Al Haouz Province Explained

El Haouz
Native Name:إقليم الحوز
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Marrakesh-Safi
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Tahannaout
Leader Title:Governor
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:484312
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:31.35°N -64°W

Al Haouz (Arabic: إقليم الحوز) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 484,312.

The major cities and towns are:[1]

In September 2023 the province was the epicenter (31.073°N 8.407°W) of a violent magnitude 6.9 earthquake which upon first reports left over 2,800 people dead and more than 3,000 others injured.[2] [3] [4]

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:[5]

Name Geographic code Type Households Population (2004) Foreign population Moroccan population Notes
041.01.01. Municipality 3767 20005 13 19992
041.03.01. Rural commune 1490 9905 0 9905
041.03.03. Rural commune 934 6967 0 6967
041.03.05. Rural commune 3327 19239 0 19239
041.03.07. Rural commune 1027 8112 0 8112
041.03.09. Rural commune 3353 19286 0 19286
041.03.11. Rural commune 3752 22805 21 22784 867 residents live in the center, called Ghmate; 21938 residents live in rural areas.
041.03.13. Rural commune 1804 12454 0 12454
041.03.15. Rural commune 3544 20649 21 20628 986 residents live in the center, called Sidi Abdallah Ghiat; 19663 residents live in rural areas.
041.03.17. Rural commune 1805 10325 0 10325
041.03.19. Rural commune 1943 12245 0 12245
041.03.21. Rural commune 2292 14583 9 14574
041.03.23. Rural commune 3499 21106 0 21106
041.03.25. Rural commune 3143 22353 3 22350
041.03.27. Rural commune 2055 11458 2 11456
041.03.29. Rural commune 2826 19154 1 19153
041.05.01. Rural commune 760 4222 0 4222
041.05.03. Rural commune 2997 13711 18 13693 10783 residents live in the center, called Amizmiz; 2928 residents live in rural areas.
041.05.05. Rural commune 750 4173 0 4173
041.05.07. Rural commune 1187 6314 0 6314
041.05.09. Rural commune 1132 5762 0 5762
041.05.11. Rural commune 1251 6006 11 5995 3348 residents live in the center, called Lalla Takarkoust; 2658 residents live in rural areas.
041.05.13. Rural commune 1079 6133 0 6133
041.05.15. Rural commune 1065 5557 0 5557
041.05.17. Rural commune 1253 6540 0 6540
041.05.19. Rural commune 812 3889 0 3889
041.07.01. Rural commune 823 4608 0 4608
041.07.03. Rural commune 2930 18674 5 18669
041.07.05. Rural commune 858 5619 0 5619
041.07.07. Rural commune 1100 6641 0 6641
041.07.09. Rural commune 1044 5537 0 5537
041.07.11. Rural commune 1281 6916 6 6910
041.07.13. Rural commune 1494 7702 0 7702
041.09.01. Rural commune 1971 10979 0 10979 3273 residents live in the center, called My Brahim; 7706 residents live in rural areas.
041.09.03. Rural commune 655 4440 1 4439
041.09.05. Rural commune 4777 26990 5 26985
041.09.07. Rural commune 3503 22283 3 22280
041.09.09. Rural commune 5258 29562 13 29549 6585 residents live in the center, called Tahannaout; 22977 residents live in rural areas.
041.09.11. Rural commune 4146 21408 23 21385 6346 residents live in the center, called Tameslouht; 15062 residents live in rural areas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1248937782&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-6456&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500. Jun 4, 2011. Aug 6, 2019.
  2. News: 2023-09-08 . Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-09-10 . 2023-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909003111/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66759069 . live .
  3. News: Michaelson . Ruth . 2023-09-10 . Morocco earthquake: at least 2,000 dead and thousands more injured . en-GB . The Observer . 2023-09-10 . 0029-7712 . 2023-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910013814/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/09/morocco-earthquake-leaves-panicked-people-sleeping-in-street-reports . live .
  4. News: Edmondson . Catie . Alami . Aida . Breeden . Aurelien . Méheut . Constant . 2023-09-09 . Powerful Earthquake Shakes Morocco, Killing More Than 2,000 . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-09-10 . 0362-4331 . 2023-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910015613/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/world/africa/morocco-earthquake-marrakesh.html . live .
  5. 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 .