Chefchaouen Province

1 communes in the urban area and 27 communes in the rural area
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  • It is located in the Jbala region
  • Key demographic indicators:

▪ Area: 3,340 square kilometers
▪ Population: 487,247 people (12.5% ​​of the region’s population) in 2022
▪ Density: 145.9 people/km²
▪ Urbanization rate: 12.5% ​​in 2014, prevailing rural character.

  • Main sector indicators:

Contribution to the regional gross domestic product: 7% ▪

Agriculture:

▪ The area of ​​arable agricultural land is 141,810 hectares
▪ The area of ​​arable agricultural land is 106,860 hectares, 20% of the area
Arable agricultural lands in the region
▪ Irrigated area: 9430 AH (14% of the irrigated area in the region).
▪ Indian hemp: 56% of the area cultivated with hemp in the region in 2005
▪ Some possibilities: goat farming, olive trees, local products, and products
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▪ Local products: goat cheese
▪ It produces 32% of food products in the region

Sea fishing:

▪ 1 – Front Port – Al-Asras landing point
▪ Ton capacity: 988 (2018)
▪ Quantities caught: 1465 (1000 tons) (2018)
▪ Fleet: 510 ships (2018)

Industry:

▪ Industrial area: 2% of the region’s industrial area, which amounts to 781 units

Tourism:

▪ 6% of the capacity of tourist facilities in 2019 (1,907 beds)

Road infrastructure:

▪ Classified roads: 569 square kilometers (7% of the region’s road network).
▪ Unclassified roads: 313 square kilometers (4% of the region’s road network).
▪ Roads: 7449 square kilometers (89% of the region’s road network).
▪ The region suffers from an accessibility problem. The average distance to a paved road is 6.30 km.

Education and training:
▪ Schooling rate: 98% in urban areas, 89% in rural areas, and 90% for girls. ▪ Illiteracy rate: 22% in urban areas and 43% in villages (2014).
Sports:
▪ Infrastructure and sports facilities: 1 unit in 2019  (population per facility)
Health:
▪ Health facilities: 54 units in 2019 (8,817 residents/facility and 6% of residence capacity)
Drinking water:
▪ 2.8% of the water produced by the National Office of Electricity and Water at the regional level, Which amounts to 151 million cubic metres▪ 4% of subscribers to the region’s drinking water network and 8% of the electricity network in 2
▪ Hydraulic potential (Chefchaouen Dam) ▪ Connection to the sewage network: 16% of the region’s network ▪ Number of controlled landfills and water treatment plants Exhaust: 4

▪ Chefchaouen city
▪ Kasbah Museum in Chefchaouen

  • Main Professions:
  • agriculture
  • Fishing
  • industry
  • tourism

▪ The region, which has a rural and mountainous majority, has an agricultural occupation, mainly cereals, as the dominant crop (21.6% of the area of ​​arable agricultural land
Despite the rugged nature, the region is famous for its local products (traditional cheese) and
Olives, one of the products bearing the region’s trademarks.
▪ The territory is also known for cannabis cultivation, which provides an opportunity with the establishment of the National Agency for the Legalization of Activities Related to Marijuana.

▪ The region is also characterized by fishing activities due to its 120 km long coastline along the Mediterranean coast that starts from the bottom of Asras
(Tezkan group to the center of the front;
▪ It has a port on the front, a fishing village in Shamaala, and three landing points in Metara, Targha, and Qaa Asras, with a capacity of 988 tons.
▪ Its fishing fleet included 510 vessels in 2018, mostly fishing boats, sardine boats, trawlers and longlines. During 2018,
▪ Recorded landings reached 1,465
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tons of fish.
▪ On the industrial side, the region offers potential related to available human resources as well as natural resources that can be transformed in several areas such as forests
Fruit farms, animal production and minerals. But despite this, the industrial sector is still very weak as there were only 16 industrial enterprises
In 2016, (2%) of the industrial areas in the region worked in the field of agri-food, chemicals, chemical and semi-chemical materials, and mechanical industries.
Minerals, textiles and leather.
Currently there are:
▪ Economic activities area for young entrepreneurs;
▪ Spinning and weaving unit in Chefchaouen.
▪ Olive crushing unit in central Beni Ahmed Gharbia.
▪ Two olive crushing units in the center of Beni Ahmed Sharqia.
▪ Two olive crushing units in the center of Laghdir
▪ Fig drying unit in the center of Bani Ahmed

The attractiveness of the region, its distinguished location, and its diverse topography, which at the same time unites beaches, mountains and forests, constitute qualifications for the development of tourism.
Rural/eco-tourism and coastal resorts in addition to discovering and promoting local products and handicrafts; it has a variety of places to visit.
On-site accommodation: hotels, hostels, guest houses or farms, located in the city center or in nearby villages. Its capacity is 1,907 beds (6% of).
The capacity of tourism institutions in the region with an average stay of 1.2