La Goulette
La Goulette
حلق الوادي | |
|---|---|
Panorama of La Goulette | |
| Coordinates: 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.30500°E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Governorate | Tunis Governorate |
| Delegation(s) | La Goulette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amel Limam (Tahya Tounes) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 45,711 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
La Goulette (French pronunciation: [la ɡulɛt], Italian: La Goletta), in Arabic Halq al-Wadi (حلق الوادي ⓘ), is a municipality and the port of Tunis, Tunisia.
La Goulette is located at around 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.30500°E on a sandbar between Lake Tūnis and the Gulf of Tunis. The port, located 12km east of Tunis, is the point of convergence of Tunisia's major road and rail networks. La Goulette is linked to Tunis by the TGM railway and to Europe by a ferry service.