Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
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Rabat-Salé-Kenitra
الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة (Arabic) | |
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 Seal | |
 Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 34°02′N 6°50′W / 34.033°N 6.833°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Capital | Rabat |
| Government | |
| • Wali | Mohammed Yacoubi |
| • President | Rachid El Abdi |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,194 km2 (7,025 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
• Total | 4,580,866 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (Arabic: الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة, romanized: ar-ribāṭ salā al-qunayṭira) is one of 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
[edit]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
[edit]The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:[3]
- Rabat Prefecture
- Salé Prefecture
- Skhirate-Témara Prefecture
- Kénitra Province
- Sidi Kacem Province
- Sidi Slimane Province
- Khemisset Province
References
[edit]- ^ "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354" (pdf). Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
Capital: Rabat | |
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| 1997–2015 |
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Regions falling partly (*) or entirely (**) within the disputed territory of Western Sahara | ||