Sidi Slimane Province
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Sidi Slimane Province إقليم سيدي سليمان |
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| Province | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′N 5°42′W / 34.217°N 5.700°WCoordinates: 34°13′N 5°42′W / 34.217°N 5.700°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Administrative headquarters | Sidi Slimane |
| Government | |
| • governor | Abdelmajid El Kyak (As of 2016[update] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,492 km2 (576 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 292,877 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
Sidi Slimane Province (Arabic: إقليم سيدي سليمان) is a province of Morocco in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra economic region. It covers an area of 1,492 square kilometres (576.1 sq mi) and its population in the 2004 census was 292,877. The province was created in 2009 by Decree number 2-09-319, out of the southwestern part of Kénitra Province. The province has two major urban areas: Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya. Sidi Slimane is the administrative headquarters.
Sidi Slimane Province lies in northern Morocco and has no coastline. It is bordered:
Sidi Slimane Province is divided into two municipalities, Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya, and nine rural communities. The nine rural communities are organized into four chieftaincies:
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