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'''Oriental region''' or '''Oujda region''' ({{langx|ar|الشرق|aš-šarq}}; {{langx|zgh|ⴰⵙⵏⵇⵔ}}<ref name="MJCC 2022">{{cite web |title=Ministère de la Jeunesse, de la Culture et de la Communication |url=https://mjcc.gov.ma/zgh/%E2%B5%8E%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%99%E2%B5%99-%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8E%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%A1%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%99-%E2%B4%B1%E2%B5%8F%E2%B5%99%E2%B5%84%E2%B5%89%E2%B4%B7-%E2%B5%89%E2%B5%94%E2%B5%A3%E2%B4%BC-%E2%B4%BD/# |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="CG 2023">{{cite web |title=Chef du Gouvernement |url=https://www.cg.gov.ma/amz/node/11491 |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="MAP 2022">{{cite web |title=Maghreb Arabe Presse |url=https://www.mapnews.ma/am/actualites/%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8E%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%9C%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%A2/%E2%B5%89%E2%B5%96%E2%B5%95%E2%B4%B0-%E2%B5%8E%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%99%E2%B5%99-%E2%B4%B1%E2%B5%93%E2%B5%95%E2%B5%89%E2%B5%9F%E2%B4%B0-%E2%B4%B0%E2%B4%BC%E2%B4%B0%E2%B4%B7-%E2%B5%8F-%E2%B5%9C%E2%B5%9C%E2%B5%93%E2%B5%9A%E2%B4%BD%E2%B4%B0-%E2%B5%8F-%E2%B5%9C%E2%B4%B7%E2%B5%89%E2%B5%8F%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8E%E2%B5%89%E2%B5%9C-%E2%B5%8F-%E2%B5%99%E2%B5%99%E2%B5%8D%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8E%E2%B5%9C-%E2%B5%9C%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8E%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%A2%E2%B5%8F%E2%B5%93%E2%B5%9C-%E2%B5%9C%E2%B4%BD%E2%B5%8E%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8E%E2%B5%9C-%E2%B5%8E%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%A2%E2%B4%B0%E2%B4%B7-%E2%B5%9C%E2%B5%95%E2%B5%A5%E2%B5%8E |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref> or {{langx|zgh|ⵓⵏⵇⵇⴰⵔ|label=none}}<ref name="Maroc 2025">{{cite web |title=Maroc |url=https://www.maroc.ma/amz/taxonomy/term/9 |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref>) is one of the twelve [[regions of Morocco]], located in the north-eastern part of the country. With an area of 90,127&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 2,269,378 (2024 census),<ref name="RGPH 20242">{{Cite web |last=Gauthier |first=Christophe |title=كلمة افتتاحية للسيد المندوب السامي للتخطيط بمناسبة الندوة الصحفية الخاصة بتقديم معطيات الإحصاء العام للسكان والسكنى 2024 |url=https://www.hcp.ma/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B7-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A9_a4025.html |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Site institutionnel du Haut-Commissariat au Plan du Royaume du Maroc |language=fr}}</ref> it is the easternmost region of Morocco.
'''Oriental region''' or '''Oujda region''' ({{langx|ar|الشرق|aš-šarq}}) is one of the twelve [[regions of Morocco]], located in the north-eastern part of the country. With an area of 90,127&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 2,269,378 (2024 census),<ref name="RGPH 20242">{{Cite web |last=Gauthier |first=Christophe |title=كلمة افتتاحية للسيد المندوب السامي للتخطيط بمناسبة الندوة الصحفية الخاصة بتقديم معطيات الإحصاء العام للسكان والسكنى 2024 |url=https://www.hcp.ma/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B7-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A9_a4025.html |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Site institutionnel du Haut-Commissariat au Plan du Royaume du Maroc |language=fr}}</ref> it is the easternmost region of Morocco.


The capital and the largest city is [[Oujda]], and the second largest city is [[Nador]]. The region includes 7 provinces and one prefecture.
The capital and the largest city is [[Oujda]], and the second largest city is [[Nador]]. The region includes 7 provinces and one prefecture.

