since 2024) [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38,889 km2 (15,015 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 1st of 24 |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 149,453 |
| • Rank | Ranked 23rd of 24 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal prefix | xx |
| ISO 3166 code | TN-83 |
Tataouine Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية تطاوين Wilāyat Taṭāwīn; French: Gouvernorat de Tataouine) is the southernmost of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia, the only one to border both Algeria and Libya. It is also the largest, covering an area of 38,889 km2. It had a population of 149,453 (at the 2014 census),[2][3] nearly tied for second least-populated with Kebili (156,961) after Tozeur (107,912). The capital is Tataouine.
- ^ https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
- ^ "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