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La Marsa, Tunisia
Tunis Governorate · Tunisia
La Marsa is a mid-size city in Tunis Governorate, Tunisia with a population of 92,987. Elevation: 39 ft (12 m). Average temperature: 66°F (19°C).
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About La Marsa
La Marsa is a coastal city located in the northeastern part of Tunisia, situated along the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Tunis Governorate and has a population of around 100,000 people. The city is known for its beaches, upscale residential areas, and lively atmosphere, with numerous restaurants, cafes, and shops. It is connected to Tunis by the TGM railway. Gammarth is adjacent to El Marsa further up the coast.
People
Climate
| Population | 92,987 |
| Population Density | 425 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Coordinates | 36.8782°, 10.3247° |
| Timezone | Africa/Tunis |
| Country | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| State / Province | Tunis Governorate |
| Average Temperature | 66°F (19°C) |
| January Average | 53°F (12°C) |
| July Average | 80°F (27°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 19.3 inches (490 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About La Marsa
La Marsa is a mid-size city in Tunisia (Tunis Governorate) with a population of 92,987. The city sits at an elevation of 39 feet (12 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 66°F (19°C). Temperatures range from 53°F in January to 80°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 19.3 inches. The timezone is Africa/Tunis.
Climate in La Marsa
La Marsa has an average annual temperature of 20°C (68°F). The hottest month is Aug (28.8°C), the coldest is Jan (12.4°C). Average annual precipitation is 485 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 65.5°F |
| 21% above Tunisia avg | |
| January Average | 53°F (12°C) |
| July Average | 80°F (27°C) |
| Sunny Days | 301 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Area | 218.9 sq mi (567.0 km²) |
| Population Density | 425/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 36.8782°N, 10.3247°W |
| Timezone | Africa/Tunis |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Nearby Volcanoes
1 volcano within 200 km. Closest: Pantelleria (151 km).
| Name | Type | Elevation | Last Eruption | Distance |
| Pantelleria | Shield | 836 m (2,743 ft) | 1891 | 151 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F (12°C) | 2.4 in | Coldest |
| February | 54°F (12°C) | 2.3 in | |
| March | 56°F (13°C) | 1.8 in | |
| April | 60°F (16°C) | 1.5 in | |
| May | 67°F (19°C) | 1.0 in | |
| June | 74°F (24°C) | 0.4 in | |
| July | 80°F (27°C) | 0.2 in | Driest |
| August | 81°F (27°C) | 0.3 in | Warmest |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 1.5 in | |
| October | 69°F (21°C) | 2.4 in | |
| November | 61°F (16°C) | 2.7 in | |
| December | 55°F (13°C) | 2.8 in | Wettest |
La Marsa has a seasonal temperature swing of 28°F / from 53°F in January to 81°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 19.3 inches, with December being the wettest month (2.8") and July the driest (0.2").
