Boulemane Province (Arabic: إقليم بولمان) is a province of Morocco, formerly in the Fès-Boulemane Region. The Fès-Boulemane region became part of Fès-Meknès 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).
The province had a population of 185,110 people in 2004. [1]
The major cities and towns are: [2]
Subdivisions
editThe province is divided administratively into the following:[1]
| Name | Geographic code | Type | Households | Population (2004) | Foreign population | Moroccan population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulemane | 131.01.01. | Municipality | 1541 | 6910 | 1 | 6909 | |
| Imouzzer Marmoucha | 131.01.02. | Municipality | 908 | 4001 | 1 | 4000 | |
| Missour | 131.01.03. | Municipality | 4286 | 20978 | 28 | 20950 | |
| Outat El Haj | 131.01.05. | Municipality | 2625 | 13945 | 5 | 13940 | |
| Ait Bazza | 131.03.01. | Rural commune | 612 | 3480 | 0 | 3480 | |
| Ait El Mane | 131.03.03. | Rural commune | 440 | 2243 | 0 | 2243 | |
| Almis Marmoucha | 131.03.05. | Rural commune | 445 | 2698 | 0 | 2698 | |
| El Mers | 131.03.07. | Rural commune | 1178 | 5891 | 1 | 5890 | |
| Enjil | 131.03.09. | Rural commune | 1534 | 8164 | 0 | 8164 | |
| Guigou | 131.03.11. | Rural commune | 3694 | 19035 | 1 | 19034 | 7976 residents live in the center, called Guigou; 11059 residents live in rural areas. |
| Serghina | 131.03.13. | Rural commune | 733 | 3726 | 0 | 3726 | |
| Skoura M'Daz | 131.03.15. | Rural commune | 1934 | 8713 | 1 | 8712 | |
| Talzemt | 131.03.17. | Rural commune | 650 | 3710 | 0 | 3710 | |
| Ksabi Moulouya | 131.05.01. | Rural commune | 1759 | 10067 | 1 | 10066 | |
| Ouizeght | 131.05.03. | Rural commune | 963 | 5509 | 0 | 5509 | |
| Sidi Boutayeb | 131.05.05. | Rural commune | 1705 | 9522 | 20 | 9502 | |
| El Orjane | 131.07.01. | Rural commune | 1179 | 7609 | 2 | 7607 | |
| Ermila | 131.07.03. | Rural commune | 1079 | 6774 | 0 | 6774 | |
| Fritissa | 131.07.05. | Rural commune | 3314 | 26022 | 5 | 26017 | |
| Oulad Ali Youssef | 131.07.07. | Rural commune | 1074 | 6669 | 0 | 6669 | |
| Tissaf | 131.07.09. | Rural commune | 1455 | 9444 | 2 | 9442 |
Infrastructure
editIn 2019, the Moroccan government and German development bank KFW announced that Boulemane will be one of seven regions to construct a solar energy plant as part of the country's larger goal to increase renewable energy production.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Morocco Launches International Tenders for Seven Solar Plants | the North Africa Post".
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