
The Oriental region
Overview of the region
The Oriental region is located at the crossroads of Europe, the Maghreb, and Africa. It is renowned for its natural resources, and also for the qualification and abundance of its workforce.
The region is constantly growing thanks to the construction of significant infrastructure projects (the port of Tanger Med, railways, etc.) and tourist facilities (seaside resorts of Saidia and Marchika)
The Oriental region is the second largest region in Morocco in terms of area.
82,820 km²
2,023,000 inhabitants
the cities of Oujda, Berkane and Nador
Strengths of the region
Geographical Location
The Oriental region is located in the north-east of the kingdom. Thanks to its geostrategic dimension, it has a unique feature to be close and linked to the Maghreb, the Euro-Mediterranean, and the Sahara and Sub-Saharan communities. It has borders with:
- Algeria to the east, with a border of 550 km from the seaside resort of Saidia in the north to Figuig city in the south.
- Spain, along the occupied enclave of Melilla City adjoining the city of Nador.
- The countries of southern Europe, along a 200 km coastline on the Mediterranean Sea.
Infrastructures & potentials
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A natural exchange zone through the Mediterranean Sea 200 km of coastline along the Mediterranean. 2 airports; one in Nador and one in Oujda |
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Optimal connection to all parts of Morocco A motorway of 328 km linking Fez to Oujda 507 Km of roads linking Tangier to Saidia (7 hours drive) |
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An efficient rail network 684 km of rail network |
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A port network ensuring the best transit conditions 2 maritime ports, and 2 marinas |
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Active and qualified workforce 49.9 % of the population are younger than 25 years 120,318 job seekers in the region An average monthly gross salary of a technician between € 250 and € 480 Employer social contributions: 17 % of the gross salary of workers and managers |
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A very active civil society about 671 associations, and 462 cooperatives (419 agricultural and 43 craft cooperatives). |
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11% of the national volume of bank deposits 25 % of remittances sent from Moroccans living abroad to their families in Morocco |
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A thermo-solar plant, with more than 220,000 m² of solar panels |
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A distinguished center of economic competitiveness |
Source: Agency of the Oriental Region.
Our parks in the region
Contact us
MEDZ Commercial Showroom
Tel. : +212 537 57 66 78
Email: showroom@medz.ma
Local sales office
Adresse : Immeuble Biwi, 1er étage N° 6, Oujda.
Tel : 05 36 716 565
Key figures
- Area: 82,820 Km²
- Population: 2,023,000 inhabitants
- Urbanization: 67 %
Sectors
- Agro-industry
- Offshoring
- Renewable Energies
- Metal industry
- Buiding industry