Berkane Province

Berkane province in the former Oriental region

Berkane ( Arabic إقليم بركان, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ Tasga n Brkan ) is a province in Morocco . It belongs to the Oriental region and is located in the northeast of the country on the border with the Algerian province of Tlemcen . In the north it borders on the Mediterranean Sea , in the northwest on the province of Nador , in the south on the prefecture of Oujda-Angad . At the 2014 census, the province had 289,137 inhabitants and an area of ​​1804 km².

population

The mostly Berber population speaks mostly Moroccan Arabic . In Berkane and Saidia, French and English are usually also understood.

economy

Agriculture determines life in the villages of the hinterland; Retail trade and handicrafts dominate in the cities. Bathing and beach tourism is developing on the coast near Saidia.

Biggest places

Berkane, prefecture

Landscape in the eastern Rif Mountains between Berkane and Oujda

The province comprises 6 cities (M) and 10 rural communities ( communes rurales ) with a total of around 290,000 inhabitants.

local community	1994 residents	2004 residents	Residents 2014
Berkane (M)	77,026	80.012	109,237
Saidia (M)	2,563	3,338	8,780
Sidi Slimane Echcharraâ (M)	16,518	22,904	30.202
Aklim (M)	7,992	8,969	9,695
Ahfir (M)	20,508	19,482	19,630
Ain Erreggada (M)	3,228	2.983	2,694
Aghbal	12,337	13,809	14,908
Fezouane	7,507	10,304	5,089
Laâtamna	14,640	15,493	13,996
Madagh	13,418	13,980	14,486
Boughriba	21,793	20,560	20,513
Chouihia	12,795	12,539	12,245
Rislane	6.008	5,195	4,265
Sidi Bouhria	5,901	5,400	4,525
Tafoughalt	3,787	3,150	2,735
Zegzel	24,260	32.210	16,137
to hum	250.715	270,328	289.137

Web links

Commons : Berkane Province  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population statistics Morocco ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Statistics Province of Berkane