Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra | |
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Basic data | |
Country | Morocco |
Capital | Rabat |
surface | 18,194 km² |
Residents | 4,669,384 (2016) |
density | 257 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | MA-04 |
Coordinates: 34 ° 4 ′ N , 6 ° 13 ′ W
The Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region ( Arabic الرباط - سلا - القنيطرة) is one of the 12 regions of Morocco that were newly created after an administrative reform in 2015 and extends in the north-west of the Kingdom. The name of the region is derived from the three large cities Rabat , Salé and Kenitra . The capital of the region is the city of Rabat.
population
In the entire Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region, around 4.580 million people of Arab and Berber descent live in an area of around 17,500 km². Approx. 1.382 million people live in rural areas ( communes rurales ), approx. 3.198 million people live in cities ( municipalités ).
Provinces
The region consists of the following prefectures and provinces, whose capitals have the same name:
- Province of Kénitra
- Khémisset Province
- Rabat prefecture
- Salé prefecture
- Sidi Kacem Province
- Sidi Slimane Province
- Skhirate-Témara Province
research
In Marchouch is a research center of ICARDA for developing lentils .
Web links
- Monograph de la Région de Rabat-Salé-Kenitra. 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).