Colleges & Universities in La Marsa
| Institution | Type | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre de Formation Professionnelle Agricole de Takelsa | College | — | — |
| مركز التكوين المهني الفلاحي بتاكلسة نابل | College | — | — |
Schools in La Marsa
19 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École Sidi Daoud | — | — | — | — |
| Collège Gammarth Harouche | — | — | — | — |
| Primary School | — | — | — | — |
| École Primaire Bourguiba | — | — | — | — |
| Collège Taieb Mhiri | — | — | — | — |
| École Farhat Hached | — | — | — | — |
| مدرسة قمرت حروش الابتدائية | — | — | — | — |
| École Primaire privée Amilcar | — | — | — | — |
| École Primaire Taieb Mhiri | — | — | — | — |
| Collège Fadhhel Ben Achour | — | — | — | — |
| École Primaire de la rue des Roses | — | — | — | — |
| مركز التكوين و التدريب المهني بالمرسى | — | — | — | — |
| École Mouhamed Ali Tabec | — | — | — | — |
| École Mouhamed Ali Tabec | — | — | — | — |
| École Primaire Française Paul Verlaine | — | — | — | — |
| English International School of Tunis | — | — | — | — |
| École primaire privée Da Vinci School | — | — | — | — |
| École Nationale Tunisienne de Tatouage | — | — | — | — |
| École Primaire Bouebdelli | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near La Marsa
7 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaique FM | — | MP3 90 kbps | |
| Mosaique FM Tarab | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| RTCI | international, multiculti | MP3 128 kbps | |
| mosaiquefm | news talk music entertainment | MP3 90 kbps | |
| Radio Misk | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Lotfi Slama | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Express FM | business news, economic news | MP3 64 kbps |
Museums in La Marsa
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardo National Museum | ||||
| Bib Knissia Basilica | ||||
| Carthage National Museum | ||||
| Dar Ben Abdallah | ||||
| Dar El-Annabi | ||||
| Ecomuseum | ||||
| Ennejma Ezzahra | ||||
| Finance Museum | ||||
| Galerie A.Gorgi (ex Galerie Ammar Farhat) | ||||
| MACAM Tunis | ||||
| Musée des Timbres | ||||
| Museum of Modern Art | ||||
| Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout” | ||||
| Sidi Abu Said | ||||
| The Carthage Early Christian Museum | ||||
| المتحف الوطني العسكري بقصر الوردة | ||||
| دار معقل الزعيم | ||||
| قصر سعيد | ||||
| متحف الذاكرة الوطنية بالسيجومي | ||||
| متحف السينما | ||||
| متحف العدل وحقوق الإنسان | ||||
| متحف العملة | ||||
| مدينة العلوم |
Libraries in La Marsa
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Avenue de Bellevue | 0.0 | |||||
| bibliothéque de douar hicher | 0.0 | |||||
| bibliotheque douar hicher | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliotheque municipale Menzah 5 | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliotheque municipale Menzah 5 | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothéque public d'El Mnihla | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothéque public d'El Mnihla | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque publique Carthage Byrsa | 0.0 | |||||
| CDI : centre de documentation et d'information | 0.0 | |||||
| CDI : centre de documentation et d'information | 0.0 | |||||
| Elnajah | 0.0 | |||||
| Imprimerie Bousaa | 0.0 | |||||
| Imprimerie Bousaa | 0.0 | |||||
| Institut des Belles-Lettres Arabes | 0.0 | |||||
| Institut des Belles-Lettres Arabes | 0.0 | |||||
| Librairie kchokk | 0.0 | |||||
| Librairie kchokk | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Ariana | 0.0 | |||||
| National Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| TBS Library | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العامة | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العمومية بحي الغزالة | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العمومية بسليمان | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العمومية بفوشانة | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العمومية بفوشانة | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة المغاربية ببن عروس | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة الوطنية التونسية | 0.0 | |||||
| دار الثقافة مقرين | 0.0 | |||||
| دار بن عاشور | 0.0 | |||||
| دار بن عاشور | 0.0 | |||||
| قصر صاحب الطابع | 0.0 | |||||
| قصر صاحب الطابع | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة شارل ديقول | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in La Marsa
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziza | |||||
| Ben Arous Market | |||||
| Denden Marketplace | |||||
| Foire Jardin d'El Menzah | |||||
| Foire Jardin d'El Menzah | |||||
| Fripes el Hafsia | |||||
| Fripes el Hafsia | |||||
| Marché | |||||
| marché | |||||
| Marché Central de El Menzah | |||||
