Doukkala-Abda Explained

Doukkala-Abda
Native Name:	دكالة عبدة
Settlement Type:	Region
Coordinates:	32.2833°N -23°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Morocco
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Sidi Bennour
Area Total Km2:	13285
Population Total:	2183090
Population As Of:	2014 census
Timezone:	WET
Utc Offset:	+0
Timezone Dst:	WEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+1

Doukkala-Abda ((Ǧihâtu Dukkālâ - ʿAbdâ)) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It is situated in west-central Morocco. It covered an area of 13,285 km² and had a population of 2,173,090 (2014 census).^[1] The capital is Sidi Bennour.

Administrative divisions

The region is made up into the following 4 provinces :

• El Jadida Province²
• Sidi Bennour Province^{1, 2}
• Safi Province³
• Youssoufia Province^{1, 3}

Notes¹ - The provinces of Sidi Bennour and Youssoufia were both created in 2009: Sidi Bennour by splitting El Jadida, and Youssoufia by splitting Safi.
² - The provinces of El Jadida and Sidi Bennour correspond to the historic region of Doukkala; now part of the Casablanca-Settat Region as of September 2015.
³ - The provinces of Safi and Youssoufia correspond approximately to the historic region of Abda; now part of the Marrakesh-Safi Region as of September 2015.

Cities

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Jdida Sidi Bennour Azemour Bir Jdid Zmamra Oulad Frej Karia Moulay Abdallah Oualidia Laaounate Sidi Smail Oulad Ghadbane Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche Sebt Lamaarif Oulad Amrane Sidi Bouzid Asfi Youssoufia Echemaia Jmaat Shaim Sebt Gzoula Sidi Ahmed Laakarta Bouguedra Ighoud Ahrara

Notes and References

1. Web site: Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004 . Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com . 22 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120724191316/http://www.lavieeco.com/documents_officiels/Recensement%20population.pdf . 24 July 2012 .