Kasserine Governorate

Kasserine
ڨصرين
Map of Tunisia with Kasserine highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Kasserine highlighted
Divisions of Kasserine Governorate
Divisions of Kasserine Governorate
Coordinates: 35°10′N 8°50′E / 35.167°N 8.833°E / 35.167; 8.833
Country Tunisia
Created21 June 1956[1]
CapitalKasserine
Government
 • GovernorZied Trabelsi (since 2024) [2]
Area
 • Total8,260 km2 (3,190 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 4th of 24
Population
 (2023)
 • Total468,925
 • RankRanked 11th of 24
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
1200
+21677
ISO 3166 codeTN-42
Unemployment Rate22%
As of2019

Kasserine Governorate (Arabic: ولاية الڨصرين Wilāyat al-Gaṣrīn pronounced [ɡasˤˈriːn]; French: Gouvernorat de Kasserine), sometimes spelt Casrein, is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is in west-central Tunisia on the frontier with Algeria, wholly north of the true centre line but the area is south or west of the bulk of the population of the country, based on Tunisia's greater northern rainfall. It covers an area of 8,260 km2[1] and has a population of 468,925 (2023).The capital is Kasserine which is at the foot of Jebel ech Chambi, Tunisia's highest mountain, in turn part of the Dorsal Atlas mountains. The mountain and its associated escarpment form its own national park in the province.

  1. ^ a b (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
  2. ^ https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the