Meknès-Tafilalet Explained

Meknès-Tafilalet
Native Name:Meknas-Tafilalt
Arabic: مكناس تافيلالت
Settlement Type:Region
Coordinates:33.8833°N -38°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Established Title:Established
Established Date:March 1997
Extinct Title:Abolished
Extinct Date:September 2015
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Meknès
Area Total Km2:79210
Population Total:2316865
Population As Of:2014 census
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1

Meknès-Tafilalt (Arabic: Arabic: مكناس تافيلالت (Meknes-Tafilelt)) was one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco that existed from 1997 to 2015.[1] It was situated in north-central Morocco, bordering Algeria. It covered an area of 79,210 km² and record a population of 2,316,865 in the 2014 census.[2] The capital was Meknes.

Administrative divisions

The region was subdivided into the following prefectures and provinces:[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law . Gwillim . Regions of Morocco . Statoids . 11 December 2015.
  2. 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 .
  3. Web site: Bulletin Officiel № 5744 . Royaume du Maroc . 18 June 2009 . 15 July 2012 . French . 1018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090710221409/http://www.sgg.gov.ma/BO/bulletin/FR/2009/BO_5744_Fr.pdf . July 10, 2009 .