Fès-Meknès

Fès-Meknès (Arabic: فاس-مكناس‎, Fas Maknas; Berber languages: ⴼⴰⵙ-ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, Fas Mknas; English: Fez-Meknes) 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 is Said Zniber.

Fez-Meknes جهة فاس مكناس Jihat Fas Maknas ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⴼⴰⵙ ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ Tamnaḍt n Fas Maknas
Region
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°02′N 5°0′W
Country	Morocco
Capital	Fès
Government
• President	Mohand Laenser
• Wali	Said Zniber
Population  (2014 census)[1]
• Total	4,236,892
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

History

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]

Administrative divisions

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

References

1. "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354" (pdf). Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Retrieved 2015-07-11.
2. "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
3. pncl.gov.ma Official Journal of the Kingdom of Morocco in March 2015 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
4. HASC code for moroccan subdivisions
5. www.citypopulation.de
6. Administrative Court Fez lose the "PAM" the presidency of the Regional Council of Taza (in Arabic)