PROVINCE OF

A- Natural environment and Administrative organization

1. Natural environment -Area in km2 : 4008 km2

Climate :

Due to its geographical position, the Province has a continental climate with cold winter and irregular rainfall and a hot and dry summer. The average annual rainfall varies from 460 mm (A.Akourar) to 642 mm (Sefrou) Water resources  Waters in surface:

Lakes : collinear lakes Kouchet, collinear lake of Ben Sassi Dams : Dam of Allal El Fassi, Dam of M’DEZ (En cours ), collinear dam of Aggay Water streams : Oued Bettit, Oued Agaï, Aïn Regrag, Aïn Louata, Aïn Timgnaï.

 Groundwater:

Slick : The folded , Middle Atlas plateau , Corridor of Fez-

Sources : Ain Sebou, Ain Skhounat, Ain Timadrine, Ain Regrague, Ain Ouamender, Ain Louata, Ain El Ouali Oueds : Sebou, Zeloul, Agguay

2. Administrative Organization

Administrative division of the province: The Province of Sefrou includes 18 rural communities

(Map of the Province according to the administrative division)

B- Demographic and socio economic of the provincial population Population : . Population : 286 489 (6.76% of the Fez ) C- Social sectors

1. Vocational training

Number of trainees 2015-2016 in the public sector : 2800 of which 781 girls.

2. Health sector Public health infrastructure of the province in 2014: . General hospitals: 01 with a capacity of 111 beds. . Municipal Rural Health Centre: 18 . Urban health center : 8 . Rural dispensary : 07

D- Economic infrastructure

Paved road network. . Provincial roads : 371.138 Km . Regional roads : 186.074 Km . National roads: 58.749 Km

E- Energy and drinking water

1. Energy . Low tension network : 2225Km . Average tension network : 1162 ,971Km

2. Drinking wate r Drinking Water sales and production ( in thousands m3)

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Province Subscribers Sales Self-gouvernance sale or other Production

Association of RADEEF drinking water users

Sefrou 2 106 441 m3 4 035 778 m3 185 086 m3 7 864 004 m3

F- Banking netork : 7 banking agencies (Banque Populaire), 3 BMCE agencies, 2 agencies Attijari Wafabank, 5 local banks of Crédit Agricole (C.L.C.A), 1 Regional bank of Crédit Agricole (C.R.C.A), 1 Agency C.I.H, 1 agency of Crédit du Maroc, 5 Barid Al Maghrib offices

G - I-Productive sectors

1. Agriculture and livestock

Utilisable agricultural area in 2015 : 97.200 ha of which 15.000 Ha of irrigated area (% area)

- Cultivated area: crop areas (in thousands Ha) (agricultural season of 2015-2016)

Grains: 58130 Legumes : 9780 oleaginous crops, : 325 Forage crops: 5555 Vegetable crops : 510 Fruit plantation : 37657  Vegetable production

Agricultural production by crop (in thousand quintal) 2014-2015 Grains : 1 602,275 Legumes : 161,680 Forage crops : 4 660 Vegetable crops : 423 Fruit plantation (olive tree) : 615,583

Main production by crop (in thousands quintal) agricultural season 2014-2015

-Grains 114917 -Legumes 17326

-Forage crops 40790

-Industrial et oleaginous crops 586

-Vegetable crops 7051

-Fruit plantation 167286

 Livestock

Beehive Goats Sheep Cattel (unit)

142000 395000 24200 7900 Number of livestock (in thousands of heads) – 2015-2016

 Forests

Reforest Natural forest species ed areas 2015 Natural Natural Alpha Matorr Others Total Resinous leaves al

Provinc 60 4 28 963,4 5 449,40 56 172,02 0 155 556 e 752,16 218,95 8 70 746, 17 900 349 671, Region 6 091,3 12 8529,7 10 277 116 126 6 ,9 6 Provinc e/Regi 89,5 44 86 0 41 25 44,5 on en %

2. INDUSTRY : Industrial quantities (in 103Dh) - 2013-

Permanent Investment Exportation Production Revenue Number of sites number

Sefrou 22910 179680 291418 292402 1704 38

Investment (en mille Dh) par secteur-2013-

Activity Investment Food industry 152 Manufacture of wearing apparel 1 335 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 39

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 20 656 Manufacture of furniture and other manufacturing 728 Total 22.910

3. Craft  Leading craft activities

Art Craft production : Traditional Weaving; sewing; Embroidery ; silk buttons; carpentry; wrought ironwork Craft of services : mechanical engineering , plumbing, sheet metal , construction, Self generating electricity

 Basic infrastructure

Provincial department of handicrafts Craft set Bab Lmkam Sefrou Vocational training center Of Traditional arts Rue Sidi Ali Bouserghine Sefrou 47 Cooperatives. Professional associations.  Number of artisans :

Art craft production : : 5350 artisans Craft of services : 2650 artisans.

4. TOURISM  Accomodation capacity :

Classified hotels capacity in 2015: 3 2-stars hotels: 75 beds 4 1-Star hotels : 188 beds

Non-classified hotels capacity in 2015

8 hotels with 214 beds in total.  Other touristic infrastructure

These equipments consists of

02.Campings ; Sefrou and Imouzzer Kander 22 Summer vacation centers in Imouzzer Kander . 1 shelter à Tafert 3 Host farms 7 gites. 1 touristic spot . The province is equiped by an entertainment infrastructure : . Royal golf of . hunting reserves . Fishing activities

 Evolution of the overnight tourist stays:

Evolution of the overnight tourist stays in classified hotels

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2484 3443 5813 5961 4804 3982

 - Occupancy rates : 15%

5. MINES :( Province of Sefrou)

LIST OF OPERATING LICENSE IN THE PROVINCE OF SEFROU.

ADRESS MAP COMMUNiTY

License TYPE SUBSTAN CATEGOR Holder CE Y

Sté LA N° 128 Rue Sidi SEFROU Kandar Sidi LUCENTE Ali khiar 134008 PE Copper 2 MAROC Bousserghine - SEFROU,