Fès-Boulemane
Fès-Boulemane
فاس بولمان | |
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Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 34°2′N 5°0′W / 34.033°N 5.000°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Capital | Fès |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,795 km2 (7,643 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
• Total | 1,808,295 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | MA-05 |
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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.