Béni Mellal-Khénifra

Beni Mellal-Khenifra
بني ملال - خنيفرة (Arabic)
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 32°28′N 6°21′W / 32.46°N 6.35°W / 32.46; -6.35
Country Morocco
CreatedSeptember 2015
CapitalBeni Mellal
Government
  TypeGovernor–regional council
  WaliMohamed Derdouri
  Council presidentIbrahim Moujahid
Area
  Total
28,374 km2 (10,955 sq mi)
Population
 (1 September 2014)
  Total
2,520,776
  Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Béni Mellal-Khénifra (Arabic: بني ملال - خنيفرة, romanized: banī mallāl - ḵunayfira) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, covering an area of 28,374 km2, and recorded a population of 2,520,776 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The capital of the region is Beni Mellal.