Tata, Morocco

Tata ⵟⴰⵟⴰ طاطا
Tata Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 29°44′34″N 7°58′21″W / 29.74278°N 7.97250°WCoordinates: 29°44′34″N 7°58′21″W / 29.74278°N 7.97250°W
Country	Morocco
Region	Souss-Massa
Province	Tata Province
Government
• Mayor	Moulay Mahdi El Habibi
Population (2004)
• Total	15,192
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1)

Tata (in Berber : ⵟⴰⵟⴰṬaṭa) is a town in south-western Morocco with a population of 15,192 according to the country's 2004 census. It is the largest town in Tata Province.^[1] It is situated on a desert plain of the Sahara Desert, southeast of Agadir and Taroudannt, close to the Algerian border and the mountain range Anti-Atlas at the foot of Jebel Bani. Tourists use the town as a base for excursions in the area. Tata lies on the N12 highway between to the north-east of the regional capital Guelmim and to the south of the neighboring region of Drâa-Tafilalet. It is also near to Algeria, although due to the remoteness of the area there is no border crossing.

References

1. 2004 Morocco Population Census

• Anthony Ham; et al. (February 2007). Morocco. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74059-974-0.