Tozeur Governorate

Tozeur
ولاية توزر
Map of Tunisia with Tozeur highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Tozeur highlighted
Subdivisions of Tozeur Governorate
Subdivisions of Tozeur Governorate
Coordinates: 33°55′N 8°08′E / 33.917°N 8.133°E / 33.917; 8.133
Country Tunisia
Created21 June 1956
CapitalTozeur
Government
 • GovernorChahine Zribi (since 2024) [1]
Area
 • Total4,719 km2 (1,822 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 11th of 24
Population
 (2019)
 • Total114,474
 • RankRanked 24th of 24
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
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ISO 3166 codeTN-72

Tozeur (Tunisian Arabic: توزر Tauzar) is the westernmost of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia and as such bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,719 km2 and has a population of 107,912 (2014 census) making it the least populated province.[2][3] The capital is Tozeur.


  1. ^ https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
  2. ^ "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  3. ^ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine