Oriental (region)
Oriental | |
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Basic data | |
Country | Morocco |
Capital | Oujda |
surface | 88,681 km² |
Residents | 2,354,056 (2016) |
density | 27 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | MA-02 |
Coordinates: 34 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 35 ′ W
The Oriental region ( Arabic الجهة الشرقية, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⴳⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏⵜ Tagmuḍant ) is one of the 12 - after an administrative reform in 2015 - newly composed regions of Morocco . It is located in the northeast of the kingdom on the border with Algeria ; the capital is Oujda .
geography
The region extends at altitudes of around 0 to 1000 m from the Mediterranean coast or the Rif Mountains in the north over the eastern foothills of the Atlas Mountains to the high (semi) deserts in the south.
population
Around 2.314 million people, mostly of Berber and Arab descent, live in the Oriental region ; Of these, around 1.514 million live in cities ( municipalités ) and around 800,000 in rural communities ( communes rurales ).
Infrastructure
The A2 motorway connects Oujda with central and western Morocco ( Fez - Rabat ); there is also a railway connection to Nador , the airports of Nador and Oujda-Angads and the ferry port of Beni Ansar (near Nador), which connects the region with Europe ( Sète , Almería , Málaga ).
Provinces
The region consists of the following prefectures and provinces, whose capitals often have the same name:
- Berkane Province
- Driouch Province
- Figuig Province
- Guercif Province
- Jerada Province
- Nador Province
- Oujda-Angad Prefecture
- Taourirt Province
Web links
- Monograph de la Région de l'Oriental. In: Portail national des collectivites territoriales. Royaume du Maroc, Ministere de l'Interieur, accessed on December 9, 2018 (French).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annuaire Statistique du Maroc, année 2017. Haut-Commissariat au Plan, 22 November 2018, p. 22 , accessed on 9 December 2018 (in French).