Kef Governorate

Kef
ولاية الكاف
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
Created21 June 1956
CapitalEl Kef
Government
  GovernorWalid Kabbia (since 2024)
Area
  Total
4,965 km2 (1,917 sq mi)
  RankRanked 10th of 24
Population
 (2014)
  Total
243,156
  RankRanked 19th of 24
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
xx
ISO 3166 codeTN-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 km2 and has a population of 243,156 (2014 census). The capital is El Kef.