Souss-Massa

Souss-Massa
سوس ماسة (Arabic)
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 30°05′N 8°29′W / 30.08°N 8.48°W / 30.08; -8.48
Country Morocco
CreatedSeptember 2015
CapitalAgadir
Government
 • TypeGovernor–regional council
 • WaliSaid Amzazi
 • Council presidentIbrahim Hafidi
Area
 • Total51,642 km2 (19,939 sq mi)
Population
 (1 September 2014)[2]
 • Total2,676,847
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 codeMA-09
Websitewww.soussmassa.ma

Souss-Massa (Arabic: سوس ماسة, romanizedsūs māssa) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 51,642 km² and had a population of 2,676,847 as of the 2014 Moroccan census.[1][2] The capital of the region is Agadir.[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.