Sidi Slimane Province
Sidi Slimane Province إقليم سيدي سليمان |
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Province | |
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Country | Morocco |
Administrative headquarters | Sidi Slimane |
Government | |
• governor | Lahoucine Amzal (As of 2010[update][1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,492 km2 (576 sq mi) |
Population (2004)[2] | |
• Total | 292,877 |
Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
Sidi Slimane Province (Arabic: إقليم سيدي سليمان) is a province of Morocco in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra economic region. It covers an area of 1,492 square kilometres (576.1 sq mi) and its population in the 2004 census was 292,877.[2] The province was created in 2009 by Decree number 2-09-319, out of the southwestern part of Kénitra Province.[3] The province has two major urban areas: Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya. Sidi Slimane is the administrative headquarters.
Geography
Sidi Slimane Province lies in northern Morocco and has no coastline. It is bordered:[4]
- to the north and east by Sidi Kacem Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra;
- to the southeast by Meknès Prefecture of the Fès-Meknès region;
- to the south by Khémisset Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra;
- to the west by Kénitra Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.
Subdivisions
Sidi Slimane Province is divided into two municipalities, Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya, and nine rural communities.[2] The nine rural communities are organized into four chieftaincies:
- Boumaiz Chieftaincy with Boumaiz (بومعيز) and Awlad Ben Hammadi (اولاد بن حمادي)
- Dar Bel Amri Chieftaincy with Dar Bel Amri (دار بلعامري) and Azghar (أزغار)
- Kceibya Chieftaincy with Kceibya (القصيبية) and Sfafaa (السفافعة)
- M’saada Chieftaincy with M’saada (لمساعدة) and Awlad Ahcene (اولاد احسين)
References
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