Tangier-Tetouan Explained

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.

Geography

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.

Administrative divisions

The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.morocco.com/tangier-tetouan/ Tangier-Tetouan
  2. 2014 census