Meknès-Tafilalet

Region in Morocco

Meknès-Tafilalet Meknas-Tafilalt مكناس تافيلالت
Region
Mosaic fountain, Meknes
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 33°53′N 5°33′W / 33.883°N 5.550°W / 33.883; -5.550
Country	Morocco
Established	March 1997
Abolished	September 2015
Capital	Meknès
Area
• Total	79,210 km² (30,580 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)
• Total	2,316,865
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Meknès-Tafilalt (Arabic: مكناس تافيلالت (Meknes-Tafilelt)) 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.

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

^ Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Morocco". Statoids. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ "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 22 April 2012.
^ 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.