Kenitra Province (Arabic: إقليم القنيطرة) is a province in the Morocca's north-western economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2014 is 1,067,435.[1] It covers 3,052 square kilometers.[2]
Kenitra Province
إقليم القنيطرة | |
|---|---|
 Kenitra | |
 | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Administrative headquarters | Kenitra |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,052 km2 (1,178 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,067,435 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
The major cities and towns are:
Subdivisions
editThe province is divided administratively into the following:[1]
| Name | Geographic code | Type | Households | Population (2014) | Foreign population | Moroccan population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenitra | 281.01.01. | Municipality | 102,177 | 431,282 | 1,587 | 429,695 | Chef-lieu |
| Mehdya | 281.01.05. | Municipality | 6,653 | 28,636 | 74 | 28,562 | |
| Souk El Arbaa | 281.01.11. | Municipality | 14,268 | 69,265 | 28 | 69,237 | |
| Ameur Seflia | 281.03.01. | Rural commune | 4,882 | 28,540 | 5 | 28,535 | |
| Haddada | 281.03.05. | Rural commune | 2,758 | 15,898 | 3 | 15,895 | |
| Mnasra | 281.05.07. | Rural commune | 5,360 | 34,429 | 2 | 34,427 | |
| Oulad Slama | 281.03.11. | Rural commune | 3,135 | 19,488 | 11 | 19,477 | |
| Sidi Taibi | 281.03.13. | Rural commune | 11,518 | 53,449 | 7 | 53,442 | |
| Ben Mansour | 281.05.03. | Rural commune | 6,698 | 43,822 | 4 | 43,818 | |
| Mograne | 281.05.09. | Rural commune | 5,260 | 31,292 | 2 | 31,290 | |
| Arbaoua | 281.07.01. | Rural commune | 6,023 | 32,690 | 0 | 32,690 | 3,050 residents live in the center, called Arbaoua; 29,640 live in rural areas. |
| Beni Malek | 281.07.03. | Rural commune | 4,306 | 26,098 | 2 | 26,096 | |
| Kariat Ben Aouda | 281.07.05. | Rural commune | 1,924 | 11,087 | 1 | 11,086 | |
| Oued El Makhazine | 281.07.07. | Rural commune | 1,606 | 7,266 | 0 | 7,266 | |
| Bahhara Oulad Ayad | 281.09.01. | Rural commune | 5,297 | 31,860 | 0 | 31,860 | |
| Sidi Allal Tazi | 281.09.09. | Rural commune | 3,098 | 18,055 | 0 | 18,055 | 4,870 residents live in the center, called Sidi Allal Tazi; 13,185 live in rural areas. |
| Sidi Mohamed Lahmar | 281.09.13. | Rural commune | 6,358 | 42,637 | 3 | 342,634 | |
| Souk Tlet El Gharb | 281.09.15. | Rural commune | 3,614 | 22,554 | 3 | 22,551 | |
| Chouafaa | 281.11.03. | Rural commune | 3,072 | 18,436 | 2 | 18,432 | |
| Lalla Mimouna | 281.11.05. | Rural commune | 5,309 | 29,479 | 0 | 2,479 | 15,767 residents live in the center, called Lalla Mimouna; 13,712 residents live in rural areas. |
| Moulay Bousselham | 281.11.07. | Rural commune | 5,026 | 26,608 | 63 | 26,545 | 7,372 residents live in the center, called Moulay Bousselham; 19,236 live in rural areas. |
| Sidi Boubker El Haj | 281.11.11. | Rural commune | 3,149 | 19,327 | 13 | 19,314 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ^ "Monographie de la province de Kénitra". Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
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