Souss-Massa
Souss-Massa | |
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Basic data | |
Country | Morocco |
Capital | Agadir |
surface | 53,789 km² |
Residents | 2,741,224 (2016) |
density | 51 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | MA-09 |
Coordinates: 30 ° 11 ′ N , 8 ° 38 ′ W
The Souss-Massa region ( Arabic سوس - ماسة) is one of the 12 regions of Morocco that were newly created after an administrative reform in 2015 and extends in the south-west of the Kingdom. The name of the region is derived from the two rivers Oued Souss and Oued Massa . The capital of the region is the city of Agadir .
population
In the entire Souss-Massa region, about 2.676 million people (mostly Berbers ) live in an area of around 53,000 km². Around 1.171 million people live in rural areas ( communes rurales ), around 1.505 million people live in cities ( municipalités ).
Provinces
The region consists of the following prefectures or provinces, whose capitals often have the same name:
- Agadir-Ida ou Tanane Prefecture
- Chtouka-Aït Baha Province
- Inezgane-Aït Melloul prefecture
- Taroudant Province
- Tata Province
- Tiznit Province
Web links
Commons : Souss-Massa - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monograph de la Région de Souss-Massa. 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).