Fès-Meknès

Fez-Meknes (Arabic: فاس-مكناس‎, romanized: fās maknās; Berber languages: ⴼⴰⵙ-ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, romanized: fas mknas) 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 Mohand Laenser, and its current wali is Said Zniber.

Fez-Meknes

  • جهة فاس مكناس  (Arabic)
  • ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⴼⴰⵙ ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ  (Berber languages)
Region
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°02′N 5°0′W
Country Morocco
CapitalFez
Government
 • PresidentMohand Laenser
 • WaliSaid Zniber
Population
 (2014 census)[1]
 • Total4,236,892
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

History

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

The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures:[2][3]

Province
or Prefecture		administrative
type		geographical
code		ISO codeHASC Code[4]surface[5]
Km²		number of municipalities
or arrondissement		number of rural communesPopulation
2014		gov. party
sept 2015
Fès PrefecturePrefecture
03.231.
MA-FESMA.FM.FS311,5631.150.131PJD
Meknès PrefecturePrefecture
03.061.
MA-MEKMA.FM.ME1.787615835.695PJD
El Hajeb ProvinceProvince
03.171.
MA-HAJMA.FM.EH2.135412247.016PI
Ifrane ProvinceProvince
03.271.
MA-IFRMA.FM.IF3.77728155.221MP
Sefrou ProvinceProvince
03.451.
MA-SEFMA.FM.SE3.462518286.489MP
Moulay Yacoub ProvinceProvince
03.591.
MA-MOUMA.FM.ZM1.480110174.079PAM
Boulemane ProvinceProvince
03.131.
MA-BOMMA.FM.BO14.234417197.596MP
Taza ProvinceProvince
03.561.
MA-TAZMA.FM.TZ6.097434528.419PAM Canceled[6]
Taounate ProvinceProvince
03.531.
MA-TAOMA.FM.TN5.598544662.246RNI

References
  1. "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354" (pdf). Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. "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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