Meknès Prefecture Explained

Meknès Prefecture is a prefecture in the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco.^[1] It was created from the former prefectures of Meknès-El Menzeh and Al Ismaïlia. The prefecture is divided administratively into the following:

Name	Geographic code	Type	Households	Population (2004)^[2]	Foreign population	Moroccan population	Notes
	061.01.01.	Municipality	100470	469169	909	468260
	061.01.03.	Municipality	1327	5387	14	5373
	061.01.05.	Municipality	1376	6326	4	6322
	061.01.07.	Municipality	2896	13852	5	13847
	061.01.09.	Municipality	2906	12611	6	12605
	061.01.11.	Municipality	9327	47824	12	47812
Ain Orma	061.03.	Cercle
	061.03.01.	Rural commune	1893	13146	2	13144	2610 residents live in the center, called Ain Jemaa; 10536 residents live in rural areas.
	061.03.03.	Rural commune	1674	9738	0	9738	3828 residents live in the center, called Ain Karma; 5910 residents live in rural areas.
	061.03.05.	Rural commune	731	3716	0	3716
	061.03.07.	Rural commune	1039	5455	5	5450
	061.03.09.	Rural commune	915	6104	4	6100
	061.03.11.	Rural commune	897	6076	0	6076
Meknès Banlieue	061.05.	Cercle
	061.05.01.	Rural commune	2476	13541	3	13538
	061.05.03.	Rural commune	1590	8514	9	8505
	061.05.05.	Rural commune	3410	21112	2	21110	3952 residents live in the center, called M Haya; 17160 residents live in rural areas.
	061.05.07.	Rural commune	2309	13634	1	13633
	061.05.09.	Rural commune	2769	15136	3	15133	4362 residents live in the center, called Haj Kaddour; 10774 residents live in rural areas.
Zerhoun	061.07.	Cercle
	061.07.01.	Rural commune	797	5540	0	5540
	061.07.03.	Rural commune	842	4180	0	4180
	061.07.05.	Rural commune	1621	7774	0	7774
	061.07.07.	Rural commune	1780	8609	0	8609	1070 residents live in the center, called N'Zalat Bni Amar; 7539 residents live in rural areas.
	061.07.09.	Rural commune	1186	6151	0	6151
	061.07.11.	Rural commune	1678	10014	0	10014

References

33.895°N -5.5547°W

Notes and References

Web site: Bulletin Officiel № 5684 . Royaume du Maroc . 20 November 2008 . 15 July 2012 . fr . 1600 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224044348/http://www.sgg.gov.ma/BO/bulletin/Fr/2008/BO_5684_FR.pdf . 24 December 2012 .
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 .