Khénifra Province

Khénifra (Arabic: خنيفرة) is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. Its population in 2004^[update] was 511,538.

Khénifra cedar trees

The major cities and towns are:

• Aguelmous
• Aït Ishaq
• Amalou Ighriben
• El Kbab
• Had Bouhssoussen
• Kehf Nsour
• Kerrouchen
• Khenifra
• Moulay Bouazza
• M'Rirt
• Tighassaline
• Tighza
• Lake Aguelmam Azegza
• Lake Ouiouane

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:^[1]

Name	Geographic code	Type	Households	Population (2004)	Foreign population	Moroccan population	Notes
Khenifra	301.01.01.	Municipality	16495	72672	53	72619
M'Rirt	301.01.05.	Municipality	8092	35196	8	35188
Aït Ishaq	301.03.01.	Rural commune	4287	19624	4	19620	11806 residents live in the center, called Aït Ishaq; 7818 residents live in rural areas.
Ait Saadelli	301.03.03.	Rural commune	486	2621	0	2621
El Kbab	301.03.05.	Rural commune	3457	16719	3	16716	8541 residents live in the center, called El Kbab; 8178 residents live in rural areas.
Kerrouchen	301.03.07.	Rural commune	1482	7598	0	7598	1967 residents live in the center, called Kerrouchen; 5631 residents live in rural areas.
Ouaoumana	301.03.09.	Rural commune	1647	7846	1	7845
Sidi Yahya Ou Saad	301.03.11.	Rural commune	1662	8559	0	8559
Tighassaline	301.03.13.	Rural commune	3098	14076	1	14075	7336 residents live in the center, called Tighassaline; 6740 residents live in rural areas.
Aguelmam Azegza	301.05.01.	Rural commune	1585	8817	0	8817
Aguelmous	301.05.03.	Rural commune	7082	35849	4	35845	11390 residents live in the center, called Aguelmous; 24459 residents live in rural areas.
El Borj	301.05.05.	Rural commune	920	4985	0	4985
El Hammam	301.05.07.	Rural commune	2887	15438	1	15437	2217 residents live in the center, called Tighza; 13221 residents live in rural areas.
Had Bouhssoussen	301.05.09.	Rural commune	1422	7281	0	7281	2421 residents live in the center, called Had Bouhssoussen; 4860 residents live in rural areas.
Lehri	301.05.11.	Rural commune	1641	9424	0	9424
Moha Ou Hammou Zayani	301.05.13.	Rural commune	8671	39661	4	39657	28933 residents live in the center, called Amalou Ighriben; 10728 residents live in rural areas.
Moulay Bouazza	301.05.15.	Rural commune	1968	9328	0	9328	5241 residents live in the center, called Moulay Bouazza; 4087 residents live in rural areas.
Oum Rabia	301.05.17.	Rural commune	2033	11314	2	11312
Sebt Ait Rahou	301.05.19.	Rural commune	1896	10209	1	10208
Sidi Amar	301.05.21.	Rural commune	521	2762	0	2762
Sidi Hcine	301.05.23.	Rural commune	597	3614	0	3614
Sidi Lamine	301.05.25.	Rural commune	3134	16340	0	16340	5089 residents live in the center, called Kehf Nsour; 11251 residents live in rural areas.