Tangier-Tétouan | |
Native Name: | طنجة تطوان |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Coordinates: | 35.7667°N -53°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Morocco |
Established Title: | Created |
Established Date: | 1997 |
Extinct Title: | Abolished |
Extinct Date: | September 2015 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tangier |
Area Total Km2: | 11570 |
Population Total: | 3157075 |
Population As Of: | 2014 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Tangier-Tétouan was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 11,570 km2[1] and had a population of 3,157,075.[2] The capital was Tangier. In 2015, Al Hoceïma Province from Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate was added to it to form the region of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma.
The region has a coastline on the west formed by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Strait of Gibraltar and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea. It borders the regions of Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen and Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate to the south, and also has a border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.
The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures: