Béni Mellal Province is located in the Atlas Mountains with a plateau situated 400 to 600 meters above sea level, as well as mountains rising to 2,460 meters (Mount Ighnayen) and 2,240 meters (Mount Tassemit). The high mountains are covered with snow from November to April.
Beni Mellal Province has a continental climate with rainfall varying between 350 and 650 mm depending on the year. November is the rainiest month, with almost 25% of the annual precipitation. Snow is not uncommon on the plateau in winter. Extreme temperatures on the plateau range from a -6 °C in January 2005 to a 47 °C in July 2007. The summer is normally very hot because of the burning easterly or southeasterly winds, known as chergui, which blow off the Sahara and raise the temperature above 40 °C. The heat waves sometimes end in violent thunderstorms.
béni, mellal, province, béni, mellal, province, moroccan, region, béni, mellal, khénifra, population, 2004, fortress, beni, mellal, contents, geography, settlements, subdivisions, referencesgeography, editbéni, mellal, province, located, atlas, mountains, with. Beni Mellal is a province in the Moroccan region of Beni Mellal Khenifra Its population in 2004 was 946 018 1 Fortress Beni Mellal Contents 1 Geography 2 Settlements 3 Subdivisions 4 ReferencesGeography editBeni Mellal Province is located in the Atlas Mountains with a plateau situated 400 to 600 meters above sea level as well as mountains rising to 2 460 meters Mount Ighnayen and 2 240 meters Mount Tassemit The high mountains are covered with snow from November to April Beni Mellal Province has a continental climate with rainfall varying between 350 and 650 mm depending on the year November is the rainiest month with almost 25 of the annual precipitation Snow is not uncommon on the plateau in winter Extreme temperatures on the plateau range from a 6 C in January 2005 to a 47 C in July 2007 The summer is normally very hot because of the burning easterly or southeasterly winds known as chergui which blow off the Sahara and raise the temperature above 40 C The heat waves sometimes end in violent thunderstorms Settlements editThe major cities and towns are 2 Aghbala Beni Mellal El Ksiba Kasba Tadla Oulad M Barek Oulad Yaich Sidi Jaber Zaouiat CheikhOther towns and settlements include TartematSubdivisions editThe province is divided administratively into the following 1 Name Geographic code Type Households Population 2004 Foreign population Moroccan population NotesBeni Mellal 091 01 01 Municipality 34959 163286 113 163173El Ksiba 091 01 03 Municipality 4412 18481 3 18478Kasba Tadla 091 01 07 Municipality 8858 40898 40 40858Zaouiat Cheikh 091 01 13 Municipality 5378 22728 1 22727Foum Oudi 091 03 01 Rural commune 1404 7802 0 7802Oulad Gnaou 091 03 03 Rural commune 1961 11256 0 11256Oulad M Barek 091 03 05 Rural commune 3193 17578 2 17576 11906 residents live in the center called Oulad M Barek 5672 residents live in rural areas Oulad Yaich 091 03 07 Rural commune 4993 27773 0 27773 7692 residents live in the center called Oulad Yaich 20081 residents live in rural areas Sidi Jaber 091 03 09 Rural commune 3397 18678 0 18678 4693 residents live in the center called Sidi Jaber 13985 residents live in rural areas Aghbala 091 07 01 Rural commune 2574 12400 0 12400 6300 residents live in the center called Aghbala 6100 residents live in rural areas Ait Oum El Bekht 091 07 03 Rural commune 1807 9893 0 9893Boutferda 091 07 05 Rural commune 1020 6333 0 6333Dir El Ksiba 091 07 07 Rural commune 3626 19130 1 19129Foum El Anceur 091 07 09 Rural commune 2590 13795 0 13795Naour 091 07 11 Rural commune 1093 6433 0 6433Taghzirt 091 07 13 Rural commune 3712 18942 1 18941Tanougha 091 07 15 Rural commune 2093 10874 0 10874Tizi N Isly 091 07 17 Rural commune 1806 10060 0 10060Guettaya 091 11 01 Rural commune 2603 14621 1 14620Oulad Youssef 091 11 03 Rural commune 2138 12804 1 12803Oulad Said L Oued 091 11 05 Rural commune 2319 13618 0 13618Semguet 091 11 07 Rural commune 2035 11122 0 11122References edit Recensement general de la population et de l habitat de 2004 PDF Haut commissariat au Plan Lavieeco com Archived from the original PDF on 24 July 2012 Retrieved 27 April 2012 32 20 22 N 6 21 39 W 32 33944 N 6 36083 W 32 33944 6 36083 This Beni Mellal Khenifra location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beni Mellal Province amp oldid 1093223595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
