Taounate ( ar, تاونات) is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in the
Fès-Meknès
Fès-Meknès or Fez-Meknes ( ar, فاس-مكناس, fās maknās; ber, ⴼⴰⵙ-ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, fas mknas) is among the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,236,892 (2014 census). Its capital is Fez. Its current president is M ...
region. It is situated in northern
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
, north-east of
Fes. It had a population of 668,232 in the 2004 Census.
Largest towns
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Taounate
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(32,380 inhabitants)
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Bouhouda (26,124)
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Tamedit (21,453)
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Mkansa (22,705)
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Aïn Aïcha (22,575)
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Galaz (18,471)
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Ghouazi (18,779)
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Sidi M'Hamed Ben Lahcen (18,990)
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Jbabra (19,076)
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Bouarouss (18,495)
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Moulay Bouchta (16,602)
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Aïn Médiouna (16,410)
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Ras el Oued (15,949)
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Bouchabel (16,652)
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Loulja (16,515)
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Ourtzagh (15,216)
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Broumiyene
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Beni Kourrab
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Bou Adel
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Ain Mlallou
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Ain Jnane
Subdivisions
The province is divided administratively into the following:
References
Taounate Province
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