Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima

Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima Region
جهة طنجة-تطوان-الحسيمة (Arabic)
ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ-ⵜⵉⵟⵡⴰⵏ-ⵍⵃⵓⵙⵉⵎⴰ (Standard Moroccan Tamazight)
Region
Tlasmtane National Park in the Rif Mountains
Tlasmtane National Park in the Rif Mountains
Official seal of Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima Region
Seal
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 35°10′N 5°15′W / 35.16°N 5.25°W / 35.16; -5.25
Country Morocco
CreatedSeptember 2015
CapitalTangier
Government
 • TypeGovernor–regional council
 • WaliYounes Tazi
 • Council presidentOmar Moro (RNI)
Area
[1]
 • Total
15,090 km2 (5,830 sq mi)
Population
 (September 1, 2024)[2]
 • Total
4,030,222
 • Density267.1/km2 (691.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Websitewww.crtta.ma

Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima[a] is the northernmost of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 15,090 km2 and recorded a population of 4,030,222 in the 2024 Moroccan census.[1][2] The capital of the region is Tangier.[6]

Geography

Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima is the northernmost of Morocco's twelve regions. In the north it faces the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea and borders the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. It also borders the Moroccan regions of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra to the southwest, Fès-Meknès to the southeast and Oriental to the east. The Rif rises in the eastern part of the region and is the location of Al Hoceima National Park and Talassemtane National Park. The land near the Atlantic coast in the west is less rugged, and the fertile southwestern corner of the region is drained by the Loukkos River.

History

Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima was formed in September 2015 by adding Al Hoceima Province, formerly part of Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region, to the former Tangier-Tétouan region.[6]

In October 2023, King Mohammed VI appointed Younès Tazi as wali of the region, replacing Mohamed Mhidia.[7]

As of 2025, Omar Moro (RNI) serves as President of the Regional Council of Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima. He was elected to this position on 20 September 2021.[8]

Government

Subdivisions

Provinces of Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima

Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima comprises two prefectures and six provinces:[6]

Demographics

According to the 2024 Moroccan census, 92.4% of the population of Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima speak Arabic as their mother tongue, whereas a minority of 7.3% natively speak Berber languages.[9]

Economy

Agriculture is a major economic activity in the Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region. Major crops include cereals, pulses, olives and sugarcane. Animal husbandry and fishing are also important contributors to the economy.[10] Various free economic zones have been set up in the area surrounding the Tanger-Med container port, one of Africa's busiest, to promote industrial growth and foreign investment.[11] The region is also heavily reliant on tourism.[12]

Infrastructure

The A1 expressway connects Tangier with the national capital Rabat. There are also two shorter expressways in the region: the A4 bypasses Tangier and links the A1 expressway to the Tanger-Med port, and the A7 connects Tétouan with M'Diq and Fnideq. National Route 2 connects Tangier and Tétouan with Al Hoceima via an inland route, while National Route 16 provides a coastal route between the same cities. National Route 13 branches off the N2 near Chefchaouen and runs south via Ouezzane to Meknes and beyond.

Tangier's Ibn Battouta Airport is the busiest airport in the region. Al Hoceima's Cherif Al Idrissi Airport and Tétouan's Sania Ramel Airport also receive commercial flights.[13]

The first phase of the Casablanca–Tangier high-speed rail line was opened between Tangier and Kenitra in November 2018.[14]

Notes

  1. ↑ Arabic: طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة, romanized: ṭanja - tiṭwān - al-ḥusayma
    Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ-ⵜⵉⵟⵡⴰⵏ-ⵍⵃⵓⵙⵉⵎⴰ, romanized: ṭanja-tiṭwan-lḥusima[3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Morocco". Statoids. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. 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).
  3. ↑ "Portail officiel du Maroc – Tamazight". maroc.ma (in Standard Moroccan Tamazight). Portail officiel du Royaume du Maroc. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  4. ↑ "ⴰⵢⴷⴰ ⴰⵔⴽⵎⴰⵎ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ (". Ministère de la Jeunesse, de la Culture et de la Communication. Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication (Morocco). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "ⴰⵏⵙⵙⵉⵅⴼ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴱⴰⴹⵜ: ⴰⵔⵣⴰⴼ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ "ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ ⵜⵉⵟⵡⴰⵏ ⵍⵃⵓⵙⵉⵎⴰ" "ⵜⴷⴷⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵙ"". Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 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.
  7. ↑ "Younes Tazi, nouveau wali de la région Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima" (in French). Médias24. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "جهة طنجة تطوان الحسيمة – الموقع الرسمي لمجلس جهة طنجة تطوان الحسيمة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  9. ↑ "RGPH_2024". resultats2024.rgphapps.ma. Archived from the original on 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  10. ↑ "General information on the agricultural sector". Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Tanger Med Zones". Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Regions of Morocco: Tangier-Tetouan". Centre marocain de conjoncture. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Région Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima: Plus de 743.000 passagers ont transité via les aéroports à fin octobre 2015". La Vie Éco (in French). 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  14. ↑ Alaoui, Mohamed Chakir (19 November 2018). "LGV: voici la date de mise en service du TGV marocain, Al Boraq" (in French). Le360. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

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