Chaouia-Ouardigha

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Chaouia-Ouardigha

Chaouia-Ouardigha (Arabic: الشاوية ورديغة‎) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It is situated in north-central Morocco. It covers an area of 7,010 km² and has a population of 1,655,660 (2004 census). The capital is Settat.

As of 2006, the Wali (governor) of the region is M. Mohamed Ali El Admi (one of the Polisario Front founders).

The region is made up of the following provinces :


Regions of Morocco
Chaouia-Ouardigha | Doukkala-Abda | Fès-Boulemane | Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen | Grand Casablanca | Guelmim-Es Semara | Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra | Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz | Meknès-Tafilalet | Oriental | Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira | Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer | Souss-Massa-Draâ | Tadla-Azilal | Tangier-Tétouan | Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
Regions in italics fall in part in the Moroccan administered areas of Western Sahara..
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