Al Haouz Province

Al Haouz (Arabic: إقليم الحوز) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 484,312.^[1]

El Haouz إقليم الحوز
Province
Seal
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°21′N 7°57′W
Country	Morocco
Region	Marrakesh-Safi
Capital	Tahannaout
Government
• Governor	Touimi Omar
Population  (2004)
• Total	484,312
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

The major cities and towns are:^[2]

• Ait Ourir
• Amizmiz
• Ghmate
• Lalla Takarkoust
• My Brahim
• Sidi Abdallah Ghiat
• Tahannaout
• Tameslouht

In September 2023 the province was the epicenter (31.073°N 8.407°W) of a violent magnitude 6.9 earthquake which upon first reports left over 2,800 people dead and more than 3,000 others injured.^[3][4][5]

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:^[1]

Name	Geographic code	Type	Households	Population (2004)	Foreign population	Moroccan population	Notes
Ait Ourir	041.01.01.	Municipality	3767	20005	13	19992
Abadou	041.03.01.	Rural commune	1490	9905	0	9905
Ait Aadel	041.03.03.	Rural commune	934	6967	0	6967
Ait Faska	041.03.05.	Rural commune	3327	19239	0	19239
Ait Hkim Ait Yzid	041.03.07.	Rural commune	1027	8112	0	8112
Ait Sidi Daoud	041.03.09.	Rural commune	3353	19286	0	19286
Ghmate	041.03.11.	Rural commune	3752	22805	21	22784	867 residents live in the center, called Ghmate; 21938 residents live in rural areas.
Iguerferouane	041.03.13.	Rural commune	1804	12454	0	12454
Sidi Abdallah Ghiat	041.03.15.	Rural commune	3544	20649	21	20628	986 residents live in the center, called Sidi Abdallah Ghiat; 19663 residents live in rural areas.
Tamaguert	041.03.17.	Rural commune	1805	10325	0	10325
Tamazouzte	041.03.19.	Rural commune	1943	12245	0	12245
Tazart	041.03.21.	Rural commune	2292	14583	9	14574
Tidili Mesfioua	041.03.23.	Rural commune	3499	21106	0	21106
Tighedouine	041.03.25.	Rural commune	3143	22353	3	22350
Touama	041.03.27.	Rural commune	2055	11458	2	11456
Zerkten	041.03.29.	Rural commune	2826	19154	1	19153
Amghras	041.05.01.	Rural commune	760	4222	0	4222
Amizmiz	041.05.03.	Rural commune	2997	13711	18	13693	10783 residents live in the center, called Amizmiz; 2928 residents live in rural areas.
Anougal	041.05.05.	Rural commune	750	4173	0	4173
Azgour	041.05.07.	Rural commune	1187	6314	0	6314
Dar Jamaa	041.05.09.	Rural commune	1132	5762	0	5762
Lalla Takarkoust	041.05.11.	Rural commune	1251	6006	11	5995	3348 residents live in the center, called Lalla Takarkoust; 2658 residents live in rural areas.
Ouazguita	041.05.13.	Rural commune	1079	6133	0	6133
Oulad Mtaa	041.05.15.	Rural commune	1065	5557	0	5557
Sidi Badhaj	041.05.17.	Rural commune	1253	6540	0	6540
Tizguine	041.05.19.	Rural commune	812	3889	0	3889
Aghbar	041.07.01.	Rural commune	823	4608	0	4608
Asni	041.07.03.	Rural commune	2930	18674	5	18669
Ighil	041.07.05.	Rural commune	858	5619	0	5619
Ijoukak	041.07.07.	Rural commune	1100	6641	0	6641
Imgdal	041.07.09.	Rural commune	1044	5537	0	5537
Ouirgane	041.07.11.	Rural commune	1281	6916	6	6910
Talat N'Yaaqoub	041.07.13.	Rural commune	1494	7702	0	7702
Moulay Brahim, Morocco	041.09.01.	Rural commune	1971	10979	0	10979	3273 residents live in the center, called My Brahim; 7706 residents live in rural areas.
Oukaimden	041.09.03.	Rural commune	655	4440	1	4439
Ourika	041.09.05.	Rural commune	4777	26990	5	26985
Sti Fadma	041.09.07.	Rural commune	3503	22283	3	22280
Tahannaout	041.09.09.	Rural commune	5258	29562	13	29549	6585 residents live in the center, called Tahannaout; 22977 residents live in rural areas.
Tameslohte	041.09.11.	Rural commune	4146	21408	23	21385	6346 residents live in the center, called Tameslouht; 15062 residents live in rural areas.

References

1. "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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4. Michaelson, Ruth (2023-09-10). "Morocco earthquake: at least 2,000 dead and thousands more injured". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
5. Edmondson, Catie; Alami, Aida; Breeden, Aurelien; Méheut, Constant (2023-09-09). "Powerful Earthquake Shakes Morocco, Killing More Than 2,000". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-10.