Central address: Rond-Point Bebjebli, Sfax, Tunisia
Elevation: 4.000
Time Zone: Africa/Tunis
Latitude: 34° 44' 23.3592'' N
Longitude: 10° 45' 36.072'' E
Sfax (Arabic: صفاقس Ṣfāqes; Berber languages: ⵙⵉⴼⴰⴽⵙ Sifaks) is a city in Tunisia, located 270 km (170 mi) southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a population of 330,440 (census 2014). The main economic activities of Sfax are industries (phosphate processing), agriculture (olive and olive oil, nuts), fishing (largest fishing port in Tunisia) and trade (import-export). The city is often described as Tunisia's "second city" (after the capital Tunis).[citation needed]
The latitude of Sfax is 34.739822, and the longitude is 10.760020. Sfax is a city is located at Tunisia with the gps coordinates of 34° 44' 23.3592'' N and 10° 45' 36.072'' E. The elevation of Sfax is 4.000, the time zone is Africa/Tunis.
Latitude | 34.739822 | Longitude | 10.760020 |
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Elevation | 4.000 | DMS Lat | 34° 44' 23.3592'' N |
DMS Lng | 10° 45' 36.072'' E | GeoHASH | snptsu5nnshqj |
UTM Zone | 32S | UTM Easting | 661120.399910574 |
UTM Northing | 3845601.16041085 | Time Zone | Africa/Tunis |
Country | Tunisia | Country Code | 216 |