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Fès-Meknès

Fès-Meknès
فاس مكناس
ⴼⴰⵙ-ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ
Region
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°02′N 5°0′W / 34.033°N 5.000°W / 34.033; -5.000Coordinates: 34°02′N 5°0′W / 34.033°N 5.000°W / 34.033; -5.000
Country  Morocco
Chef-lieu Fès
Government
 • President Mohand Laenser
 • Wali Said Zniber
Population (2014 census)
 • Total 4,236,892
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Fès-Meknès (Arabic: فاس-مكناس‎‎; Berber: ⴼⴰⵙ-ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ) is one of the twelve Regions of Morocco. It has a population of 4,236,892 (2014 census). Its capital is Fès and its current president is Mohand Laenser and its current Wali is Said Zniber.

Fès-Meknes was formed in September 2015 by merging Fès-Boulemane with the prefecture of Meknès and the provinces of El Hajeb and Ifrane (in Meknès-Tafilalet region) and the provinces of Taounate and Taza (in Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region).

The region of Fès-Meknes contains 7 provinces and 2 prefectures:


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