Akouda

Commune and town in Sousse Governorate, Tunisia
Akouda
أكودة
Commune and town
Minaret of the great mosque of Akouda.
Minaret of the great mosque of Akouda.
35°52′17″N 10°34′11″E / 35.87139°N 10.56972°E / 35.87139; 10.56972
Country Tunisia
GovernorateSousse Governorate
Delegation(s)Akouda
Government
 • MayorNabil Ben Amor (Nidaa Tounes)
Population
 (2014)
 • Commune and town27,200
 • Metro
34,494
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
Postal code
4022
Websitewww.commune-akouda.gov.tn

Akouda (Arabic: أكودة) is a small town located a few kilometres north of Sousse, Tunisia.

Administratively attached to the Sousse Governorate, it is the chief town of a delegation of the same name which in 2004 had 21,237 inhabitants, with 18,998 for the town itself.[1] Set back from the coast, along the RN1 [fr], it is connected to the coast at Chott Meriem.

Notable people

  • Ridha Charfeddine - businessman
  • Salem Ben Hmida - poet
  • kamel bouin - poet

References

  1. ^ (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)

External links

  • Media related to Akouda at Wikimedia Commons
  • https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Sports-League/Akouda-Bikerz-100515861956790/


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