Sidi Slimane Province

Sidi Slimane Province (إقليم سيدي سليمان) is a province of Morocco in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra economic region. It covers an area of 1492 sqkm and its population in the 2004 census was 292,877. The province was created in 2009 by Decree # 2-09-319, out of the southwestern part of Kénitra Province. The province has two major urban areas: Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya. Sidi Slimane is the administrative headquarters.

Geography
Sidi Slimane Province lies in northern Morocco and has no coastline. It is bordered:


 * to the north and east by Sidi Kacem Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra;
 * to the southeast by Meknès Prefecture of the Fès-Meknès region;
 * to the south by Khémisset Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra;
 * to the west by Kénitra Province of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Subdivisions
Sidi Slimane Province is divided into two municipalities, Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya, and nine rural communities. The nine rural communities are organized into four chieftaincies:
 * Boumaiz Chieftaincy with Boumaiz (بومعيز) and Awlad Ben Hammadi (اولاد بن حمادي)
 * Dar Bel Amri Chieftaincy with Dar Bel Amri (دار بلعامري) and Azghar (أزغار)
 * Kceibya Chieftaincy with Kceibya (القصيبية) and Sfafaa (السفافعة)
 * M’saada Chieftaincy with M’saada (لمساعدة) and Awlad Ahcene (اولاد احسين)