Fès-Boulemane

Fès-Boulemane (Arabic: فاس بولمان) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in an agricultural region of northern Morocco, and borders Rif Mountains to the north. It covered an area of 19,795 km2 and had a population of 1,808,295 (2014 census). The capital was Fès. In 2015, it expanded Taounate and Taza Provinces (formerly from the Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Region); and Meknès Prefecture and El Hajeb and Ifrane Provinces (formerly from the Meknès-Tafilalet Region) to form the Region of Fès-Meknès.

Fès-Boulemane
فاس بولمان
Region
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°2′N 5°0′W
Country Morocco
CapitalFès
Area
  Total19,795 km2 (7,643 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
  Total1,808,295
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
ISO 3166 codeMA-05
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