Created:  December 1980

The Governorate of Tozeur is located in southwestern Tunisia, bordered by the Governorates of Gafsa, Kebili, and sharing the frontier with Algeria. The Governorate of Tozeur was founded in May 1980 and is renowned for its Deglet Nour dates as well as being the Governorate of Saharan tourism. The Governorate is composed of 5 delegations: Tozeur, Nefta, Degache, Hezoua and Tameghza.

Geographic and demographic data

Area: 5, 592.9 km²
Population: 100,300
Demographic growth rate: 1.5 %
Urbanization rate: 72.9 %
Working population: 30,000
School enrolment rate: 

• 6 to 12 years: 91.3% 
• 13 to 19 years: 66.6% 

Government Administration divisions:

• Delegations: 5
• Municipalities: 5
• Rural Councils: 4
• Imadats: 36

Climate

• Average temperature: 23° C
• Annual rainfall: from 0.7 to 10.7 mm /yr.

Distance from the capital: 450 km

Wealth and  potential

Agriculture (in ha)

• Cultivated land: 14,339 
• Irrigated zones: 8,100
• Forest: 1,731

Livestock (heads)

• Bovine: 1,900 
• Ovine: 65,000 
• Goat: 30,000
• Dromedary: 4,500

Main agricultural produce: (in tons/yr.)

• Meat: 13,336
• Poultry: 42,000 (heads)
• Milk: 6,650
• Oil crops: 140
• Dates: 36,000

Other resources

• Salt
• Potassium
• Clay
• Phosphate

Hydraulic resources: 239.3 million m³

  Community facilities

Education

• Elementary schools: 47
• Infant and child care: 53
• Secondary and High Schools: 18
• Superior Institutes: 2

Health care

• Regional hospital: 1 
• Local hospitals: 4
• Basic health care centers: 31
• Clinics: 1
• Pharmacies: 13
• Analysis and radiology laboratories: 7
• 1 Doctor per 1,400 inhabitants.

Culture

• Libraries: 11
• Cinema: 1
• Theaters: 3
• Archeological museums: 5
• Cultural centers: 5
• Main festival: 3 

Professional Training

• Number of centers: 13
• Capacity: 1,220
• Specialization: Agriculture, tourism, small trades, computers.

Tourism and leisure time activities

• Hotels: 41
• Golf course: 1
• Camping and recreational center for families:6
• Artisan: carpet weaving: mergoum, klim, postern articles created from palm by-products.
• Hunting and fishing

Youth and Sports

• Sports complexes:1
• Youth Centers: 9
• Sports stadiums: 7 
• Sports hall: 1

Basic infrastructure 

Electrification rate: 

• Urban: 99.1 % 
• Rural: 98 %

Drinking water: 

• Urban: 99.7 % 
• Rural: 91 %

Water Purification: Urban service rate: 81.7 %

Transport 

• Roadways in km
  • National routes: 232.7
  • Regional routes: 36.4 
  • Local roads: 223.7 
• Air transport:1 airport with service to France and destinations inside Tunisia.
• Railroad: Line Tozeur-Tunis

Telecommunications / Post office

• Number of subscribers: 11,602
• Density:
  • fixed tel.:12.2%
  • Mobile :33.3%
• 1 post office per 4,500 inhabitants

  Industrial zones

Existing industrial zones :

• 2 industrial zones in Nefta

• 3 industrial zones in Tozeur

• 1 industrial zone in Degache.

  Targeted incentives


Law n° 93-120 promulgating the investment incentives code

Targeted incentives granted by the State in support of regional development

For the delegations of Tozeur, Degach, de Tameghza, Nefta and Hazoua (ranked as priority regional development zones):
 

Investment premium: 25% of overall investment (exclusive of working capital), up to a ceiling of 1,000,000 TD
* For new promoters, the premium is set at 30%.
Premium in the form of State participation in expenditure for infrastructure: 75% of amounts committed by the company
Assumption of the employer’s contribution to the legally constituted social security system (CNSS): State assumption of this contribution for the first five years, starting from the date of initial activity and of a share of this contribution for an additional period of five years, as follows:

Year of State assumption	Share of State assumption
1st year	100%
2nd year	80%
3rd year	60%
4th year	40%
5th year	20%

For services linked to culture: setting up a theatrical company:
8% of the cost of the initiative, exclusive of the cost of land
For services linked to recreational activities: (- Recreational facilities for families and children - Residential and camping complexes - Amusement parks) : 15% of the cost of the initiative, exclusive of the cost of land
 

  For further information, contact:

Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation
Tozeur Regional Offices

Address: Av. El Hajij- BP 202 - 2200 Tozeur
Tel: (216) - 76 470 919 
Fax: (216) - 76 470 919 

e-mail: dr.tozeur@api.com.tn

Last updated : May 13, 2009

 

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