Fez-Meknes is among the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,236,892 (2014 census). Its capital is Fez. Its current president is Abdelouhed El Ansari, and its current wali (governor) is Mouaad Jamai.
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History
Fès-Meknes was formed in September 2015 by merging Fès-Boulemane with the prefecture of Meknès and the provinces of El Hajeb and Ifrane (in Meknès-Tafilalet region) and the provinces of Taounate and Taza (in Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region).3
Administrative divisions
The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures:45
| Provinceor Prefecture | Administrativetype | Geographicalcode | ISO code | HASC Code6 | Surface7km2 | Number of municipalitiesor arrondissement | Number of rural communes | Population 2014 | Gov. partysept 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fès Prefecture | Prefecture | 03.231. | MA-FES | MA.FM.FS | 311.5 | 6 | 3 | 1.150.131 | PJD |
| Meknès Prefecture | Prefecture | 03.061. | MA-MEK | MA.FM.ME | 1,787 | 6 | 15 | 835.695 | PJD |
| El Hajeb Province | Province | 03.171. | MA-HAJ | MA.FM.EH | 2,135 | 4 | 12 | 247.016 | PI |
| Ifrane Province | Province | 03.271. | MA-IFR | MA.FM.IF | 3,777 | 2 | 8 | 155.221 | MP |
| Sefrou Province | Province | 03.451. | MA-SEF | MA.FM.SE | 3,462 | 5 | 18 | 286.489 | MP |
| Moulay Yacoub Province | Province | 03.591. | MA-MOU | MA.FM.ZM | 1,480 | 1 | 10 | 174.079 | PAM |
| Boulemane Province | Province | 03.131. | MA-BOM | MA.FM.BO | 14,234 | 4 | 17 | 197.596 | MP |
| Taza Province | Province | 03.561. | MA-TAZ | MA.FM.TZ | 6,097 | 4 | 34 | 528.419 | PAM Canceled8 |
| Taounate Province | Province | 03.531. | MA-TAO | MA.FM.TN | 5,598 | 5 | 44 | 662.246 | RNI |
References
"Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2015-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226055518/https://www.hcp.ma/404.html ↩
"Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083233/http://www.pncl.gov.ma/fr/EspaceJuridique/DocLib/d%C3%A9cret%20fixant%20le%20nombre%20des%20r%C3%A9gions.pdf ↩
"Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083233/http://www.pncl.gov.ma/fr/EspaceJuridique/DocLib/d%C3%A9cret%20fixant%20le%20nombre%20des%20r%C3%A9gions.pdf ↩
"Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083233/http://www.pncl.gov.ma/fr/EspaceJuridique/DocLib/d%C3%A9cret%20fixant%20le%20nombre%20des%20r%C3%A9gions.pdf ↩
pncl.gov.ma Official Journal of the Kingdom of Morocco in March 2015 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine http://www.pncl.gov.ma/fr/EspaceJuridique/DocLib/d%C3%A9cret%20fixant%20le%20nombre%20des%20r%C3%A9gions.pdf ↩
HASC code for moroccan subdivisions http://www.statoids.com/yma.html ↩
www.citypopulation.de http://www.citypopulation.de/php/morocco-fesmeknes_d.php?adm2id=231 ↩
Administrative Court Fez lose the "PAM" the presidency of the Regional Council of Taza (in Arabic) http://www.le360.ma/ar/politique/64607 ↩