Khouribga Province
Khouribga Province
إقليم خريبكة ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵅⵕⵉⴱⴳⴰ[1] | |
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Interactive map of Khouribga Province | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Béni Mellal-Khénifra |
| Seat | Khouribga |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 525,145 |
Khouribga (Arabic: خريبكة) is a province of Morocco in the region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. It has a population of 525,145 people as of the 2024 census.[2] the Province is historically known as Ouardigha, a dominant tribal confederation in the area.
The city of Khouribga is the namesake and capital of the Province.
The Ouled Abdoun Basin partially located in the Province contains the largest phosphate reserves in the world.[3]
The major cities are: [link removed]
Subdivisions
The province is divided administratively into the following:[4]
| Name | Geographic code | Type | Households | Population (2004) | Foreign population | Moroccan population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bejaad | 311.01.01. | Municipality | 8728 | 40513 | 7 | 40506 | |
| Boujniba | 311.01.03. | Municipality | 2993 | 15041 | 2 | 15039 | |
| Hattane | 311.01.05. | Municipality | 2055 | 10284 | 0 | 10284 | |
| Khouribga | 311.01.07. | Municipality | 33519 | 166397 | 75 | 166322 | |
| Oued Zem | 311.01.09. | Municipality | 17387 | 83970 | 24 | 83946 | |
| Ain Kaicher | 311.03.01. | Rural commune | 882 | 5008 | 0 | 5008 | |
| Bni Bataou | 311.03.03. | Rural commune | 911 | 5660 | 0 | 5660 | |
| Bni Zrantel | 311.03.05. | Rural commune | 1213 | 7084 | 0 | 7084 | |
| Boukhrisse | 311.03.07. | Rural commune | 893 | 5694 | 0 | 5694 | |
| Chougrane | 311.03.09. | Rural commune | 1288 | 8113 | 0 | 8113 | |
| Oulad Gouaouch | 311.03.11. | Rural commune | 548 | 3094 | 0 | 3094 | |
| Rouached | 311.03.13. | Rural commune | 692 | 4720 | 0 | 4720 | |
| Tachrafat | 311.03.15. | Rural commune | 628 | 3417 | 0 | 3417 | |
| Bir Mezoui | 311.05.01. | Rural commune | 1190 | 6604 | 1 | 6603 | |
| Bni Ykhlef | 311.05.03. | Rural commune | 1606 | 9553 | 0 | 9553 | |
| Boulanouare | 311.05.05. | Rural commune | 2644 | 13736 | 3 | 13733 | 10469 residents live in the center, called Boulanouare; 3267 residents live in rural areas. |
| Lagfaf | 311.05.07. | Rural commune | 1499 | 8250 | 0 | 8250 | |
| El Foqra | 311.05.09. | Rural commune | 661 | 4211 | 0 | 4211 | |
| M'Fassis | 311.05.11. | Rural commune | 1069 | 5619 | 2 | 5617 | |
| Oulad Abdoune | 311.05.13. | Rural commune | 2254 | 14690 | 0 | 14690 | |
| Oulad Azzouz | 311.05.15. | Rural commune | 1498 | 9434 | 0 | 9434 | |
| Ait Ammar | 311.07.01. | Rural commune | 823 | 4594 | 0 | 4594 | |
| Bni Smir | 311.07.03. | Rural commune | 1434 | 7766 | 0 | 7766 | |
| Braksa | 311.07.05. | Rural commune | 1242 | 7334 | 0 | 7334 | |
| Kasbat Troch | 311.07.07. | Rural commune | 1355 | 8699 | 0 | 8699 | |
| Lagnadiz | 311.07.09. | Rural commune | 1166 | 7338 | 5 | 7333 | |
| Maadna | 311.07.11. | Rural commune | 1053 | 6283 | 0 | 6283 | |
| Oulad Aissa | 311.07.13. | Rural commune | 978 | 6148 | 0 | 6148 | |
| Oulad Boughadi | 311.07.15. | Rural commune | 1563 | 8661 | 0 | 8661 | |
| Oulad Fennane | 311.07.17. | Rural commune | 1423 | 8465 | 0 | 8465 | |
| Oulad Ftata | 311.07.19. | Rural commune | 448 | 2764 | 0 | 2764 | |
References
- ↑ "ⵜⴰⵎⵙⴹⴼⵕⵜ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵎⴰⵎⵏ" (in Standard Moroccan Tamazight). Retrieved 2026-07-18.
- 1 2 "Population légale du Royaume du Maroc répartie par régions, provinces et préfectures et communes selon les résultats du Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2024". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in French).
- ↑ El Kiram, Nadia; Jaffal, Mohammed; Kchikach, Azzouz; El Azzab, Driss; El Ghorfi, Mustapha; Khadiri, Oussama; Jourani, Es-Said; Manar, Ahmed; Nahim, Mohamed (August 2019). "Phosphatic series under Plio-Quaternary cover of Tadla Plain, Morocco: Gravity and seismic data". Comptes Rendus Geoscience. 351 (5): 396–406. doi:10.1016/j.crte.2019.05.002.
- ↑ "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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