Revision as of 15:57, 17 June 2025

For other uses, see Orient (disambiguation).
For other places also called Ash-Sharqiyah, see Ash Sharqiyah.
Oriental
جهة الشرق (Arabic)
Region
Jebel Tamejout - Grotte du Chameau (Zegzel)
Jebel Tamejout - Grotte du Chameau (Zegzel)
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°41′N 1°54′W / 34.683°N 1.900°W / 34.683; -1.900
Country Morocco
CapitalOujda
Government
 • Wali (Governor)Mohamed Mhidia
 • PresidentAbdenbi Bioui
Area
 • Total
90,127 km2 (34,798 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
2,269,378
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Websiteconseilregionoriental.ma

Oriental region or Oujda region (Arabic: الشرق, romanized: aš-šarq) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, located in the north-eastern part of the country. With an area of 90,127 km2 and a population of 2,269,378 (2024 census),[1] it is the easternmost region of Morocco.

The capital and the largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador. The region includes 7 provinces and one prefecture.

The majority of the population of the Oriental Region speaks Moroccan Arabic (86.2%) as a first or second language. According to the 2024 census, 31.1% of the inhabitants of the Oriental Region speak Tarifit.[2] Small numbers speak Eastern Middle Atlas Tamazight and Figuig Tamazight, principally in the south of Oriental.[3]

Etymology

The English name Oriental is derived from the French term L'Oriental (for "the east") and comes directly from the Latin orientalis, "of the east", being that the region is located in the east of Morocco.[4] The Arabic name Ash-Sharq also means "the east".

Geography

Oriental is situated in the northeastern part of the country, with a northern coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, lie to its northwest, Taza-Fès-Meknès to its west, Drâa-Tafilalet to the southwest, with the Algerian provinces of Tlemcen and Naâma to its east and Béchar to the south. Melilla, a Spanish autonomous city, also borders the region. In 2015, Oriental was expanded to include Guercif Province.

The region is made up into the following prefectures and provinces:[5]

Provinces of Oriental

Municipalities by population (2014)

Main square of Oujda, the regional capital and largest city.
Name Province/Prefecture Population (2014)
Oujda Oujda-Angad Prefecture 494,252
Nador Nador Province 161,726
Berkane Berkane Province 109,237
Taourirt Taourirt Province 103,398
Beni Ensar / Aït Nsar Nador Province 56,582
Al Aaroui Nador Province 47,599
Jerada Jerada Province 43,506
El Aioun Sidi Mellouk Taourirt Province 41,832
Bouarg Nador Province 37,737
Zaio Nador Province 35,806
Zeghanghane Nador Province 34,025
Sidi Slimane Echcharraa Berkane Province 30,202
Bouarfa Figuig Province 28,846
Bni Chiker Nador Province 26,884
Oulad Settout Nador Province 23,218
Selouane Nador Province 21,570
Boughriba Berkane Province 20,513
Ahfir Berkane Province 19,630
Arekmane Nador Province 18,490
Mtalssa Driouch Province 16,787
Talsint Figuig Province 16,166
Bni Tadjite Figuig Province 16,149
Zegzel Berkane Province 16,137
Tendrara Figuig Province 15,390
Midar Driouch Province 17,042
Driouch Driouch Province 14,741
Ben Taieb Driouch Province 14,257
Temsamane Driouch Province 13,920
Ain Bni Mathar Jerada Province 13,526
Figuig Figuig Province 12,516

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References

  1. ^ Gauthier, Christophe. "كلمة افتتاحية للسيد المندوب السامي للتخطيط بمناسبة الندوة الصحفية الخاصة بتقديم معطيات الإحصاء العام للسكان والسكنى 2024". Site institutionnel du Haut-Commissariat au Plan du Royaume du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  2. ^ Gauthier, Christophe. "كلمة افتتاحية للسيد المندوب السامي للتخطيط بمناسبة الندوة الصحفية الخاصة بتقديم معطيات الإحصاء العام للسكان والسكنى 2024". Site institutionnel du Haut-Commissariat au Plan du Royaume du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  3. ^ "Population selon les langues nationales par régions en 2014 (%)". 13 Oct 2015. p. 30. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 Dec 2016.
  4. ^ "Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Douglas Harper. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  6. ^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2014". Hcp.ma. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
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