Oriental
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region of Morocco located in the northeastern part of the country
Key facts
- Country
- Morocco
- Capital
- Oujda
- Wali
- Mhamed Atfaoui
- President
- Abdenbi Baiyoui ( PAM )
- Total
- 90,127 km (34,798 sq mi)
- Density
- 25.180/km (65.215/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Iso 3166 code
- MA-02
- Website
- conseilregionoriental.ma
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2294665
- Area
- 36241
- Official website
- www.oriental.ma
- Image
- Sidi Mâafa.jpg
- Households
- 575015
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- inception
- 2015-00-00
- Commons category
- Oriental Region
- native label
- ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏⵜ
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Oriental region or Oujda region is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, located in the north-eastern part of the country. With an area of 90,127 km and a population of 2,269,378 (2024 census), it is the easternmost region of Morocco.
The capital and the largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador. The region includes 7 provinces and one prefecture.
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