El Jadida Province
El Jadida (in Arabic: الجديدة) is a province of Morocco, in the area of Doukkala-Abda. The province takes its name from the chief city - El Jadida. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098.
Demography
| 1994 |
2004 |
2006 |
| 970, 894 |
1,103,032 |
1,128,098 |
Sub divisions
Sorted by population
| Municipality |
Arabic Name |
Population |
| El Jadida |
ألجديدة |
144.440 |
| Moulay Abdallah |
مولاي عبدألله |
45.780 |
| Zemamra |
|
45.593 |
| Sidi Bennour |
سيدي بنور |
39.593 |
| Azemmour |
أزمور |
36.722 |
| Haouzia |
|
34.607 |
| Laghnadra |
|
32.091 |
| Bouhmame |
|
30.540 |
| Saniat Berguig |
|
30.286 |
| Chtouka |
|
28.939 |
| Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche |
سيدي علي بنحمدوش |
28.685 |
| Oulad Hacine |
|
27.475 |
| Mettouh |
|
25.587 |
| Oulad Sbaita |
|
24.967 |
| Sidi Ismail |
سيدي إسماعيل |
24.569 |
| Lgharbia |
|
23.074 |
| Oulad Ghanem |
|
22.342 |
| Oulad Aïssa |
|
21.779 |
| Oulad Rahmoune |
|
20.239 |
Tourism
The area of El Jadida has 150 km of coast and several beaches are tourist destinations, the most famous being Sidi Bouzid
The most famous beaches are:
Sidi Bouzid is a seaside resort, bordering El Jadida. It attracts thousands of holiday makers each year
Sources
Province of El Jadida on the site of World Gazetter, by Stefan Helders
Notes and references