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