Meknès-Tafilalet

The area Meknès-Tafilalet (Arab: rear RTL مكناستافيلالت) is one of the sixteen areas Morocco, creates after the law of decentralization of 1997. It is in the north of the country. It extends on 79.210 km ² (vaster than the Czech Republic) and is populated of: 2141527. Its capital is Meknès which is located at its extreme North.

Composition

the Province of Meknès
the Province of El Hajeb chief town El Hajeb
the Province of Ifrane chief town Ifrane
the Province of Khénifra chief town Khénifra
the Province of Errachidia chief town Errachidia

Territorial limits

In North: The area of Gharb-Chrarda-Blessed Hssen
In the North-West: The area of Reduction-Salted-Zemmour-Zaër
In the North-East: Fès-Boulemane
In the South: The Algerian borders
In South-west: The area Under-Massed-Drâa
In the East: The area of Eastern the
In the West: Areas of Chaouia-Ouardigha and Tadla-Azilal

The area in figures

Population of the Meknès-Tafilalet area

Town of Meknès: : 563000 inhabitants
Town of El Hajeb: : 80000
Town of Ifrane: : 71000
Town of Khénifra: : 273000
Town of Errachidia: : 185000

All the area (urban areas and rural): : 2119000 inhabitants

Tourism

Tourist sites of the area

classified Hotels: 41 units (: 4658 beds)
Hotel not classified: 58 units (: 1391 beds)
Residences tourist: 2 units (325 beds)
classified Inns: 5 units (215 beds)
Inns of the young people: 1 units (50 beds)
tourist Lodgings: 15 units (521 beds)
Camp-site: 6 units (: 1395 sites)

Youth and sports

Infrastructures

Grounds of Football: 47
covered Rooms: 2
Grounds of Basketball: 19
Grounds of handball: 14
Terrains of Volley-ball: 16
Swimming pools: 17
Stations of Ski: 1
Game of bowls: 2
Tennis: 4
Athletics: 2
Houses of young people: 27
female Hearths: 55
Kindergartens: 44
Reception centres: 4

Agriculture

Cereals: : 375000 ha
Leguminous: : 41000 ha
oleaginous Cultures: : 18000 ha
Cultures fodder: : 25000 ha
fruit-bearing Cultures: : 82500 ha
Truck farming: : 23500 ha

Craft industry

Meknès : 18 units
El Hajeb: 3 units
Khénifra: 14 units
Errachidia: 12 units
Ifrane: 4 units

Industry

Agro-alimentary: 61 units
Textile and Leather: 82 units
Metallurgy and Mécanique: 33 units
Electricity and Éléctronique: 76 units

Transport

The area contains a section of the Casablabca-Fès highway. The railroad connecting Marrakech to Oujda crosses the town of Meknès. The town of Errachidia shelters the single airport of the area.

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