PROVINCE OF SEFROU

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, Middle Atlas plateau , Corridor of Fez-Taza

� 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 Meknes)

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 water Drinking Water sales and production ( in thousands m3)

Province

ONEP

Subscribers Sales Self-gouvernance sale or other Production

RADEEF Association of 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

Goats Sheep Cattel Beehive (unit)

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

Forests

Reforested areas

Natural forest species 2015

Natural Resinous

Natural leaves

Alpha Matorral

Others Total

Province 5 449,40 56 172,02 60

752,16 0 4 218,95

28 963,48 155 556

Region 6 091,3 12 8529,7 70 746,6

17 900,9 10 277 116 126 349 671,

6

Province/Region en

%

89,5 44 86 0 41 25 44,5

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

Investment Exportation Production Revenue Permanent number Number of sites

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 ain cheggag 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.

License

TYPE

SUBSTANCE

CATEGORY

Holder

ADRESS MAP COMMUNiTY

134008

PE

Copper

2

Sté LA LUCENTE MAROC

N° 128 Rue Sidi Ali

Bousserghine -SEFROU,

SEFROU Kandar Sidi khiar