Oriental (1997 2015)

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Country Morocco Area 82,900 km²		Time zone WET (UTC+0) Capital Oujda

Oriental (French: L'Oriental, Arabic: الجهة الشرقية, Berber: Tagmuḍant, ⵜⴰⴳⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ) is one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 82,900 km² and has a population of 1,918,094 (2004 census). The capital and largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador.

Geography

It is situated in the north-east of the country, with a northern coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. The regions of Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate, Fès-Boulemane and Meknès-Tafilalet lie to its west, with the Algerian provinces of Tlemcen and Naâma to its east and Béchar to the south. Melilla, a Spanish autonomous city, also borders the region.

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

Berkane Province

Eddriwesh Province

Figuig Province

Jerada Province

Nador Province

Prefecture of Oujda-Angad

Taourirt Province

Oujda, Oujda-Angad: 398,131

Nador, Nador Province: 124,915

Taourirt, Taourirt Province: 79,664

Berkane, Berkane Province: 79,570

Jerada, Jerada Province: 43,870

Al Aaroui, Nador Province: 36,021

El Aioun Sidi Mellouk, Taourirt Province: 34,767

Beni Ensar, Nador Province: 31,800

Zaio, Nador Province: 29,851

Bouarfa, Figuig Province: 24,527

Sidi Slimane Echcharraa, Berkane Province: 22,889

Zeghanghane, Nador Province: 20,134

Ahfir, Berkane Province: 19,477

Ain Bni Mathar, Jerada Province: 13,526

Figuig, Figuig Province: 12,516

Aklim, Berkane Province: 8,979

Bni Drar, Oujda-Angad: 8,919

Debdou, Taourirt Province: 4,575

Touissit, Jerada Province: 3,429

Saidia, Berkane Province: 3,338

Ain Erreggada, Berkane Province: 2,975

Naima, Oujda-Angad: 1,151

References

Oriental (1997-2015) Wikipedia

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