Businesses in Hergla

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Hergla

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	24
Apartments	23
Other accommodation	17
Cafes	17
Corporate management	6
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	6
Shopping	6
Education	5
Travel agencies	5

Hergla Facts

Area	95.8 km²
Population	11,497
Male Population	5,809 (50.5%)
Female Population	5,688 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+269.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+68.3%
Median Age	29.4 years (Male: 28.8, Female: 29.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$6,840 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Standard Time
Lat & Lng	36.03027, 10.50904
Postal Codes	4012

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Hergla Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,112	5,211	6,831	8,825	11,497	12,560	13,472
Population Density	32.5 / km²	54.4 / km²	71.3 / km²	92.2 / km²	120.1 / km²	131.2 / km²	140.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hergla Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 68.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Hergla	+269.4%	+120.6%	+68.3%
Sousse Governorate	—	—	—
Tunisia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hergla Median Age

Median Age: 29.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Hergla	29.4 yrs	29.9 yrs	28.8 yrs
Sousse Governorate	29.3 yrs	29.8 yrs	28.7 yrs
Tunisia	30.5 yrs	30.9 yrs	30.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Hergla Population Density

Population Density: 120 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Hergla	11,497	95.8 km²	120 / km²
Sousse Governorate	702,408	2,668.5 km²	263 / km²
Tunisia	11.2 million	155,342.3 km²	71.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hergla Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Hergla

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Hergla

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Hergla Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,834	$7,834	$7,964	$6,286	$6,956	$6,858	$6,679	$6,840
Total GDP	$19.6M	$25.3M	$28.4M	$25.5M	$32.3M	$36.3M	$38.9M	$41.8M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Hergla CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Hergla	32,292 tn	2.81 tn	337.3 tons/km²
Sousse Governorate	2,225,651 tn	3.17 tn	834.1 tons/km²
Tunisia	28,300,683 tn	2.54 tn	182.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Hergla CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	32,292 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.81 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	337.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4.4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/2/16	10:49 AM	4	82.2 km	16,000 m	22km SE of Menzel Heurr, Tunisia	usgs.gov
10/21/13	7:37 PM	4.4	66.2 km	12,740 m	3km ESE of Al Baqalitah, Tunisia	usgs.gov
10/18/13	3:08 PM	4.4	54.4 km	20,200 m	6km ENE of As Sayyadah, Tunisia	usgs.gov
3/25/13	10:08 PM	4.1	93.6 km	10,000 m	67km NE of Al Baqalitah, Tunisia	usgs.gov
9/26/07	9:12 PM	3.6	85.5 km	10,000 m	Tunisia	usgs.gov
7/13/06	1:20 PM	4.2	21.7 km	10,000 m	Tunisia	usgs.gov
11/16/05	9:37 AM	3.7	90.3 km	10,000 m	Tunisia	usgs.gov
10/29/05	6:36 PM	3.4	72.4 km	12,500 m	Tunisia	usgs.gov
10/29/05	6:16 PM	3.4	72.3 km	12,500 m	Tunisia	usgs.gov
10/27/05	7:19 PM	4	93.6 km	10,000 m	Tunisia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Hergla

Hergla (Tunisian Arabic: هرقلة‎) is a small cliff-top town in north-eastern Tunisia off the Gulf of Hammamet. White houses of Hergla are built in classic style characteristic for this region.

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