Kénitra Province

Kenitra Province (Arabic: إقليم القنيطرة) is a province in the Morocca's north-western region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2024 is 1,284,247 making it the most populous province in Morocco.^[1] It covers 3,052 square kilometers.^[2]

Kenitra Province إقليم القنيطرة
Province
Kenitra
Country	Morocco
Administrative headquarters	Kenitra
Area
• Total	3,052 km2 (1,178 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	1,284,247
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

The major cities and towns are:

• Arbaoua
• Kenitra
• Lalla Mimouna
• Mehdya
• Moulay Bousselham
• Sidi Allal Tazi
• Sidi Taibi
• Souk El Arbaa

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:^[3]

Name	Geographic code	Type	Households	Population (2014)	Foreign population	Moroccan population	Notes
Kenitra	281.01.01.	Municipality	102,177	431,282	1,587	429,695	Chef-lieu
Mehdya	281.01.05.	Municipality	6,653	28,636	74	28,562
Souk El Arbaa	281.01.11.	Municipality	14,268	69,265	28	69,237
Ameur Seflia	281.03.01.	Rural commune	4,882	28,540	5	28,535
Haddada	281.03.05.	Rural commune	2,758	15,898	3	15,895
Mnasra	281.05.07.	Rural commune	5,360	34,429	2	34,427
Oulad Slama	281.03.11.	Rural commune	3,135	19,488	11	19,477
Sidi Taibi	281.03.13.	Rural commune	11,518	53,449	7	53,442
Ben Mansour	281.05.03.	Rural commune	6,698	43,822	4	43,818
Mograne	281.05.09.	Rural commune	5,260	31,292	2	31,290
Arbaoua	281.07.01.	Rural commune	6,023	32,690	0	32,690	3,050 residents live in the center, called Arbaoua; 29,640 live in rural areas.
Beni Malek	281.07.03.	Rural commune	4,306	26,098	2	26,096
Kariat Ben Aouda	281.07.05.	Rural commune	1,924	11,087	1	11,086
Oued El Makhazine	281.07.07.	Rural commune	1,606	7,266	0	7,266
Bahhara Oulad Ayad	281.09.01.	Rural commune	5,297	31,860	0	31,860
Sidi Allal Tazi	281.09.09.	Rural commune	3,098	18,055	0	18,055	4,870 residents live in the center, called Sidi Allal Tazi; 13,185 live in rural areas.
Sidi Mohamed Lahmar	281.09.13.	Rural commune	6,358	42,637	3	342,634
Souk Tlet El Gharb	281.09.15.	Rural commune	3,614	22,554	3	22,551
Chouafaa	281.11.03.	Rural commune	3,072	18,436	2	18,432
Lalla Mimouna	281.11.05.	Rural commune	5,309	29,479	0	2,479	15,767 residents live in the center, called Lalla Mimouna; 13,712 residents live in rural areas.
Moulay Bousselham	281.11.07.	Rural commune	5,026	26,608	63	26,545	7,372 residents live in the center, called Moulay Bousselham; 19,236 live in rural areas.
Sidi Boubker El Haj	281.11.11.	Rural commune	3,149	19,327	13	19,314