Fez-Meknes (Arabic: فاس-مكناس, romanized: fās maknās) is among the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,467,911 (2024 census).[1] Its capital is Fez.[2] Its current president is Abdelouhed El Ansari, and its current wali (governor) is Mouaad Jamai.
Fès-Meknes was formed in September 2015 by merging Fès-Boulemane with the prefecture of Meknès and the provinces of El Hajeb and Ifrane (in Meknès-Tafilalet region) and the provinces of Taounate and Taza (in Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region).[2]
The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures:[2][3]
| Province or Prefecture |
Administrative type |
Geographical code |
ISO code | HASC Code[4] | Surface[5]km2 | Number of municipalities or arrondissement |
Number of rural communes | Population 2014 |
Gov. party sept 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fès Prefecture | Prefecture | 03.231. |
MA-FES | MA.FM.FS | 311.5 | 6 | 3 | 1.150.131 | PJD |
| Meknès Prefecture | Prefecture | 03.061. |
MA-MEK | MA.FM.ME | 1,787 | 6 | 15 | 835.695 | PJD |
| El Hajeb Province | Province | 03.171. |
MA-HAJ | MA.FM.EH | 2,135 | 4 | 12 | 247.016 | PI |
| Ifrane Province | Province | 03.271. |
MA-IFR | MA.FM.IF | 3,777 | 2 | 8 | 155.221 | MP |
| Sefrou Province | Province | 03.451. |
MA-SEF | MA.FM.SE | 3,462 | 5 | 18 | 286.489 | MP |
| Moulay Yacoub Province | Province | 03.591. |
MA-MOU | MA.FM.ZM | 1,480 | 1 | 10 | 174.079 | PAM |
| Boulemane Province | Province | 03.131. |
MA-BOM | MA.FM.BO | 14,234 | 4 | 17 | 197.596 | MP |
| Taza Province | Province | 03.561. |
MA-TAZ | MA.FM.TZ | 6,097 | 4 | 34 | 528.419 | PAM Canceled[6] |
| Taounate Province | Province | 03.531. |
MA-TAO | MA.FM.TN | 5,598 | 5 | 44 | 662.246 | RNI |
| from 2015 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997–2015 |
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| 1971–1997 | ||
Regions falling partly (*) or entirely (**) within the disputed territory of Western Sahara | ||
