Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Explained

Rabat-Salé-Kenitra
Settlement Type:	Region
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Morocco
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Rabat
Leader Title:	Wali
Leader Name:	Mohammed Yacoubi
Area Total Km2:	18194
Population As Of:	2014 census
Population Total:	4580866
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Coordinates:	34.0333°N -56°W
Leader Title1:	President
Leader Name1:	Rachid El Abdi

Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (Arabic: الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة|ar-ribāṭ salā al-qunayṭira) is one of twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It is situated in north-western Morocco and has a population of 4,580,866 (2014 census).^[1] The capital is Rabat.^[2]

History

Rabat-Salé-Kenitra was formed in September 2015 by merging Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer with the region of Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen.

Administrative divisions

The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:^[3]

• Rabat Prefecture
• Salé Prefecture
• Skhirate-Témara Prefecture
• Kénitra Province
• Sidi Kacem Province
• Sidi Slimane Province
• Khemisset Province

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354 . 2015-07-11 . pdf . Haut-Commissariat au Plan . ar.
2. Web site: Décret fixant le nom des régions . 20 February 2015 . 11 December 2015 . pdf . Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083233/http://www.pncl.gov.ma/fr/EspaceJuridique/DocLib/d%C3%A9cret%20fixant%20le%20nombre%20des%20r%C3%A9gions.pdf . 18 May 2015 . dmy-all .
3. Web site: Décret fixant le nom des régions . 2015-07-11 . pdf . Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083233/http://www.pncl.gov.ma/fr/EspaceJuridique/DocLib/d%C3%A9cret%20fixant%20le%20nombre%20des%20r%C3%A9gions.pdf . 18 May 2015 . dmy-all .