El Jadida Province

Province of Morocco

Forteresse Jadida

El Jadida Province (Arabic: الجديدة) is a province of Morocco, located in the region of Casablanca-Settat. The province takes its name from the chief city of El Jadida. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098.

## History

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The El Jadida province was created on 10 July 1967.

## Demography

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1994  | 2004  | 2006

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970, 894  | 1,103,032  | 1,128,098

## Subdivisions

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The province is divided administratively into the following:[1]

Name | Geographic code | Type | Households | Population (2004) | Foreign population | Moroccan population | Notes

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Azemmour | 181.01.01. | Municipality | 8080 | 36722 | 26 | 36696 |
El Jadida | 181.01.03. | Municipality | 31602 | 144440 | 384 | 144056 |
Lbir Jdid | 181.01.05. | Municipality | 3091 | 15267 | 14 | 15253 |
Chtouka | 181.03.01. | Rural commune | 4541 | 28939 | 3 | 28936 |
Haouzia | 181.03.03. | Rural commune | 5989 | 34607 | 14 | 34593 |
Laghdira | 181.03.05. | Rural commune | 2630 | 16879 | 12 | 16867 |
Lamharza Essahel | 181.03.07. | Rural commune | 2766 | 15938 | 0 | 15938 |
Oulad Rahmoune | 181.03.09. | Rural commune | 3414 | 20239 | 0 | 20239 |
Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche | 181.03.11. | Rural commune | 5158 | 28685 | 7 | 28678 | 3597 residents live in the center, called Sidi Ali Ban Hamdou; 25088 residents live in rural areas.
Moulay Abdallah Amghar | 181.05.01. | Rural commune | 8909 | 45780 | 28 | 45752 | 6482 residents live in the center called Moulay Abdallah, 3889 residents live in the center called Oulad Ghadbane, and 981 residents live in the center called Sidi Bouzid; 34428 residents live in rural areas.
Oulad Aissa | 181.05.03. | Rural commune | 3430 | 21779 | 0 | 21779 |
Oulad Ghanem | 181.05.05. | Rural commune | 3438 | 22342 | 0 | 22342 |
Oulad Hcine | 181.05.07. | Rural commune | 4626 | 27475 | 0 | 27475 |
Sidi Abed | 181.05.09. | Rural commune | 3627 | 20854 | 0 | 20854 |
Sidi M'Hamed Akhdim | 181.05.11. | Rural commune | 1680 | 10745 | 0 | 10745 |
Boulaouane | 181.09.01. | Rural commune | 2319 | 14404 | 0 | 14404 |
Chaibate | 181.09.03. | Rural commune | 1738 | 9590 | 1 | 9589 |
Mettouh | 181.09.05. | Rural commune | 4228 | 25587 | 1 | 25586 |
Mogress | 181.09.07. | Rural commune | 2380 | 15050 | 0 | 15050 |
Oulad Hamdane | 181.09.09. | Rural commune | 2749 | 15205 | 0 | 15205 |
Oulad Sidi Ali Ben Youssef | 181.09.11. | Rural commune | 1783 | 10854 | 1 | 10853 |
Oulad Frej | 181.09.13. | Rural commune | 3411 | 17047 | 2 | 17045 | 10387 residents live in the center, called Oulad Frej; 6660 residents live in rural areas.
Sebt Saiss | 181.09.15. | Rural commune | 1949 | 11212 | 0 | 11212 |
Si Hsaien Ben Abderrahmane | 181.09.17. | Rural commune | 1155 | 6507 | 0 | 6507 |
Sidi Smail | 181.09.19. | Rural commune | 4264 | 24569 | 2 | 24567 | 4244 residents live in the center, called Sidi Smaïl; 20325 residents live in rural areas.
Zaouiat Saiss | 181.09.21. | Rural commune | 1526 | 9519 | 0 | 9519 |
Zaouiat Lakouacem | 181.09.23. | Rural commune | 2153 | 12726 | 4 | 12722 |

## Tourism

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The area of El Jadida has 150 km of coast and several beaches are tourist destinations, the most famous being Sidi Bouzid.

The most famous beaches are:

* Deauville (In the centre of El Jadida)
* Al Haouzia (2 km in north)
* Sidi Bouzid (3 km in the south)

Sidi Bouzid is a seaside resort, bordering El Jadida. It attracts thousands of holiday makers each year.

## References

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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.

## Sources

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Province of El Jadida on the site of World Gazetter, by Stefan Helders

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