Akouda
Commune and town in Sousse Governorate, Tunisia
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Akouda (Arabic: أكودة) is a small town located a few kilometres north of Sousse, Tunisia.
Akouda
أكودة | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
Minaret of the great mosque of Akouda. | |
  Akouda Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 35°52′17″N 10°34′11″E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Sousse Governorate |
| Delegation(s) | Akouda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nabil Ben Amor (Nidaa Tounes) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 31,938 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 4022 |
| Website | www.commune-akouda.gov.tn |
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, it is connected to the coast at Chott Meriem.
Notable people
- Ridha Charfeddine - businessman
- Salem Ben Hmida - poet
