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Béni Mellal Province
Béni-Mellal (Arabic: بني ملال) is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. Its population in 2004 was 946,018. [1]

The instagram mapper "Hatim" reportedly is from there

Geography

Béni Mellal Province is located in the Atlas Mountains with a plateau situated 400 to 600 meters above sea level, as well as mountains rising to 2,460 meters (Mount Ighnayen) and 2,240 meters (Mount Tassemit). The high mountains are covered with snow from November to April.

Beni Mellal Province has a continental climate with rainfall varying between 350 and 650 mm depending on the year. November is the rainiest month, with almost 25% of the annual precipitation. Snow is not uncommon on the plateau in winter. Extreme temperatures on the plateau range from a -6 °C in January 2005 to a 47 °C in July 2007. The summer is normally very hot because of the burning easterly or southeasterly winds, known as chergui, which blow off the Sahara and raise the temperature above 40 °C. The heat waves sometimes end in violent thunderstorms.

Settlements

The major cities and towns are: [2]

Other towns and settlements include:

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:

Name Geographic code Type Households Population (2004) Foreign population Moroccan population Notes
Beni Mellal 091.01.01. Municipality 34959 163286 113 163173
El Ksiba 091.01.03. Municipality 4412 18481 3 18478
Kasba Tadla 091.01.07. Municipality 8858 40898 40 40858
Zaouiat Cheikh 091.01.13. Municipality 5378 22728 1 22727
Foum Oudi 091.03.01. Rural commune 1404 7802 0 7802
Oulad Gnaou 091.03.03. Rural commune 1961 11256 0 11256
Oulad M'Barek 091.03.05. Rural commune 3193 17578 2 17576 11906 residents live in the center, called Oulad M Barek; 5672 residents live in rural areas.
Oulad Yaich 091.03.07. Rural commune 4993 27773 0 27773 7692 residents live in the center, called Oulad Yaich; 20081 residents live in rural areas.
Sidi Jaber 091.03.09. Rural commune 3397 18678 0 18678 4693 residents live in the center, called Sidi Jaber; 13985 residents live in rural areas.
Aghbala 091.07.01. Rural commune 2574 12400 0 12400 6300 residents live in the center, called Aghbala; 6100 residents live in rural areas.
Ait Oum El Bekht 091.07.03. Rural commune 1807 9893 0 9893
Boutferda 091.07.05. Rural commune 1020 6333 0 6333
Dir El Ksiba 091.07.07. Rural commune 3626 19130 1 19129
Foum El Anceur 091.07.09. Rural commune 2590 13795 0 13795
Naour 091.07.11. Rural commune 1093 6433 0 6433
Taghzirt 091.07.13. Rural commune 3712 18942 1 18941
Tanougha 091.07.15. Rural commune 2093 10874 0 10874
Tizi N'Isly 091.07.17. Rural commune 1806 10060 0 10060
Guettaya 091.11.01. Rural commune 2603 14621 1 14620
Oulad Youssef 091.11.03. Rural commune 2138 12804 1 12803
Oulad Said L'Oued 091.11.05. Rural commune 2319 13618 0 13618
Semguet 091.11.07. Rural commune 2035 11122 0 11122

References

  1. ^ "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.

32°20′22″N 6°21′39″W / 32.33944°N 6.36083°W / 32.33944; -6.36083


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