Tangier-Tetouan

Tangier-Tétouan
طنجة تطوان
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 35°46′N 5°48′W / 35.767°N 5.800°W / 35.767; -5.800
Country Morocco
Created1997
AbolishedSeptember 2015
CapitalTangier
Area
  Total
11,570 km2 (4,470 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
  Total
3,157,075
  Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

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.