Taourirt Province

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Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
CountryFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Region Oriental
Capital Taourirt
Population
 (2004)
  Total206,762

Taourirt is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2004 is 206,762 [1]

The major cities and towns are: [2]

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following: [3]

NameGeographic codeTypeHouseholdsPopulation (2004)Foreign populationMoroccan populationNotes
Debdou 533.01.13.Municipality908454074533
El Aioun Sidi Mellouk 533.01.15.Municipality6379347675334714
Taourirt 533.01.33.Municipality146138002410479920
El Atef 533.03.05.Rural commune350247102471
Oulad M'Hammed 533.03.15.Rural commune326217402174
Sidi Ali Belkassem 533.03.17.Rural commune186513919113918
Sidi Lahsen 533.03.19.Rural commune1302975959754
Ain Lehjer 533.07.03.Rural commune1443921049206
Mechraa Hammadi 533.07.09.Rural commune1150743517434
Mestegmer 533.07.13.Rural commune1094637816377
Tancherfi 533.07.21.Rural commune1088745207452
Ahl Oued Za 533.09.01.Rural commune216114202514197
Gteter 533.09.07.Rural commune946673206732
Melg El Ouidane 533.09.11.Rural commune1251769917698

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References

  1. "World Gazetteer: Taourirt - profile of geographical entity including name variants". www.world-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. "World Gazetteer: Taourirt - largest cities (Per geographical entity)". www.world-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

Coordinates: 34°24′20″N2°54′01″W / 34.40556°N 2.90028°W / 34.40556; -2.90028