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Chaouia-Ouardigha () was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in north-central Morocco in the historical region of Chaouia. It covered an area of 7,010 km² and had a population of 1,893,950 (2014 census). The capital was Settat.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Chaouia-Ouardigha
Settlement.native_name
الشاوية ورديغة
Settlement.settlement_type
Region
Settlement.image_map
File:Chaouia-Ouardigha in Morocco (de-facto).svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Morocco (1997–2015)
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.seat_type
Capital
Settlement.seat
Settat
Settlement.leader_title
Wali
Settlement.established_title
Created
Settlement.established_date
1997
Settlement.extinct_title
Abolished
Settlement.extinct_date
September 2015
Settlement.area_total_km2
7010
Settlement.population_as_of
2014 census
Settlement.population_total
1893950
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Wikidata facts

Country
Morocco
Located in
Morocco
Capital
Settat
Population
1655660
Area
7010.0
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Image
Had Soualem.jpg
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Commons category
Chaouia-Ouardigha
topic's main category
Category:Chaouia-Ouardigha
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2015-00-00
native label
‫الشاوية ورديغة‬
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Dissolution
  • Administrative divisions
  • Cities
  • References

Chaouia-Ouardigha () was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in north-central Morocco in the historical region of Chaouia. It covered an area of 7,010 km² and had a population of 1,893,950 (2014 census). The capital was Settat.

The last Wali (governor) of the region was Mohamed Moufakkir.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chaouia-Ouardigha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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