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Kef ولاية الكاف
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Kef highlighted
Subdivisions of Kef Governorate
Coordinates: 36°10′56″N 8°42′53″E / 36.18222°N 8.71472°E / 36.18222; 8.71472
Country	Tunisia
Created	21 June 1956
Capital	El Kef
Government
• Governor	Walid Kabbia (since 2024)
Area
• Total	4,965 km (1,917 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 10th of 24
Population
• Total	243,156
• Rank	Ranked 19th of 24
• Density	49/km (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix	xx
ISO 3166 code	TN-33

Kef Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية الكاف Wilāyat el-Kāf pronounced [lke̞ːf]; French: Gouvernorat du Kef) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It comprises chiefly part of the dorsal Atlas Mountains and their foothills in north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,965 km and has a population of 243,156 (2014 census). The capital is El Kef.

Administrative divisions

Twelve municipalities are in Kef Governorate:

Demographics

Due to its close proximity to the Algerian border and its historical role in the Algerian War of Independence, Kef has a significant Algerian population, hosting over 6,000 registered Algerian voters, the second largest such community in Tunisia after Tunis. Its capital city, El Kef, was the command centre of the Front de Libération Nationale during the Algerian War of Independence against the French in the 1950s.

References

1. https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
2. (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
3. Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014 – Population, logements et ménages par commune et arrondissement [Census 2014 results – population, accommodation and households per municipality and delegation] (Report) (in French). National Institute of Statistics. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
4. Arfaoui, Jamel (April 6, 2009). "Les Algériens de Tunisie se préparent à voter" (in French). Maghrebia. Retrieved April 18, 2012.

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