Béni Mellal-Khénifra
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Béni Mellal-Khénifra ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ - ⵅⵏⵉⴼⵕⴰ بني ملال - خنيفرة |
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| Region | |
 Location in Morocco |
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| Coordinates: 32°28′N 6°21′W / 32.46°N 6.35°WCoordinates: 32°28′N 6°21′W / 32.46°N 6.35°W | |
| Country |
 Morocco
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| Created | September 2015 |
| Capital | Beni Mellal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Governor–regional council |
| • Wali | Mohamed Derdouri |
| • Council president | Ibrahim Moujahid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33,208 km2 (12,822 sq mi) |
| Population (1 September 2014) | |
| • Total | 2,520,776 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
Béni Mellal-Khénifra (Arabic: بني ملال - خنيفرة, Berber: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ - ⵅⵏⵉⴼⵕⴰ) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 33,208 km² and recorded a population of 2,520,776 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The capital of the region is Beni Mellal.
Béni Mellal-Khénifra is located in the interior of the country. It borders Rabat-Salé-Kénitra to the north, Fès-Meknès to the northeast, Drâa-Tafilalet to the southeast, Marrakesh-Safi to the southwest and Casablanca-Settat to the northeast. In the western and central part of the region is the productive Tadla plain irrigated by the Oum Er-Rbia River. This plain is bracketed by the High Atlas mountains which run through the southern and eastern parts of the region, and the foothills of the Middle Atlas to the north.
Béni Mellal-Khénifra was formed in September 2015 by adding Khouribga Province of Chaouia-Ouardigha region and Khénifra Province of Meknès-Tafilalet region to the three provinces previously making up the region of Tadla-Azilal.
Ibrahim Moujahid, a member of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, was elected as the regional council's first president on 14 September 2015.Mohamed Derdouri was appointed governor (wali) of the region on 13 October 2015.
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