Ouezzane (province)

Ouezzane Province in the Tangier-Tétouan Region

Ouezzane in the Rif Mountains

Ouezzane ( Arabic إقليم وزان) is a newly created province in Morocco in 2009 from parts of the provinces of Sidi Kacem and Chefchaouen . It has belonged to the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma region since the administrative reform of 2015 (previously to the Tanger-Tétouan region ). The province has 304,528 inhabitants (2004) with an area of ​​approx. 1861 km².

geography

The province of Ouezzane is located in the southwestern foothills of the northern Moroccan Rif mountains in the transition to the fertile Rharb or Gharb plain.

economy

The province of Ouezzane is predominantly agriculturally oriented; The main products are olives and olive oil.

tourism

Actually only the place Ouezzane itself is of marginal tourist importance. Hikes are possible in the nearby forests.

Biggest places

The places marked with (M) are classified as cities ( municipalités ), the others are classified as rural communities ( communes rurales ) and each consist of several villages.

local community	Population (September 2, 1994)	Residents (September 2, 2004)
Ouezzane (M)	52,168	57,972
Ain Beida	10,367	11,851
Asjen	13,056	13,113
Brikcha	11,496	10,999
Kalaat Bouqorra	12,157	15,165
Moqrisset	10.131	10,864
Zoumi	33,852	39,719
Bni Quolla	17,799	17,512
Lamjaara	15,737	16,899
Masmouda	18,187	17.126
Mzefroune	8,695	8,110
Ounnana	12,248	13,627
Sidi Ahmed Cherif	10,248	10,413
Sidi Bousber	11,023	11,260
Sidi Redouane	19,986	20,782
Teroual	11,740	13,046
Zghira	15,748	16,070
to hum	284,649	304,528

Web links

• Ouezzane and surroundings - satellite map, photos + brief information
• Olive oil from the province of Ouezzane - photos + information

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population statistics Morocco ( Memento from July 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )