Meknès-Tafilalet

Meknès-Tafilalt (Arabic: مكناس تافيلالت (Meknes-Tafilelt)) was one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco that existed from 1997 to 2015.^[1] It was situated in north-central Morocco, bordering Algeria. It covered an area of 79,210 km² and record a population of 2,316,865 in the 2014 census.^[2] The capital was Meknes.

Meknès-Tafilalet Meknas-Tafilalt مكناس تافيلالت
Region
Mosaic fountain, Meknes
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 33°53′N 5°33′W
Country	Morocco
Established	March 1997
Abolished	September 2015
Capital	Meknès
Area
• Total	79,210 km2 (30,580 sq mi)
Population  (2014 census)
• Total	2,316,865
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Administrative divisions

The region was subdivided into the following prefectures and provinces:^[3]

• Prefecture of Meknès (now part of the Fès-Meknès Region)
• El Hajeb Province (now part of the Fès-Meknès Region)
• Errachidia Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)
• Ifrane Province (now part of the Fès-Meknès Region)
• Khénifra Province (now part of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region)
• Midelt Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region)