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Sousse
Soussecity
Total population
221,530
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INS Tunisia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Sousse is a mid-sized city in Sousse, Tunisia. Located at 35.829°, 10.641°, Sousse occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 221,530. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,872 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) · Aves101
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves99
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei (Brème, 1839) · Aves89
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 · Aves88
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves81
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves77
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves69
- Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves69
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2024-03-2924 km SE of Menzel Heurr, Tunisia
- M 4.2 — 2023-03-2514 km SW of Sidi el Hani, Tunisia
- M 4 — 2016-06-0222 km SE of Menzel Heurr, Tunisia
- M 4.4 — 2013-10-213 km ESE of Bekalta, Tunisia
- M 4.4 — 2013-10-186 km ENE of Seïada, Tunisia
- M 4.1 — 2013-03-2567 km NE of Bekalta, Tunisia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Sousse
- Bir Naam320.7 mi away
- Rouba321.9 mi away · pop. 700
- Elkhafoura322.9 mi away
- Doucen323.9 mi away · pop. 26,455
- Ouled Djellal329.6 mi away · pop. 63,237
- Sidi Khaled333.8 mi away · pop. 43,315
- Hassi Sida339 mi away
- Besbes339.3 mi away · pop. 8,392
- Ain Cherguia346.5 mi away
- Berkham348.5 mi away
- Smara357.1 mi away
- El Bayadh360.2 mi away · pop. 91,632
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Sousse
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sousse, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library