Meknès-Tafilalet

Meknès-Tafilalt (Arabic: مكناس تافيلالت (Meknes-Tafilelt), Berber: Meknas-Tafilalt) was one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco that existed from 1997 to 2015.[1] It was situated in north-central Morocco, bordering Algeria. It covered an area of 79,210 km² and record a population of 2,316,865 in the 2014 census.[2] The capital was Meknes.

Meknès-Tafilalet Meknas-Tafilalt مكناس تافيلالت
Region
Mosaic fountain, Meknes
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 33°53′N 5°33′W
Country	Morocco
Established	March 1997
Abolished	September 2015
Capital	Meknès
Area
• Total	79,210 km^2 (30,580 sq mi)
Population  (2014 census)
• Total	2,316,865
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Administrative divisions

The region was subdivided into the following prefectures and provinces:[3]

• Prefecture of Meknès (now part of the Fès-Meknès Region)
• El Hajeb Province (now part of the Fès-Meknès Region)
• Errachidia Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)
• Ifrane Province (now part of the Fès-Meknès Region)
• Khénifra Province (now part of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region)
• Midelt Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)

References

1. Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Morocco". Statoids. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
2. "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
3. Royaume du Maroc (18 June 2009). "Bulletin Officiel № 5744" (PDF) (in French). p. 1018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

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