M'Diq-Fnideq (prefecture)

M'Diq-Fnideq prefecture in the former Tangier-Tétouan region

The prefecture of M'diq-Fnideq, which is only 240 km² in size and has a population of 210,000, is part of the Moroccan region of Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma . It was only created in 2005 by separating areas of the Tétouan province . Until 2015 it belonged to the Tangier-Tétouan region .

Geography and climate

The prefecture of M'Diq-Fnideq, located on the northern slope of the Rif Mountains , encloses the Spanish exclave of Ceuta ; in the north it borders on the Strait of Gibraltar , in the east on the Mediterranean Sea , in the south on the province of Tétouan and in the west on the province of Fahs-Anjra . Apart from narrow coastal strips with beautiful sandy beaches, the hinterland is mountainous and partly forested; it reaches heights of up to about 830 m ( Jbel Musa ).

Due to the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar , the climate is comparatively cool and rainy by Moroccan standards. The summer daytime temperatures can reach up to 40 ° C, especially in sheltered locations; at night or in rainy weather, it usually cools down to around 20 ° C. Winters are frost-free and snow-free with temperatures between 10 ° C and 20 ° C.

population

Of the approximately 210,000 inhabitants of the province - many of them are Berbers who have immigrated from the Rif Mountains - around 90% live in cities and only 10% in the countryside. The language is mainly Moroccan Arabic ; the different Berber dialects of Tarifit are only spoken sporadically.

places

M'Diq

Fnideq waterfront

M'Diq , Fnideq and Martil are urban settlement areas (M); Allyene and Belyounech are considered rural communities ( communes rurales ).

local community	1994 residents	2004 residents	Residents 2014
M'Diq (M)	21.093	36,596	56,227
Fnideq (M)	34,486	53,559	77,436
Martil (M)	23,143	39,011	64,355
Allyenes	5,654	6.126	6,583
Belyounech	-	-	5,296
to hum	84,376	135.292	209,897

economy

For centuries agriculture was the livelihood of the population; fishing was also carried out on a small scale. Crafts, trade and service companies of all kinds developed in the cities. Since the 1980s, bathing tourism - mainly on the sandy beaches of Restinga-Smir - has been added as a source of income.

Reservoir

The Barrage Smir serves both the drinking water supply and the irrigation of agricultural areas.

Web links

• Barrage Smir reservoir - photos

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Climate diagrams M'Diq
2. ↑ Climate diagrams Fnideq
3. ↑ Population statistics Morocco ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Statistics Prefecture M'Diq-Fnideq