Kénitra Province Explained

Kenitra Province
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Morocco
Seat Type:Administrative headquarters
Seat:Kenitra
Leader Title:governor
Area Total Km2:3052
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:1067435
Timezone:WET
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1

Kenitra Province (Arabic: إقليم القنيطرة) is a province in the Morocca's north-western economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2014 is 1,067,435.[1] It covers 3,052 square kilometers.[2]

The major cities and towns are:

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:[1]

Name Geographic code Type Households Population (2014) Moroccan population Notes
281.01.01. Municipality 102,177 431,282 1,587 429,695 Chef-lieu
281.01.05. Municipality 6,653 28,636 74 28,562
281.01.11. Municipality 14,268 69,265 28 69,237
281.03.01. Rural commune 4,882 28,540 5 28,535
281.03.05. Rural commune 2,758 15,898 3 15,895
281.05.07. Rural commune 5,360 34,429 2 34,427
281.03.11. Rural commune 3,135 19,488 11 19,477
281.03.13. Rural commune 11,518 53,449 7 53,442
281.05.03. Rural commune 6,698 43,822 4 43,818
281.05.09. Rural commune 5,260 31,292 2 31,290
281.07.01. Rural commune 6,023 32,690 0 32,690 3,050 residents live in the center, called Arbaoua; 29,640 live in rural areas.
281.07.03. Rural commune 4,306 26,098 2 26,096
281.07.05. Rural commune 1,924 11,087 1 11,086
281.07.07. Rural commune 1,606 7,266 0 7,266
281.09.01. Rural commune 5,297 31,860 0 31,860
281.09.09. Rural commune 3,098 18,055 0 18,055 4,870 residents live in the center, called Sidi Allal Tazi; 13,185 live in rural areas.
281.09.13. Rural commune 6,358 42,637 3 342,634
281.09.15. Rural commune 3,614 22,554 3 22,551
281.11.03. Rural commune 3,072 18,436 2 18,432
281.11.05. Rural commune 5,309 29,479 0 2,479 15,767 residents live in the center, called Lalla Mimouna; 13,712 residents live in rural areas.
281.11.07. Rural commune 5,026 26,608 63 26,545 7,372 residents live in the center, called Moulay Bousselham; 19,236 live in rural areas.
281.11.11. Rural commune 3,149 19,327 13 19,314

References

34.2674°N -6.5756°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354 . 2015-07-11 . pdf . Haut-Commissariat au Plan . ar . 2018-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226055518/https://www.hcp.ma/404.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Monographie de la province de Kénitra . 2016-02-03 . 2018-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180318194448/http://www.equipement.gov.ma/Carte-Region/RegionRabat/Presentation-de-la-region/Monographie/Pages/Monographie-de-Kenitra.aspx . dead .