The region Souss-Massa-Draa
Overview of the Region
Souss-Mass-Draa is a crossroads region where the ocean, desert and mountains meet. This region enjoys a biodiversity and nice weather throughout the year, which make it an area of exceptional life and good opportunities for investment, particularly in the field of tourism, technologies, agribusiness and fisheries.
This region is known for its potential in agriculture, richness of its fisheries resources and for its particularly important mining activity.
Souss-Massa-Draa is a dynamic and crucial region for the national economy. It is the second region in the country in terms of GDP, with a significant contribution in vital fields (each of the region’s agriculture, fishing and tourism represents 1/3 of the national GDP achieved by these three sectors).
72 506 km²
More than 3.3 million inhabitants
Agadir City MEDZ park
Strengths of the region
Geographical location
The region is bordered from the north by the massif of Occidental and Oriental High Atlas, follows the valley of Oued Souss, crossed in the middle by Oued Massa and the Anti-Atlas, and bordered from the south by the river of Draa.
- At 2h3o min, i.e. 251 km from the region of Marrakech Tenssift al Haouz in the north.
- At only 2h from the region of Guelmim-Es-Semara, i.e. 198 km.
- At 5h 18 min from the region of Meknes – Tafilalet in the East.
Infrastructures & potentiels
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Two international airports, one in Agadir and the other in Ouarzazat, and a small one in Zagora |
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A highway network of 8,000 km, putting the region on the axis that connects Europe to sub-Saharan Africa The 250-km highway section Agadir-Marrakech has been in use since June 2010 |
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One commercial port, three fishing ports and two marinas: Agadir is the first port in Morocco in terms of value and fourth in production quantity |
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A promising fisheries potential 62,535 tons of coast fishing |
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4 colleges, 3 higher education schools, one private international university and more than 30 public and private vocational training centers |
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A thermal plant for electricity production in Agadir An integrated solar complex in Ouarzazat with a global production capacity of 500 MW |
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A hydraulic basin of more than one million m3 of water 8 dams |
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Souss-Massa-Draa region hosts 11 industrial zones, of which one Industrial Platform is intended for industries of seafood processing |
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1/3 of the national capacity: the first touristic pole of the Kingdom |
Source: Regional Center of Investment of the Region of Souss-Massa-Draa.
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Key figures
Area: 72,506 KM
Proportion of the national area: 10%
Population : 3,3 MILLIONS
Annual growth rate: 1,7%
Urbanization rate: 41%
Participation rate: 52%
GDP: 76 billions DH
share of the national GDP: 12,3%
Sectors
- Agriculture
- Tourism
- Fishing
- Industry
- Craft industry