Oualidia
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Oualidia ( l-walidiya) or Loualidia is a village in Morocco's Atlantic coast in the Casablanca-Settat region and at the border of Merrakch-Asfi. It is situated between El Jadida and Asfi and is located beside a protected natural lagoon and has been called Morocco's "oyster capital," a reference to the significant role shellfish harvesting plays in the local economy.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Oualidia
- Settlement.other_name
- Walidiya
- Settlement.native_name
- ⵡⴰⵍⵉⴷⵉⵢⴰ / الوالدية
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Morocco
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Morocco
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Casablanca-Settat
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sidi Bennour
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- WET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- WEST
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Oualidia
- Population
- 21742
- Image
- Oualidia Lagoon - Morocco.jpg
- Households
- 5048
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- native label
- الوليديـة
- Commons category
- Oualidia
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Oualidia ( l-walidiya) or Loualidia is a village in Morocco's Atlantic coast in the Casablanca-Settat region and at the border of Merrakch-Asfi. It is situated between El Jadida and Asfi and is located beside a protected natural lagoon and has been called Morocco's "oyster capital," a reference to the significant role shellfish harvesting plays in the local economy.
At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 15,433 people living in 2668 households.
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