Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

Rabat-Salé-Kénitra الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة Errbaṭ-Sla-Qniṭra
Region
Coordinates: 34°02′N 6°50′W / 34.033°N 6.833°WCoordinates: 34°02′N 6°50′W / 34.033°N 6.833°W
Country	Morocco
Chef-lieu	Rabat
Government
• Wali	Abdelouafi Laftit
• President	Abdessamad Sekkal
Population (2014 census)
• Total	4,580,866
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1)

Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (Arabic: الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة‎; Berber: Errbaṭ-Sla-Qniṭra) is one of the 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]

• Rabat Prefecture
• Salé Prefecture
• Skhirate-Témara Prefecture
• Kénitra Province
• Sidi Kacem Province
• Sidi Slimane Province
• Khemisset Province

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 2015-07-11.
2. "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (pdf). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
3. "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (pdf). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). Retrieved 2015-07-11.