Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

Rabat-Salé-Kenitra
الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة (Arabic)
Region
Official seal of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra
Seal
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°02′N 6°50′W / 34.033°N 6.833°W / 34.033; -6.833
Country Morocco
CapitalRabat
Government
 • WaliMohammed Yacoubi
 • PresidentRachid El Abdi
Area
 • Total
18,194 km2 (7,025 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total
4,580,866
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (Arabic: الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة, romanized: ar-ribāṭ salā al-qunayṭira) is one of twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It is situated in north-western Morocco and has a population of 4,580,866 (2014 census).[1] The capital is Rabat.[2]

History

Rabat-Salé-Kenitra was formed in September 2015 by merging Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer with the region of Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen.[2]

Administrative divisions

The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:[3]

Provinces of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

References

  1. ^ "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354" (pdf). Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

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