Driouch Province (Arabic: الدريوش) is a province in Morocco that was formed in 2009[1] by dividing the Nador Province into two parts, all falling under the Oriental administrative region of northeastern Morocco. The province of Driouch has a population of 222,987 people as of 2004.

Driouch Province
إقليم الدريوش
Driouch province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Official seal of Driouch Province
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Country Morocco
RegionOriental
CapitalDriouch
Area
 • Total
2,867 km2 (1,107 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
222.987

Subdivisions

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The province is divided administratively into the following:[2]

Name Geographic code Type Households Population (2004) Foreign population Moroccan population Notes
Driouch 381.03.09. Municipality 5183 28545 5 28540 10381 residents live in the center, called Driouch; 18164 residents live in rural areas.
Midar 381.09.13. Municipality 3155 16022 3 16019 13229 residents live in the center, called Midar; 2793 residents live in rural areas.
Ben Taieb 381.09.03. Rural commune 3928 20891 2 20889 10446 residents live in the center, called Ben Taieb; 10445 residents live in rural areas.
Temsamane 381.09.25. Rural commune 2928 14937 2 14935 2188 residents live in the center, called Kerouna; 12749 residents live in rural areas.
Trougout 381.09.27. Rural commune 1745 11541 0 11541
Ijermaouas 381.09.11. Rural commune 1789 11288 1 11287
Ain Zohra 381.03.01. Rural commune 1754 11258 0 11258
Ait Mait 381.03.03. Rural commune 1224 7188 0 7188
Ouled Aissa Rural commune 1038 5977 0 5977
Dar El Kebdani 381.03.07. Rural commune 2023 10674 5 10669 2990 residents live in the center, called Dar El Kebdani; 7684 residents live in rural areas.
Oulad Boubker 381.03.11. Rural commune 915 5765 0 5765
Tazaghine 381.03.13. Rural commune 910 5032 4 5028
Azlaf 381.09.01. Rural commune 1004 5337 0 5337
Bni Marghnine 381.09.05. Rural commune 1416 7158 1 7157
Boudinar 381.09.07. Rural commune 1957 10504 0 10504
Iferni 381.09.09. Rural commune 1356 7527 0 7527
M'Hajer 381.09.15. Rural commune 619 3232 1 3231
Ouardana 381.09.17. Rural commune 1242 6921 0 6921
Oulad Amghar 381.09.19. Rural commune 1005 6342 1 6341
Tafersit 381.09.21. Rural commune 2005 10403 0 10403 3555 residents live in the center, called Tafrisset; 6848 residents live in rural areas.
Talilit 381.09.23. Rural commune 1115 6161 0 6161
Tsaft 381.09.29. Rural commune 1786 10284 2 10282 2126 residents live in the center, called Kassita; 8158 residents live in rural areas.

References

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  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

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