Fez-Meknes

Fez-Meknes (Arabic: فاس-مكناس, romanized: fās maknās) is among the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,236,892 (2014 census).^[1] Its capital is Fez.^[2] Its current president is Abdelouhed El Ansari, and its current wali (governor) is Mouaad Jamai.

Fez-Meknes جهة فاس مكناس (Arabic)
Region
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°02′N 5°0′W
Country	Morocco
Capital	Fez
Government
• President	Abdelouhed El Ansari
• Wali (governor)	Mouaad Jamai
Area
• Total	38,881.5 km2 (15,012.2 sq mi)
Population  (2014 census)[1]
• Total	4,236,892
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 code	MA-03

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History

Fès-Meknes was formed in September 2015 by merging Fès-Boulemane with the prefecture of Meknès and the provinces of El Hajeb and Ifrane (in Meknès-Tafilalet region) and the provinces of Taounate and Taza (in Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region).^[2]

Administrative divisions

Provinces of Fès-Meknès

The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures:^[2][3]

Province or Prefecture	Administrative type	Geographical code	ISO code	HASC Code[4]	Surface[5]km2	Number of municipalities or arrondissement	Number of rural communes	Population 2014	Gov. party sept 2015
Fès Prefecture	Prefecture	03.231.	MA-FES	MA.FM.FS	311.5	6	3	1.150.131	PJD
Meknès Prefecture	Prefecture	03.061.	MA-MEK	MA.FM.ME	1,787	6	15	835.695	PJD
El Hajeb Province	Province	03.171.	MA-HAJ	MA.FM.EH	2,135	4	12	247.016	PI
Ifrane Province	Province	03.271.	MA-IFR	MA.FM.IF	3,777	2	8	155.221	MP
Sefrou Province	Province	03.451.	MA-SEF	MA.FM.SE	3,462	5	18	286.489	MP
Moulay Yacoub Province	Province	03.591.	MA-MOU	MA.FM.ZM	1,480	1	10	174.079	PAM
Boulemane Province	Province	03.131.	MA-BOM	MA.FM.BO	14,234	4	17	197.596	MP
Taza Province	Province	03.561.	MA-TAZ	MA.FM.TZ	6,097	4	34	528.419	PAM Canceled[6]
Taounate Province	Province	03.531.	MA-TAO	MA.FM.TN	5,598	5	44	662.246	RNI