Tangier-Tétouan (Arabic: طنجة تطوان) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 11,570 km2 and had a population of 3,157,075. The capital was Tangier. In 2015, Al Hoceïma Province from Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate was added to it to form the region of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma.
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Geography
The region has a coastline on the west formed by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Strait of Gibraltar and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea. It borders the regions of Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen and Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate to the south, and also has a border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.
Administrative divisions
The former region was subdivided into the following provinces and prefectures:
Tangier Sub-Region
Prefecture of Tangier-Assilah
Fahs-Anjra Province
Tétouan Sub-Region
Prefecture of M'diq-Fnideq
Chefchaouen Province
Larache Province
Ouezzane Province
Tétouan Province