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Errachidia Province

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Errachidia Province
إقليم الراشيدية
ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵕⵕⴰⵛⵉⴷⵉⵢⵢⴰ
Province
Map
Interactive map of Errachidia Province
Country Morocco
RegionDrâa-Tafilalet
CapitalErrachidia
Government
 • GovernorAbdellah Amimi
Area
 • Total
60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Population
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 • Total
427,572
 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeMA-ERR

Errachidia (Arabic: إقليم الراشيدية; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵕⵕⴰⵛⵉⴷⵉⵢⵢⴰ) is a province located in eastern central Morocco in the region of Dra-Tafilalt. largely corresponding to the Tafilalt and it's surroundings.

Errachidia is bordered by Algeria to the southeast and by the Moroccan provinces of Figuig to the northeast, Midelt to the north, Tinghir to the west, and Zagora to the southwest. It is considered to be one of the most historically important regions of Morocco.

Errachidia, whose former name is Ksar Souk and Imetɣaren in the Berber language, was named in tribute to prince Moulay Rachid.

Cities

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Subdivisions

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The province is divided administratively into the following:[2]

NameGeographic codeTypeHouseholdsPopulation (2004)Foreign populationMoroccan populationNotes
Arfoud201.01.01.Municipality403523637523632
Boudnib201.01.03.Municipality1828986719866
Errachidia201.01.05.Municipality14624767594776712
Goulmima201.01.09.Municipality305416593316590
Jorf201.01.11.Municipality198112135112134
Moulay Ali Cherif201.01.13.Municipality325120469120468
Tinejdad201.01.15.Municipality1289749427492
Aarab Sebbah Gheris201.03.01.Rural commune688493704937
Aarab Sebbah Ziz201.03.03.Rural commune257818332118331
Es-Sifa201.03.07.Rural commune1022788107881
Fezna201.03.09.Rural commune585408714086
Amellagou201.05.03.Rural commune890527305273
Aoufous201.07.01.Rural commune1929115060115061272 residents live in the center, called Aoufous; 10234 residents live in rural areas.
Chorfa M'Daghra201.07.03.Rural commune213313803013803
Er-Rteb201.07.05.Rural commune208113324113323
Lkheng201.07.07.Rural commune219013017113016
Oued Naam201.07.09.Rural commune1000570935706
Bni M'Hamed Sijelmassa201.11.01.Rural commune228216709016709
Er-Rissani201.11.03.Rural commune727557535572
Es-Sfalat201.11.05.Rural commune214716163016163
Et-Taous201.11.07.Rural commune820533715336
Sidi Ali201.11.09.Rural commune385308103081
Aghbalou N'Kerdous201.13.01.Rural commune1306935709357
Ferkla El Oulia201.13.03.Rural commune301020214220212
Ferkla Es-Soufla201.13.05.Rural commune171312624012624
Gheris El Ouloui201.13.07.Rural commune168511879011879
Gheris Es-Soufli201.13.09.Rural commune1024674206742
Melaab201.13.11.Rural commune234016681116680
Tadighoust201.13.13.Rural commune1218734617345

References

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  1. ↑ "Population légale du Royaume du Maroc répartie par régions, provinces et préfectures et communes selon les résultats du Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2024" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 7 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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