# El Jadida Province

El Jadida Province (Arabic: الجديدة) is a province of Morocco, located in the region of Casablanca-Settat. The province takes its name from the chief city of El Jadida. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098.

## History

The El Jadida province was created on 10 July 1967.

## Demography

| 1994 | 2004 | 2006 |
| 970, 894 | 1,103,032 | 1,128,098 |

## Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:
| Name | Geographic code | Type | Households | Population (2004) | Foreign population | Moroccan population | Notes |
| Azemmour | 181.01.01. | Municipality | 8080 | 36722 | 26 | 36696 | |
| El Jadida | 181.01.03. | Municipality | 31602 | 144440 | 384 | 144056 | |
| Lbir Jdid | 181.01.05. | Municipality | 3091 | 15267 | 14 | 15253 | |
| Chtouka | 181.03.01. | Rural commune | 4541 | 28939 | 3 | 28936 | |
| Haouzia | 181.03.03. | Rural commune | 5989 | 34607 | 14 | 34593 | |
| Laghdira | 181.03.05. | Rural commune | 2630 | 16879 | 12 | 16867 | |
| Lamharza Essahel | 181.03.07. | Rural commune | 2766 | 15938 | 0 | 15938 | |
| Oulad Rahmoune | 181.03.09. | Rural commune | 3414 | 20239 | 0 | 20239 | |
| Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche | 181.03.11. | Rural commune | 5158 | 28685 | 7 | 28678 | 3597 residents live in the center, called Sidi Ali Ban Hamdou; 25088 residents live in rural areas. |
| Moulay Abdallah Amghar | 181.05.01. | Rural commune | 8909 | 45780 | 28 | 45752 | 6482 residents live in the center called Moulay Abdallah, 3889 residents live in the center called Oulad Ghadbane, and 981 residents live in the center called Sidi Bouzid; 34428 residents live in rural areas. |
| Oulad Aissa | 181.05.03. | Rural commune | 3430 | 21779 | 0 | 21779 | |
| Oulad Ghanem | 181.05.05. | Rural commune | 3438 | 22342 | 0 | 22342 | |
| Oulad Hcine | 181.05.07. | Rural commune | 4626 | 27475 | 0 | 27475 | |
| Sidi Abed | 181.05.09. | Rural commune | 3627 | 20854 | 0 | 20854 | |
| Sidi M'Hamed Akhdim | 181.05.11. | Rural commune | 1680 | 10745 | 0 | 10745 | |
| Boulaouane | 181.09.01. | Rural commune | 2319 | 14404 | 0 | 14404 | |
| Chaibate | 181.09.03. | Rural commune | 1738 | 9590 | 1 | 9589 | |
| Mettouh | 181.09.05. | Rural commune | 4228 | 25587 | 1 | 25586 | |
| Mogress | 181.09.07. | Rural commune | 2380 | 15050 | 0 | 15050 | |
| Oulad Hamdane | 181.09.09. | Rural commune | 2749 | 15205 | 0 | 15205 | |
| Oulad Sidi Ali Ben Youssef | 181.09.11. | Rural commune | 1783 | 10854 | 1 | 10853 | |
| Oulad Frej | 181.09.13. | Rural commune | 3411 | 17047 | 2 | 17045 | 10387 residents live in the center, called Oulad Frej; 6660 residents live in rural areas. |
| Sebt Saiss | 181.09.15. | Rural commune | 1949 | 11212 | 0 | 11212 | |
| Si Hsaien Ben Abderrahmane | 181.09.17. | Rural commune | 1155 | 6507 | 0 | 6507 | |
| Sidi Smail | 181.09.19. | Rural commune | 4264 | 24569 | 2 | 24567 | 4244 residents live in the center, called Sidi Smaïl; 20325 residents live in rural areas. |
| Zaouiat Saiss | 181.09.21. | Rural commune | 1526 | 9519 | 0 | 9519 | |
| Zaouiat Lakouacem | 181.09.23. | Rural commune | 2153 | 12726 | 4 | 12722 | |

## Tourism

The area of El Jadida has 150 km of coast and several beaches are tourist destinations, the most famous being Sidi Bouzid.
The most famous beaches are:
* Deauville (In the centre of El Jadida)
* Al Haouzia (2 km in north)
* Sidi Bouzid (3 km in the south)
Sidi Bouzid is a seaside resort, bordering El Jadida. It attracts thousands of holiday makers each year.