Fez (prefecture)

Fez ( Arabic عمالة فاس, Tamazight : ⵜⴰⵎⵖⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⴼⴰⵙ) is a prefecture in Morocco . It has belonged to the Fès-Meknes region (previously Fès-Boulemane ) since the administrative reform of 2015 and is located in the center of the country between the Rif Mountains and the Middle Atlas . The prefecture has 977,946 inhabitants (2004).

Biggest places

local community	Residents (Sept. 2, 1994)	Residents (Sept. 2, 2004)
Fez	736.252	920.737
Mechouar Fès Jadid	34,680	26,078
Oulad Tayeb	13,578	19,144
Ain Bida	5,952	6,854
Sidi Harazem	4,460	5.133