Sidi Bouzid Governorate

Sidi Bouzid
ولاية سيدي بوزيد
Map of Tunisia with Sidi Bouzid highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Sidi Bouzid highlighted
Subdivisions of Sidi Bouzid Governorate
Subdivisions of Sidi Bouzid Governorate
Coordinates: 35°02′N 9°30′E / 35.033°N 9.500°E / 35.033; 9.500
Country Tunisia
Created1973[1]
CapitalSidi Bouzid
Government
 • GovernorFaycel Bessaoudi (since 2024) [2]
Area
 • Total7,405 km2 (2,859 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 7th of 24
Population
 (2014)
 • Total429,912
 • RankRanked 13th of 24
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
91
ISO 3166 codeTN-43

Sidi Bouzid Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية سيدي بوزيد; French: Gouvernorat de Sidi Bouzid), sometimes spelt Sidi Bou Zid, is one of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is in central Tunisia and landlocked. It covers an area of 7405 km2[1] and has a population of 429,912 (2014 census).[3] The capital is its most populous settlement, Sidi Bouzid.

  1. ^ a b (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn".
  2. ^ https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
  3. ^ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine