Fez-Meknes

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Fez-Meknes
جهة فاس مكناس (Arabic)
Region
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°02′N 5°0′W / 34.033°N 5.000°W / 34.033; -5.000
Country Morocco
CapitalFez
Government
 • PresidentAbdelouhed El Ansari
 • Wali (governor)Mouaad Jamai
Area
 • Total
38,881.5 km2 (15,012.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 census)[1]
 • Total
4,467,911
 • Density114.911/km2 (297.618/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 codeMA-03

Fez-Meknes (Arabic: فاس-مكناس, romanized: fās maknās) is among the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,467,911 (2024 census).[1] Its capital is Fez.[2] Its current president is Abdelouhed El Ansari, and its current wali (governor) is Mouaad Jamai.[citation needed]

History

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Fès-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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Provinces of Fès-Meknès

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

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  1. ^ a b "Population légale du Royaume du Maroc répartie par régions, provinces et préfectures et communes selon les résultats du Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2024". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in French).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ pncl.gov.ma Official Journal of the Kingdom of Morocco in March 2015 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ HASC code for moroccan subdivisions
  5. ^ www.citypopulation.de
  6. ^ Administrative Court Fez lose the "PAM" the presidency of the Regional Council of Taza (in Arabic)


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