Chichaoua Province Explained

Chichaoua
Native Name:إقليم شيشاوة
Settlement Type:Province
Coordinates:31.5333°N -54°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Marrakesh-Safi
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Chichaoua
Leader Title:Governor
Population Total:339818
Population As Of:2004
Utc Offset:+1

Chichaoua (Arabic: إقليم شيشاوة) is a province in the Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 339,818 https://archive.today/20130209104526/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1248410208&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-6457&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500

The major cities and towns are: http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1248938873&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-6457&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500

Earthquake

In September 2023, the 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake took place. This was the biggest earthquake in fifty plus years.[1]

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:[2]

Name Geographic code Type Households Population (2004) Foreign population Moroccan population Notes
Chichaoua 161.01.01. Municipality 3115 15657 7 15650
161.01.03. Municipality 3526 17067 2 17065
161.03.01. Rural commune 1667 11764 0 11764
161.03.03. Rural commune 1165 6333 0 6333
161.03.05. Rural commune 3400 22454 0 22454
161.03.07. Rural commune 1255 7137 0 7137
161.03.09. Rural commune 1163 6552 0 6552
161.03.11. Rural commune 3669 19188 5 19183 11138 residents live in the center, called Sid L Mokhtar; 8050 residents live in rural areas.
161.03.13. Rural commune 1751 9378 0 9378
161.03.15. Rural commune 818 4749 0 4749
161.05.01. Rural commune 1523 7961 0 7961
161.05.03. Rural commune 1073 5947 0 5947
161.05.05. Rural commune 786 5557 1 5556
161.05.07. Rural commune 1085 6037 10 6027
161.05.09. Rural commune 1355 7781 0 7781
161.05.11. Rural commune 1056 5455 0 5455
161.05.13. Rural commune 1364 6864 0 6864
161.05.15. Rural commune 1720 8667 3 8664
161.05.17. Rural commune 1613 8673 0 8673
161.07.01. Rural commune 1323 7219 0 7219
161.07.03. Rural commune 1321 6739 6 6733
161.07.05. Rural commune 2551 14191 1 14190
161.07.07. Rural commune 1730 9280 2 9278
161.07.09. Rural commune 1621 9873 0 9873
161.07.11. Rural commune 1988 11798 0 11798
161.07.13. Rural commune 2671 15166 1 15165
161.07.15. Rural commune 2604 15950 0 15950
161.09.01. Rural commune 2245 12196 0 12196
161.09.03. Rural commune 1495 8230 0 8230
161.09.05. Rural commune 1286 7402 0 7402
161.09.07. Rural commune 828 4540 0 4540
161.09.09. Rural commune 1173 6357 0 6357
161.09.11. Rural commune 1902 9802 0 9802
161.09.13. Rural commune 1999 10668 0 10668
161.09.15. Rural commune 1153 7186 0 7186

Notes and References

  1. News: 2023-09-09 . Morocco earthquake death toll rises above 2,000 . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-09-15.
  2. Web site: Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004 . Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com . 27 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120724191316/http://www.lavieeco.com/documents_officiels/Recensement%20population.pdf . 24 July 2012 .