Tadla-Azilal

Tadla-Azilal
تادلة أزيلال

Region

Flag

Location in Morocco

Coordinates: 32°20′N 6°21′W / 32.333°N 6.350°WCoordinates: 32°20′N 6°21′W / 32.333°N 6.350°W

Country

Morocco

Capital

Beni Mellal

Government

• Wali

Mohamed Derdouri

Area

• Total

17,125 km² (6,612 sq mi)

Population (2014 census)

• Total

1,607,506

Time zone

WET (UTC+0)

• Summer (DST)

WEST (UTC+1)

Tadla-Azilal (Berber: Tadla-Aẓilal, Arabic: تادلة أزيلال‎) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in central Morocco. It covered an area of 17,125 km² and had a population of 1,607,509 (2014 census). The capital was Beni Mellal. In 2015, the region annexed Khénifra Province (from Meknès-Tafilalet Region) and Khouribga Province (from Chaouia-Ouardigha Region) to form the Region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

The region is made into of the following provinces :

Béni Mellal-Khénifra region

Capital: Beni Mellal

Provinces	Azilal Province Béni-Mellal Province Fquih Ben Salah Province Khénifra Province Khouribga Province

Cities	Afourar Azilal Bejaad Beni Mellal Boujniba Boulanouare Bradia Bzou Dar Ould Zidouh Demnate El Ksiba Foum Jamaa Fquih Ben Salah Hattane Kasba Tadla Khouribga M'Rirt Ouaouizert Oued Zem Oulad Ayad Oulad Embarek Oulad Yaich Sidi Jaber Suq as-Sabt Awlad an-Nama Zaouiat Cheikh

Regions of Morocco

from 2015	Béni Mellal-Khénifra Casablanca-Settat Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab^(*) Drâa-Tafilalet Fès-Meknès Guelmim-Oued Noun^() Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra^(*) Marrakech-Safi Oriental Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Souss-Massa Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima

1997-2015	Chaouia-Ouardigha Doukkala-Abda Fès-Boulemane Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Grand Casablanca Guelmim-Es Semara^() Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra^() Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz Meknès-Tafilalet Oriental Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira^(*) Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Souss-Massa-Drâa Tadla-Azilal Tangier-Tetouan Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate

1971-1997	Southern^(*) Tansift Central Northwestern North-Central Eastern South-Central

Regions falling partly () or entirely (*) within the disputed territory of Western Sahara

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