El Jadida Province

El Jadida (in Arabic: الجديدة) is a province of Morocco, in the area of Doukkala-Abda. The province takes its name from the chief city - El Jadida. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098.

Demography

1994	2004	2006
970, 894	1,103,032	1,128,098

Sub divisions

Sorted by population

Municipality	Arabic Name	Population
El Jadida	ألجديدة	144.440
Moulay Abdallah	مولاي عبدألله	45.780
Zemamra		45.593
Sidi Bennour	سيدي بنور	39.593
Azemmour	أزمور	36.722
Haouzia		34.607
Laghnadra		32.091
Bouhmame		30.540
Saniat Berguig		30.286
Chtouka		28.939
Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche	سيدي علي بنحمدوش	28.685
Oulad Hacine		27.475
Mettouh		25.587
Oulad Sbaita		24.967
Sidi Ismail	سيدي إسماعيل	24.569
Lgharbia		23.074
Oulad Ghanem		22.342
Oulad Aïssa		21.779
Oulad Rahmoune		20.239

Tourism

The area of El Jadida has 150 km of coast and several beaches are tourist destinations, the most famous being Sidi Bouzid

The most famous beaches are:

• Deauville (In the centre of El Jadida)
• Al Haouzia (2 km in north)
• Sidi Bouzid (3 km in the south)

Sidi Bouzid is a seaside resort, bordering El Jadida. It attracts thousands of holiday makers each year

Sources

Province of El Jadida on the site of World Gazetter, by Stefan Helders