Gabès Governorate

Gabès Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية ڨابس Wilāyat Gābis) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the southeastern part of the country. It covers an area of 7166 km².^[1] As of the 2014 census, 374,300 people lived there.^[2][3] The capital is Gabès.

Gabès ڨابس Gabis
Governorate
Coat of arms
Map of Tunisia with Gabès highlighted
Coordinates: 33°53′N 10°07′E
Country	Tunisia
Created	June 21, 1956[1]
Capital	Gabès
Government
• Governor	Abdelkarim Mesbah (DCR)
Area
• Total	7,166 km2 (2,767 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 8th of 24
Population  (2014)
• Total	374,300
• Rank	Ranked 16th of 24
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Gabesian (Arabic: قابسي, Gabsi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix	60xx
Calling code	75-2/75-3
ISO 3166 code	TN-81