Safaqis Governorate is one of Tunisia's twenty-four provinces located in a privileged geographic position between central and southern Tunisia . It spreads over 7 , 545 km² with a population of 900 , 500 (January 2008 statistics) . Its capital is a city with the same name ,
Sfax
(Safaqis) . It is bounded by the governorates of Mahdia to the North ,
Gabès
to the South and
Kairouan
and
Sidi Bouzid
to the West . The governorate boasts having 20 higher education institutions , 44 , 000 students enrolled in various subject (science , technology , IT , arts and engineering) , in addition to two business incubators fostering the dissemination of entrepreneurship and business expertise among students and graduates . Among its important cities are:
Thyna
,
El Ain
,
Chihia
,
Agareb
,
Bir Ali Ben Khélifa
,
Bir Salah
,
Graïba
,
Gremda
,
Jebiniana
,
Mahrès
,
Menzel
