Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة
Errbaṭ-Sla-Qniṭra
Region

Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°02′N 6°50′W / 34.033°N 6.833°W / 34.033; -6.833Coordinates: 34°02′N 6°50′W / 34.033°N 6.833°W / 34.033; -6.833
Country  Morocco
Chef-lieu Rabat
Government
 • Wali Abdelouafi Laftit
 • President Abdessamad Sekkal
Population (2014 census)
 • Total 4,580,866
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (Arabic: الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة‎‎; Berber: Errbaṭ-Sla-Qniṭra) is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It is situated in north-western Morocco and has a population of 4,580,866 (2014 census).[1] The capital is Rabat.[2]

History

Rabat-Salé-Kenitra was formed in September 2015 by merging Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer with the region of Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen.[2]

Administrative divisions

The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:[3]

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. 1 2 "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (pdf). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (pdf). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). Retrieved 2015-07-11.
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