| Marché Central de El Menzah | |||||
| Marché Central La Marsa | |||||
| Marché d'Ezzahra | |||||
| Marché de gros Bir El Kassaâ | |||||
| marché de la residene nour | |||||
| Marché de Tunis | |||||
| Marché De Zahrouni | |||||
| Marché El Kallaline | |||||
| Marché El Khadra | |||||
| Marché Fouchana | |||||
| Marché hebdomadaire de Mégrine | |||||
| Marché Khadra | |||||
| Marché Khadra | |||||
| Marché Lafayette | |||||
| Marché Lafayette | |||||
| Marche Municipal de Menzah 9 | |||||
| Marche Municipal de Menzah 9 | |||||
| marché sidi bou said | |||||
| Marché Sidi El Bahri | |||||
| Marché Sidi Sridek | |||||
| Souk | |||||
| Souk | |||||
| Souk Bou Selsla | |||||
| Souk Bouselsla | |||||
| Souk de Ben Arous | |||||
| Souk de Radès | |||||
| Souk du Jeudi d'Ezzahra | |||||
| Souk Sidi Boumendil | |||||
| Souk Sidi Boumendil | |||||
| Souk Sidi Sridek | |||||
| Souk Sidi Sridek | |||||
| Souq des Chechias | |||||
| السوق الأسبوعية بالمروج 2 | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي المدينة الجديدة 1 | |||||
| السوق البلدي المدينة الجديدة 1 | |||||
| السوق البلدي سيدي حسين | |||||
| السوق البلدي سيدي حسين | |||||
| سوق الحدادين | |||||
| سوق الحدادين | |||||
| سوق الخضار | |||||
| سوق الصاغة | |||||
| سوق الصاغة | |||||
| سوق العزافين | |||||
| سوق العزافين | |||||
| سوق الغرابلية | |||||
| سوق الغرابلية | |||||
| سوق الكومسيون | |||||
| سوق الكومسيون | |||||
| سوق المدينة | |||||
| سوق باب الجزيرة | |||||
| سوق باب العسال | |||||
| سوق باب الفلاح | |||||
| سوق حلق الوادي | |||||
| سوق سيدي عبد السلام | |||||
| سوق سيدي عبد السلام | |||||
| سوق سيدي عبد السلام | |||||
| نقطة بيع من المنتج للمستهلك | |||||
| نقطة بيع من المنتج للمستهلك |
Hotels in La Marsa
11 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in La Marsa
72 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in La Marsa
69 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cinemas in La Marsa
2 cinemas within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Theatres in La Marsa
1 theatres within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Theme Parks in La Marsa
1 theme parks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in La Marsa
3 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in La Marsa
3 dentists within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Veterinaries in La Marsa
6 veterinaries within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in La Marsa
1 train stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Bus Stations in La Marsa
2 bus stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in La Marsa
5 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Banks in La Marsa
19 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Shopping Malls in La Marsa
5 shopping malls within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in La Marsa
6 gyms within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Stadiums & Teams in La Marsa
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near La Marsa
3 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Tunis Carthage International Airport | TUN | Large Airport |
| Bizerte Sidi Ahmed Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Borj El Amri Airport | — | Small Airport |
Post Offices in La Marsa
2 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Bureau de Poste Marsa Sâfsaf (2070) | |
| Gammarth (1057) |
Churches & Religious Organizations in La Marsa
5 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| El Ahmadi Mosque | |
| Keren Yeshua Synagogue | |
| Mosque | |
| Mosque | |
| Sidi Abdelaziz Mosque |
Explore Near La Marsa
Quick Facts
Around La Marsa
Places within 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap data
Things to See Near La Marsa
18 places within 15 km
- • Amphithéâtre de Carthage
- • Cirque de Carthage
- • Colline de Byrsa
- • Dermech Basilica
- • Îlot de l'Amirauté
- + 3 more
- • Plage Amilcar
- • Galerie Hédi Turki
- • Galerie Saladin
- • Basilique de Damous el Karita
- • Basilique de Damous el Karita
- • Basilique Saint Cyprian
- • Edifice des Colonnes
- • Palais Ahmed Bey
- + 1 more
- • Cap Carthage
🇹🇳 About Tunisia
Public Holidays in Tunisia
8 public holidays this year
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Get ReportFrequently Asked Questions About La Marsa
What is the population of La Marsa?
La Marsa has a population of 92,987 residents and is located in Tunisia. The population density is 425 people per square mile, spread across 218.9 square miles.
What is the weather like in La Marsa?
La Marsa enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 66°F (19°C). Winter temperatures average 53°F in January, while summers reach an average of 80°F in July. The area receives 301 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 19.3 inches.