Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (Arabic: الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة, romanized: ar-ribāṭ salā al-qunayṭira; Berber languages: ⴻⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ-ⵙⵍⴰ-ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ, romanized: eṛṛbaṭ 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]

Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
  • الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة (Arabic)
  • ⴻⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ-ⵙⵍⴰ-ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ (Berber languages)
Region
Official seal of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Seal
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°02′N 6°50′W
Country Morocco
CapitalRabat
Government
 • WaliAbdelouafi Laftit
 • PresidentAbdessamad Sekkal
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total4,580,866
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

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]

Provinces of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

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 11 July 2015.
  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. "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.
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