Fez-Meknes
جهة فاس مكناس (
Arabic) | |
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Coordinates: 34°02′N 5°0′W / 34.033°N 5.000°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Capital | Fez |
Government | |
• President | Abdelouhed El Ansari |
• Wali (governor) | Said Zniber |
Population (2014 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 4,236,892 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
ISO 3166 code | MA-03 |
Fès-Meknès or Fez-Meknes ( Arabic: فاس-مكناس, romanized: fās maknās) is among the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,236,892 (2014 census). [1] Its capital is Fez. [2] Its current president is Mohand Laenser, and its current wali (governor) is Said Zniber.[ citation needed]
Fès-Meknes was formed in September 2015 by merging Fès-Boulemane with the prefecture of Meknès and the provinces of El Hajeb and Ifrane (in Meknès-Tafilalet region) and the provinces of Taounate and Taza (in Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region). [2]
The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures: [2] [3]
Province or Prefecture |
administrative type |
geographical code |
ISO code | HASC Code [4] | surface
[5] Km² |
number of municipalities or arrondissement |
number of rural communes | Population 2014 |
gov. party sept 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fès Prefecture | Prefecture | 03.231. |
MA-FES | MA.FM.FS | 311,5 | 6 | 3 | 1.150.131 | PJD |
Meknès Prefecture | Prefecture | 03.061. |
MA-MEK | MA.FM.ME | 1.787 | 6 | 15 | 835.695 | PJD |
El Hajeb Province | Province | 03.171. |
MA-HAJ | MA.FM.EH | 2.135 | 4 | 12 | 247.016 | PI |
Ifrane Province | Province | 03.271. |
MA-IFR | MA.FM.IF | 3.777 | 2 | 8 | 155.221 | MP |
Sefrou Province | Province | 03.451. |
MA-SEF | MA.FM.SE | 3.462 | 5 | 18 | 286.489 | MP |
Moulay Yacoub Province | Province | 03.591. |
MA-MOU | MA.FM.ZM | 1.480 | 1 | 10 | 174.079 | PAM |
Boulemane Province | Province | 03.131. |
MA-BOM | MA.FM.BO | 14.234 | 4 | 17 | 197.596 | MP |
Taza Province | Province | 03.561. |
MA-TAZ | MA.FM.TZ | 6.097 | 4 | 34 | 528.419 | PAM Canceled [6] |
Taounate Province | Province | 03.531. |
MA-TAO | MA.FM.TN | 5.598 | 5 | 44 | 662.246 | RNI |