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Region in Morocco
Tangier-Tétouan طنجة تطوان
Region
Location in MoroccoLocation in Morocco
Coordinates: 35°46′N 5°48′W / 35.767°N 5.800°W / 35.767; -5.800
Country Morocco
Created1997
AbolishedSeptember 2015
CapitalTangier
Area
 • Total11,570 km (4,470 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,157,075
 • Density270/km (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Tangier-Tétouan (Arabic: طنجة تطوان) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 11,570 km and had a population of 3,157,075. The capital was Tangier. In 2015, Al Hoceïma Province from Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate was added to it to form the region of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma.

Geography

Moroccan Mediterranean Coast (West Side) - aerial photo from Bades over El Jebha to Tétouan with Rif mountains, Tangier-Tetouan region (2014)

The region has a coastline on the west formed by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Strait of Gibraltar and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea. It borders the regions of Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen and Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate to the south, and also has a border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.

Administrative divisions

The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:

References

  1. Tangier-Tetouan, Morocco.com, accessed 7 February 2013
  2. 2014 census
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region
Capital: Tangier
Prefectures
and provinces
Cities
Regions of Morocco
from 2015 Flag of Morocco
1997–2015
1971–1997
Regions falling partly (*) or entirely (**) within the disputed territory of Western Sahara


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