Oriental (Morocco)

Coordinates: 34°41′N 1°54′W / 34.683°N 1.900°W / 34.683; -1.900
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Oriental
Jebel Tamejout - Grotte du Chameau (Zegzel)
Jebel Tamejout - Grotte du Chameau (Zegzel)
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°41′N 1°54′W / 34.683°N 1.900°W / 34.683; -1.900
Country Morocco
CapitalOujda
Government
 • Wali (Governor)Mohamed Mhidia
 • PresidentAbdenbi Bioui
Area
 • Total90,127 km2 (34,798 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total2,314,346
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Oriental région or Oujda region (Arabic: الشرق, romanized: aš-šarq; Berber languages: ⵜⴰⴳⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏⵜ, romanized: tagmuḍant) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, it is in the northeast Morocco. Its area is 90,127 km². 2,314,346 people lived there at the 2014 census.