Tata, Morocco

Tata ⵟⴰⵟⴰ طاطا
Tata Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 29°44′34″N 7°58′21″W / 29.74278°N 7.97250°W / 29.74278; -7.97250Coordinates: 29°44′34″N 7°58′21″W / 29.74278°N 7.97250°W / 29.74278; -7.97250
Country	Morocco
Region	Souss-Massa
Province	Tata Province
Government
• Mayor	Moulay Mahdi El Habibi
Population (2004)
• Total	15,192
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1)

Tata (Arabic: طاطا‎‎, Berber: ⵟⴰⵟⴰ) is a town in south-western Morocco with a population of 15,192 according to the country's 2004 census. It is the largest town in Tata Province.^[1] It is situated on a desert plain of the Sahara Desert, southeast of Agadir and Taroudannt, close to the Algerian border and the mountain range Anti-Atlas at the foot of Jebel Bani. Tourists use the town as a base for excursions in the area. Tata lies on the N12 highway between to the north-east of the regional capital Guelmim and to the south of the neighboring region of Drâa-Tafilalet. It is also near to Algeria, although due to the remoteness of the area there is no border crossing.

References

1. ↑ 2004 Morocco Population Census

• Anthony Ham; et al. (February 2007). Morocco. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74059-974-0. 

Souss-Massa region
Capital: Agadir
Provinces and Prefectures	Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane Prefecture Chtouka Aït Baha Province Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture Taroudannt Province Tata Province Tiznit Province
Cities	Agadir Ait Baha Ait Iaaza Aït Melloul Akka Aoulouz Aourir Biougra Drarga El Guerdan Fam El Hisn Foum Zguid Inzegan Irherm Lakhsas Lqliâa Massa M'Hamid Oulad Berhil Oulad Teima Skoura Tabounte Tafrawt Taliouine Taroudannt Tata Temsia Tissint Tiznit