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Sousse

Northern Africa

Sousse is a city in Tunisia and capital of the Sousse Governorate, located about 140 kilometers south of the capital Tunis on the Gulf of Hammamet, part of the Mediterranean Sea. It had 271,428 inhabitants at the 2014 census. Its economy rests on transport equipment manufacturing, processed food, olive oil, textiles and tourism, and it is home to the Universite de Sousse.

Facts
Population
314,071 1
Area (sq km)
45 2
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
6 2
Latitude
35.833333 degrees north 1
Longitude
10.633333 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Sousse (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • MediaWiki API prop=coordinates for Sousse
    "lat":35.83333333,"lon":10.63333333,"primary":true,"globe":"earth"
  • Infobox: population_total
    314071
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2022
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Sousse (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 6 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 45.0 sq km
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Wikidata: Sousse
Wikidata Q180717, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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