El Jadida Province (Arabic: الجديدة) is a province of Morocco, located in the region of Casablanca-Settat. The province takes its name from the chief city of El Jadida. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098.
The El Jadida province was created on 10 July 1967.
The province is divided administratively into the following:[1]
| Name | Geographic code | Type | Households | Population (2004) | Foreign population | Moroccan population | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181.01.01. | Municipality | 8080 | 36722 | 26 | 36696 | |||
| 181.01.03. | Municipality | 31602 | 144440 | 384 | 144056 | |||
| 181.01.05. | Municipality | 3091 | 15267 | 14 | 15253 | |||
| 181.03.01. | Rural commune | 4541 | 28939 | 3 | 28936 | |||
| 181.03.03. | Rural commune | 5989 | 34607 | 14 | 34593 | |||
| 181.03.05. | Rural commune | 2630 | 16879 | 12 | 16867 | |||
| 181.03.07. | Rural commune | 2766 | 15938 | 0 | 15938 | |||
| 181.03.09. | Rural commune | 3414 | 20239 | 0 | 20239 | |||
| 181.03.11. | Rural commune | 5158 | 28685 | 7 | 28678 | 3597 residents live in the center, called Sidi Ali Ban Hamdou; 25088 residents live in rural areas. | ||
| 181.05.01. | Rural commune | 8909 | 45780 | 28 | 45752 | 6482 residents live in the center called Moulay Abdallah, 3889 residents live in the center called Oulad Ghadbane, and 981 residents live in the center called Sidi Bouzid; 34428 residents live in rural areas. | ||
| 181.05.03. | Rural commune | 3430 | 21779 | 0 | 21779 | |||
| 181.05.05. | Rural commune | 3438 | 22342 | 0 | 22342 | |||
| 181.05.07. | Rural commune | 4626 | 27475 | 0 | 27475 | |||
| 181.05.09. | Rural commune | 3627 | 20854 | 0 | 20854 | |||
| 181.05.11. | Rural commune | 1680 | 10745 | 0 | 10745 | |||
| 181.09.01. | Rural commune | 2319 | 14404 | 0 | 14404 | |||
| 181.09.03. | Rural commune | 1738 | 9590 | 1 | 9589 | |||
| 181.09.05. | Rural commune | 4228 | 25587 | 1 | 25586 | |||
| 181.09.07. | Rural commune | 2380 | 15050 | 0 | 15050 | |||
| 181.09.09. | Rural commune | 2749 | 15205 | 0 | 15205 | |||
| 181.09.11. | Rural commune | 1783 | 10854 | 1 | 10853 | |||
| 181.09.13. | Rural commune | 3411 | 17047 | 2 | 17045 | 10387 residents live in the center, called Oulad Frej; 6660 residents live in rural areas. | ||
| 181.09.15. | Rural commune | 1949 | 11212 | 0 | 11212 | |||
| 181.09.17. | Rural commune | 1155 | 6507 | 0 | 6507 | |||
| 181.09.19. | Rural commune | 4264 | 24569 | 2 | 24567 | 4244 residents live in the center, called Sidi Smaïl; 20325 residents live in rural areas. | ||
| 181.09.21. | Rural commune | 1526 | 9519 | 0 | 9519 | |||
| 181.09.23. | Rural commune | 2153 | 12726 | 4 | 12722 |
The area of El Jadida has 150 km of coast and several beaches are tourist destinations, the most famous being Sidi Bouzid.
The most famous beaches are:
Sidi Bouzid is a seaside resort, bordering El Jadida. It attracts thousands of holiday makers each year.
Province of El Jadida on the site of World Gazetter, by Stefan Helders