Kasserine Governorate

Kasserine ڨصرين
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Kasserine highlighted
Divisions of Kasserine Governorate
Coordinates: 35°10′N 8°50′E / 35.167°N 8.833°E / 35.167; 8.833
Country	Tunisia
Created	21 June 1956[1]
Capital	Kasserine
Government
• Governor	Ridha Rokbani (since 2022)
Area
• Total	8,260 km2 (3,190 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 4th of 24
Population  (2023)
• Total	468,925
• Rank	Ranked 11th of 24
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix	1200
+216	77
ISO 3166 code	TN-42
Unemployment Rate	22%
As of	2019

Kasserine Governorate (Arabic: ولاية الڨصرين Wilāyat al-Gaṣrīn pronounced [ɡasˤˈriːn]; French: Gouvernorat de Kasserine), sometimes spelt Casrein, is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is in west-central Tunisia on the frontier with Algeria, wholly north of the true centre line but the area is south or west of the bulk of the population of the country, based on Tunisia's greater northern rainfall. It covers an area of 8,260 km^2[1] and has a population of 468,925 (2023).The capital is Kasserine which is at the foot of Jebel ech Chambi, Tunisia's highest mountain, in turn part of the Dorsal Atlas mountains. The mountain and its associated escarpment form its own national park in the province.