Sidi Slimane () is a province of Morocco in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra economic region. It covers an area of and its population in the 2004 census was 292,877. The province was created in 2009 by Decree # 2-09-319, out of the southwestern part of Kénitra Province. The province has two major urban areas: Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya. Sidi Slimane is the administrative headquarters.
Geography
Sidi Slimane Province lies in northern Morocco and has no coastline. It is bordered:
to the north and east by Sidi Kacem Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra;
to the southeast by Meknès Prefecture of the Fès-Meknès region;
to the south by Khémisset Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra;
to the west by Kénitra Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.
Subdivisions
Sidi Slimane Province is divided into two municipalities, Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya, and nine rural communities. The nine rural communities are organized into four chieftaincies:
- Boumaiz Chieftaincy with Boumaiz (èÃÂÃÂ
ùÃÂò) and Awlad Ben Hammadi (çÃÂÃÂçï èàÃÂÃÂ
çïÃÂ)
- Dar Bel Amri Chieftaincy with Dar Bel Amri (ïçñ èÃÂùçÃÂ
ñÃÂ) and Azghar (ãòúçñ)
- Kceibya Chieftaincy with Kceibya (çÃÂÃÂõÃÂèÃÂé) and Sfafaa (çÃÂóÃÂçÃÂùé)
- MâÂÂsaada Chieftaincy with MâÂÂsaada (ÃÂÃÂ
óçùïé) and Awlad Ahcene (çÃÂÃÂçï çÃÂóÃÂÃÂ)
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