Temsia

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Temsia
ⵜⵎⵙⵙⵢⴰ _ التمسية
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Temsia
Coordinates: 30°21′36″N9°24′50″W / 30.36°N 9.414°W / 30.36; -9.414 Coordinates: 30°21′36″N9°24′50″W / 30.36°N 9.414°W / 30.36; -9.414
CountryFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Region Souss-Massa
Prefecture Inezgane-Aït Melloul
Population (2014)
  Total 40,780
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)
Postal code86602
Source: [1]

Temsia is a rural commune of Morocco. It is located on the south bank of the Draa River in the prefecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul in Souss-Massa region, 20 km southeast of Agadir, the regional capital. It borders Aït Melloul to the west, Lqliâa to the southwest, and the commune of Oulad Dahou to the east. National Route 10 runs through the main town of Temsia in the northern part of the commune, while Agadir–Al Massira Airport, the international airport that serves Agadir and the surrounding cities, is located in the southern part.

Administrative divisions of Morocco

In Morocco, the 75 second-level administrative subdivisions are 13 prefectures and 62 provinces. They are subdivisions of the 12 regions of Morocco. Each prefecture or province is subdivided into arrondissements, municipalities or urban municipalities in other urban areas, and districts in rural areas. The districts are subdivided into rural municipalities. One prefecture (Casablanca) is also subdivided into préfectures d'arrondissements, similar to districts (cercles) except they are grouping a few arrondissements instead of rural municipalities.

Morocco country in North Africa

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Draa River river

The Draa is Morocco's longest river, at 1,100 kilometres (680 mi). It is formed by the confluence of the Dadès River and Imini River. It flows from the High Atlas mountains, initially south-eastward to Tagounite, and from Tagounite mostly westwards to its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean somewhat north of Tan-Tan. Most of the year the part of the Draa after Tagounite falls dry.

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map of the commune of Temsia

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References

  1. "Commune rurale Temsia" . Retrieved 12 December 2015.