Ouirgane
Sign in to saveOuirgane is a small town and rural commune in Al Haouz Province of the Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 6916 people living in 1281 households. It is a Berber village.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ouirgane
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Rural commune and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- SE Ouirgane Village Dam Al Haouz Oct25 A7CR 08497.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ouirgane and Yacoub el Mansour barrage
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Morocco
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Morocco
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Marrakesh-Safi
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Al Haouz Province
- Settlement.population_total
- 6916
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004
- Settlement.timezone
- WET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- WEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +1
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Ouirgane is a small town and rural commune in Al Haouz Province of the Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 6916 people living in 1281 households. It is a Berber village.
==Geography== thumb|400px|Ouirgane backed by the Atlas Range, view from northwest Ouirgane is situated in the High Atlas mountains in the heart of the Toubkal National Park at about above sea level. By road it is located southwest of Asni and south of Marrakesh along the S501 road. The Oued Nfis River flows through the valley of the commune. The village itself lies on the eastern bank of the Yacoub el Mansour reservoir and dam across the Oued Nfis river. The village is set amongst olive trees.