Fez-Meknes | |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Morocco |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Fez |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Abdelouhed El Ansari |
Area Total Km2: | 38881.5 |
Population As Of: | 2014 census |
Population Total: | 4236892 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 34.0333°N -5°W |
Leader Title1: | Wali (governor) |
Leader Name1: | Mouaad Jamai |
Iso Code: | MA-03 |
Fez-Meknes (ar|فاس-مكناس|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.
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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).
The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures:[3]
Province or Prefecture | Administrative type | Geographical code | HASC Code[4] | Surface[5] km² | Number of municipalities or arrondissement | Number of rural communes | Population 2014 | Gov. party sept 2015 | ||
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Fès Prefecture | MA-FES | MA.FM.FS | 311.5 | 6 | 3 | 1.150.131 | PJD | |||
Meknès Prefecture | MA-MEK | MA.FM.ME | 1,787 | 6 | 15 | 835.695 | PJD | |||
El Hajeb Province | MA-HAJ | MA.FM.EH | 2,135 | 4 | 12 | 247.016 | PI | |||
Ifrane Province | MA-IFR | MA.FM.IF | 3,777 | 2 | 8 | 155.221 | MP | |||
Sefrou Province | MA-SEF | MA.FM.SE | 3,462 | 5 | 18 | 286.489 | MP | |||
MA-MOU | MA.FM.ZM | 1,480 | 1 | 10 | 174.079 | PAM | ||||
Boulemane Province | MA-BOM | MA.FM.BO | 14,234 | 4 | 17 | 197.596 | MP | |||
MA-TAZ | MA.FM.TZ | 6,097 | 4 | 34 | 528.419 | PAM Canceled[6] | ||||
Taounate Province | MA-TAO | MA.FM.TN | 5,598 | 5 | 44 | 662.246 | RNI |