Doukkala-Abda
Doukkala-Abda دكالة عبدة | |
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Region | |
![]() Location in Morocco | |
Coordinates: 32°17′N 9°14′W / 32.283°N 9.233°W / 32.283; -9.233 | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Sidi Bennour |
Area | |
• Total | 13,285 km2 (5,129 sq mi) |
Population (2014 census) | |
• Total | 2,183,090 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Doukkala-Abda (Arabic: دكالة عبدة (Ǧihâtu Dukkālâ - ʿAbdâ)) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It is situated in west-central Morocco. It covered an area of 13,285 km² and had a population of 2,173,090 (2014 census).[1] The capital is Sidi Bennour.
Administrative divisions
The region is made up into the following 4 provinces :
- El Jadida Province2
- Sidi Bennour Province1, 2
- Safi Province3
- Youssoufia Province1, 3
- Notes
1 - The provinces of Sidi Bennour and Youssoufia were both created in 2009: Sidi Bennour by splitting El Jadida, and Youssoufia by splitting Safi.
2 - The provinces of El Jadida and Sidi Bennour correspond to the historic region of Doukkala; now part of the Casablanca-Settat Region as of September 2015.
3 - The provinces of Safi and Youssoufia correspond approximately to the historic region of Abda; now part of the Marrakesh-Safi Region as of September 2015.
Cities
Features of the region
- Tribal composition of the Doukkala-Abda region
- Doukkala-Abda region headquarters in Safi
References
- ^ "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 22 April 2012.
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