PROVINCE OF EL HAJEB

A- Natural environment and Administrative Organization

1. Natural environment - Area in km2 : 2193,41 km²

� Climate :

� Average rainfall in 10 years: 520 mm � Average Minimum temperature: 16 ° C � Average Maximum temperature: 34 ° C � The altitude varies between 800 and 1450 meters. � The average fog days hardly exceeds 10 days � The province experience frequent snowfalls especially in

the months of January and February (between 5 and 10 cm).

Water ressources :

Surface waters CAPACITY/NUMBER /Depth

DEBIT

COLLINEAR DAM 300 000 M3 - WATER SOURCES 17

OUEDS 4 PUMPING STATIONS

5000 U - WELLS 1350 U - DEPTH OF THE WATER TABLE

70 M -

Oueds: Four main oueds : DFALI, EL WAARE, AFERRANE, BOUAJ-JIR,

beside that they form Boufekrane oued , tributaries of Wadi Beht wih an averageflow of 2 m³ / s

Groundwater

Two areas are considered: the plateau of Agourai, the plateau of El HAJEB and Meknes basin.

Sources : BITTIT, AIN BLOUSE, RIBAA AMONT, RIBAA AVAL, AIN ATROUS Aberchane

5 m³/s2 m³/s

2. Administrative organization Administrative division of the province: The Province of El Hajeb accounts currently 16 communities

B- Demographic and socio economic aspects of the Provincial population

Population : 247016 Activity rate : 46.4%.

C-Social sectors

1- Vocational training : Number of trainees 2015-2016 : 922

2- Health sector

Public health infrastructure of the province:

� General Hospitals: 1 with a capacity of 45 beds

� Communal health center: 12

� Urban Health Center: 6

� Rural Dispensary: 7

E-Economic Infrastructure 1- Paved road network : 626.773 km includes :

Provincial roads : 326 Km Regional roads 146 Km National roads : 51 Km

2- RAILWAYS/ Main station: 2 Line Length: 35 km Number of passengers / day : 20 Number of freight trains / day: 08 Annual average volume of goods carried: 17600 MT

F-Energy and drinking water

1- Energy o Rate of connection to the grid: 98 % in Urban area o Electrification rate in rural area : 95 % in 2015

2- Drinking water o Rate of connection to the drinking water system in

urban areas: 95 %. o Rate of drinking water supply in rural areas: 85%

G-Productive sectors :

1. AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK � Cooperatives : the province of El Hajeb has 127 cooperatives

and agricultural associations � utilized agricultural area 150.000 ha

Production and the use of the land (average of last five years of crops):

Vegetable production Use of the land (HA) PRODUCTION (T)

OLEAGENOUS CROPS 1000 717.5 GARDENING 12.000 346721 FORAGE CROPS 10240 80790 LEGUMES 8460 6006 GRAINS 70000 2450000 GRAP TREE 12000 60000 ALMOND TREE 2909 15604 APPLE TREE /PE ACH TREE/NECTARINE

2800 48627

OLIVE TREE 11.000 22000 OTHER 6948 78344

LIVESTOCK

LIVETOCK NUMBER : average of last five years of crops

EFFECTIFS

BEEHIVES 1500 CATTLE 32000 GOATS 20000 SHEEP 330.000 EQUINE 5571

Provincial Delegation of agriculture (DPA) of EL HAJEB « 2015

Forests

Area (in Ha) of forests 32565 ha divided into 5 forests

In addition to these forest areas, the province has private forests covering more than 1000 ha

2. INDUSTRY :

3. Craft Main craft activities :

The main craft activities characterizing the Province area:

� Art craft and production Wood, Textile, Metal, Leather, Services, construction work

Number of artisans : 2704

Economic Quantities in the Fes-Meknes region (millions DHS)

PROVINCE REGION Rate PROV/REG

Number of institutions 14 997 1 % Number 441 47467 1 %

Production 527 23119 2% Revenue 527 26219 2%

Investment 0 543 0 % Added value 68 5347 1 %

4. TOURISM

List of non classified touristic establishement:

DENOMINATION ADRESS RANKING

PAYSAGE HADDA EL HAJEB One star Hotel MOTEL CHENE VERT CR IQADDAR Motel 2nd category AUBERGE BERBERE Ait Ammar ait Ouallal CR

BETIT gite 2 category

JASMIN BERBERE Douar Regraga CR BITIT gite 1st category RANCH TIJANIA domaine Tijania gite 1st category

NAIM Cooperative Atlas Ait Naamane

aparthotel 3rd category

HOTEL BENAICH Hay Bassatine CU AIN TAOUJDATE

Non Classified

CAMPING D’EL HAJEB Route d’Azrou El Hajeb Camping