Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima

Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة (Arabic)
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 35°10′N 5°15′W / 35.16°N 5.25°W / 35.16; -5.25
Country Morocco
CreatedSeptember 2015
CapitalTangier
Government
 • TypeGovernor–regional council
 • WaliYounes Tazi
 • Council presidentOmar Moro
Area
 • Total15,090 km2 (5,826 sq mi)
Population
 (1 September 2014)[2]
 • Total3,556,729
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Websitewww.crtta.ma

Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (Arabic: طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة, romanizedṭanja - tiṭwān - al-ḥusayma) is the northernmost of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 15,090 km2 and recorded a population of 3,556,729 in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1][2] The capital of the region is Tangier.[3]

  1. ^ a b Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Morocco". Statoids. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.