Nouaceur Province (original) (raw)
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Province of Morocco
Nouaceur (Arabic: إقليم النواصر, romanized: iqlīm an-Nawāṣir; French: Province de Nouaceur) is a province in the Moroccan region of Casablanca-Settat. Its population in 2004 was 236,119.[1] Its major town is Bouskoura,[2] although the administrative centre is Nouaceur.
Mohammed V International Airport is in Nouaceur. In 2004 Royal Air Maroc announced that it was moving its head office from Casablanca to a location in Nouaceur, close to Mohammed V International Airport.[3] The agreement to build the head office in Nouaceur was signed in 2009.[4] Air Arabia Maroc has its head office in the arrivals terminal of the airport.[5]
The province is divided administratively into the following:[6]
| Name | Geographic code | Type | Households | Population (2004) | Foreign population | Moroccan population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouaceur | 385.01.03. | Municipality | 2349 | 12696 | 7 | 12689 | |
| Bouskoura | 385.03.01. | Rural commune | 19709 | 92259 | 77 | 92182 | 13453 residents live in the center called Bouskoura, and 33940 residents live in the center called Lamkanssa; 44866 residents live in rural areas. |
| Dar Bouazza | 385.03.03. | Rural commune | 25507 | 115367 | 150 | 115217 | |
| Oulad Salah | 385.03.05. | Rural commune | 2970 | 15797 | 0 | 15797 |
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- ^ "Royal Air Maroc.(Africa/Middle East)(Brief Article)." Air Transport World. 1 July 2004. Retrieved on 19 October 2009. Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Casablanca: Nouaceur abritera le futur siège de la RAM[_permanent dead link_]." L'Économiste. 18 August 2009. Retrieved on 19 October 2009.[_dead link_]
- ^ "Contact Info Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine." Air Arabia. Retrieved on 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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