Province of Errachidia | |
Official Name: | إقليم الراشيدية |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Flag Size: | 250px |
Coordinates: | 31.9304°N -4.4231°W |
Pushpin Map: | Morocco |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Morocco |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Errachidia |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Abdellah Amimi |
Area Total Km2: | 60000 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 556612 |
Population Density Km2: | 8.7 |
Timezone: | WET |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Timezone1: | Greenwich Mean Time |
Website: | http://www.errachidia.org/ |
Iso Code: | MAR |
Errachidia (Arabic: إقليم الراشيدية) is a province located in eastern central Morocco in the region of Dra-Tafilalt.
Errachidia is bordered by Algeria to the southeast and by the Moroccan provinces of Figig to the northeast, Midelt to the north, Tinghir to the west, and Zagura to the southwest. It is considered to be one of the most historically important regions of Morocco.
Errachidia, whose former name is Ksar Souk and Imetɣaren in the Berber language, was named Rachid, in tribute to one of the main founders of the Alaouite dynasty, the current Moroccan royal family.
The province is divided administratively into the following:[2]
Name | Geographic code | Type | Households | Population (2004) | Foreign population | Moroccan population | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201.01.01. | Municipality | 4035 | 23637 | 5 | 23632 | ||
201.01.03. | Municipality | 1828 | 9867 | 1 | 9866 | ||
201.01.05. | Municipality | 14624 | 76759 | 47 | 76712 | ||
201.01.09. | Municipality | 3054 | 16593 | 3 | 16590 | ||
201.01.11. | Municipality | 1981 | 12135 | 1 | 12134 | ||
201.01.13. | Municipality | 3251 | 20469 | 1 | 20468 | ||
201.01.15. | Municipality | 1289 | 7494 | 2 | 7492 | ||
201.03.01. | Rural commune | 688 | 4937 | 0 | 4937 | ||
201.03.03. | Rural commune | 2578 | 18332 | 1 | 18331 | ||
201.03.07. | Rural commune | 1022 | 7881 | 0 | 7881 | ||
201.03.09. | Rural commune | 585 | 4087 | 1 | 4086 | ||
201.05.03. | Rural commune | 890 | 5273 | 0 | 5273 | ||
201.07.01. | Rural commune | 1929 | 11506 | 0 | 11506 | 1272 residents live in the center, called Aoufous; 10234 residents live in rural areas. | |
201.07.03. | Rural commune | 2133 | 13803 | 0 | 13803 | ||
201.07.05. | Rural commune | 2081 | 13324 | 1 | 13323 | ||
201.07.07. | Rural commune | 2190 | 13017 | 1 | 13016 | ||
201.07.09. | Rural commune | 1000 | 5709 | 3 | 5706 | ||
201.11.01. | Rural commune | 2282 | 16709 | 0 | 16709 | ||
201.11.03. | Rural commune | 727 | 5575 | 3 | 5572 | ||
201.11.05. | Rural commune | 2147 | 16163 | 0 | 16163 | ||
201.11.07. | Rural commune | 820 | 5337 | 1 | 5336 | ||
201.11.09. | Rural commune | 385 | 3081 | 0 | 3081 | ||
201.13.01. | Rural commune | 1306 | 9357 | 0 | 9357 | ||
201.13.03. | Rural commune | 3010 | 20214 | 2 | 20212 | ||
201.13.05. | Rural commune | 1713 | 12624 | 0 | 12624 | ||
201.13.07. | Rural commune | 1685 | 11879 | 0 | 11879 | ||
201.13.09. | Rural commune | 1024 | 6742 | 0 | 6742 | ||
201.13.11. | Rural commune | 2340 | 16681 | 1 | 16680 | ||
201.13.13. | Rural commune | 1218 | 7346 | 1 | 7345 | ||