Tangier-Assilah Prefecture

Camel transport on the beach near Asilah

The prefecture of Tangier-Asilah (Arabic: إقليم طنجة أصيلة) is a largely urban subdivision of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco. Located in the north of the country, on the Atlantic coast, it had 1,494,413 inhabitants in 2024.[1]

Demography

2014 2024
1,060,261 1,494,413

Towns of the province

Municipality Population
in 1994
Population
in 2004
Tangier 494,234 669,685
Asilah 24,496 28,217
Boukhalef 18,735 18,699
Zirara 13,361 15,033
Chbanate 11,522 10,618
Bir Taleb 11,047 11,252


References

  1. ^ "Population légale du Royaume du Maroc répartie par régions, provinces et préfectures et communes selon les résultats du Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2024". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in French).

35°46′00″N 5°48′00″W / 35.7667°N 5.8000°W / 35.7667; -5.8000