Fez-Meknes (Arabic: فاس-مكناس, romanized: fās maknās) is among the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,236,892 (2014 census).[1] Its capital is Fez.[2] Its current president is Abdelouhed El Ansari, and its current wali (governor) is Mouaad Jamai.
Fez-Meknes
جهة فاس مكناس (Arabic) | |
|---|---|
 Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 34°02′N 5°0′W / 34.033°N 5.000°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Capital | Fez |
| Government | |
| • President | Abdelouhed El Ansari |
| • Wali (governor) | Mouaad Jamai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38,881.5 km2 (15,012.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,236,892 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| ISO 3166 code | MA-03 |
History
editFès-Meknes was formed in September 2015 by merging Fès-Boulemane with the prefecture of Meknès and the provinces of El Hajeb and Ifrane (in Meknès-Tafilalet region) and the provinces of Taounate and Taza (in Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region).[2]
Administrative divisions
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The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures:[2][3]
| Province or Prefecture |
Administrative type |
Geographical code |
ISO code | HASC Code[4] | Surface[5]km² | Number of municipalities or arrondissement |
Number of rural communes | Population 2014 |
Gov. party sept 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fès Prefecture | Prefecture | 03.231. |
MA-FES | MA.FM.FS | 311.5 | 6 | 3 | 1.150.131 | PJD |
| Meknès Prefecture | Prefecture | 03.061. |
MA-MEK | MA.FM.ME | 1,787 | 6 | 15 | 835.695 | PJD |
| El Hajeb Province | Province | 03.171. |
MA-HAJ | MA.FM.EH | 2,135 | 4 | 12 | 247.016 | PI |
| Ifrane Province | Province | 03.271. |
MA-IFR | MA.FM.IF | 3,777 | 2 | 8 | 155.221 | MP |
| Sefrou Province | Province | 03.451. |
MA-SEF | MA.FM.SE | 3,462 | 5 | 18 | 286.489 | MP |
| Moulay Yacoub Province | Province | 03.591. |
MA-MOU | MA.FM.ZM | 1,480 | 1 | 10 | 174.079 | PAM |
| Boulemane Province | Province | 03.131. |
MA-BOM | MA.FM.BO | 14,234 | 4 | 17 | 197.596 | MP |
| Taza Province | Province | 03.561. |
MA-TAZ | MA.FM.TZ | 6,097 | 4 | 34 | 528.419 | PAM Canceled[6] |
| Taounate Province | Province | 03.531. |
MA-TAO | MA.FM.TN | 5,598 | 5 | 44 | 662.246 | RNI |
References
edit- ^ a b "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ pncl.gov.ma Official Journal of the Kingdom of Morocco in March 2015 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ HASC code for moroccan subdivisions
- ^ www.citypopulation.de
- ^ Administrative Court Fez lose the "PAM" the presidency of the Regional Council of Taza (in Arabic)