Sidi Slimane Province | |
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Coordinates: 34°13′N 5°42′W / 34.217°N 5.700°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Administrative headquarters | Sidi Slimane |
Government | |
• governor | Abdelmajid El Kyak (As of 2016 [update] [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,492 km2 (576 sq mi) |
Population (2004)
[2] | |
• Total | 292,877 |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+1 ( WEST) |
Sidi Slimane Province ( Arabic: إقليم سيدي سليمان) is a province of Morocco in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra economic region. It covers an area of 1,492 square kilometres (576.1 sq mi) and its population in the 2004 census was 292,877. [2] The province was created in 2009 by Decree # 2-09-319, out of the southwestern part of Kénitra Province. [3] The province has two major urban areas: Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya. Sidi Slimane is the administrative headquarters.
Sidi Slimane Province lies in northern Morocco and has no coastline. It is bordered: [4]
Sidi Slimane Province is divided into two municipalities, Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya, and nine rural communities. [2] The nine rural communities are organized into four chieftaincies: