Drâa-Tafilalet
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Drâa-Tafilalet
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 Seal | |
 Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′N 5°20′W / 31.32°N 5.33°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Created | September 2015 |
| Capital | Errachidia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Governor–regional council |
| • Wali | Essaid Zniber |
| • Council president | Hro Abrou (RNI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 88,836 km2 (34,300 sq mi) |
| Population (1 September 2014)[2] | |
• Total | 1,635,008 |
| • Density | 18.405/km2 (47.668/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | www.draatafilalet.ma |
Drâa-Tafilalet (Arabic: درعة - تافيلالت, romanized: darʿa - tāfīlālt) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 88,836 km2[1] and had a population of 1,635,008 as of the 2014 Moroccan census.[2] The capital of the region is Errachidia.[3]
Drâa-Tafilalet is situated in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Its main watersheds are that of the Draa River in the west and the Ziz River, which irrigates the Tafilalt oasis, in the east. Drâa-Tafilalet borders five other Moroccan regions: Souss-Massa to the southwest, Marrakesh-Safi to the west, Béni Mellal-Khénifra to the northwest, Fès-Meknès to the north, and Oriental to the northeast. It also borders two of Algeria's provinces, Tindouf in the south and Béchar in the southeast.
History
Drâa-Tafilalet was formed in September 2015 by integrating the provinces of Errachidia and Midelt in Meknès-Tafilalet region with three provinces of the Souss-Massa-Drâa region.[3]
Government
Lahbib Choubani of the Justice and Development Party was elected as the regional council's first president on 14 September 2015.[4] Mohamed Fanid was appointed governor (wali) of the region on 13 October 2015.[5] He was succeeded by Mohamed Benribag in 2017.[6]
Following the 2021 regional elections, Hro Abrou, a member of the National Rally of Independents, was elected president of the regional council. The current wali of the region is Essaid Zniber.
Subdivisions
Drâa-Tafilalet comprises five provinces:[3]
