List of cities in Morocco

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The basic unit of local government in Morocco is the commune. [1] At the time of the 2014 population census, Morocco was divided into 1538 communes, 256 of which were classified as urban [2] and also called municipalities. [3] The remaining 1282 communes were classified as rural. [2] Urban centres were defined by the High Commission for Planning for some rural communes. [4]

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The following list includes all Moroccan municipalities with 50,000 or more inhabitants according to the 2014 census, [a] as well as one urban centre of a rural commune whose population also exceeds 50,000 inhabitants. In its 2014 census report, the High Commission for Planning also published a list of the legal populations of seven major Moroccan cities, some of which comprise more than one administrative unit. [5] Those legal population figures are incorporated into the list, and the city definitions they are based upon are provided in the notes.

List of cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants

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Royal Palace in Fes, the second largest city in Morocco and one of the country's "Imperial Cities"
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Tangier's bay
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The 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh
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Salé, the fifth largest city in the country
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Bab Mansour and El Hedime Place in Meknes
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Rabat, Morocco's capital
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Oujda
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Kenitra
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Agadir's bay

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Except Ouislane, which is legally defined as part of the city of Meknes: see note g.
  2. ↑ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Casablanca as 3,359,818, [5] which corresponds to the population of Casablanca Prefecture. [6]
  3. ↑ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Tangier as 947,952, [5] which corresponds to the combined population of the four arrondissements of Bni Makada, Charf-Mghogha, Charf-Souani and Tanger-Médina. [6]
  4. ↑ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Fez as 1,112,072, [5] which corresponds to the combined population of those parts of Fez Prefecture not within the cercle of Fez Banlieue ("suburbs"). [6]
  5. ↑ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Marrakesh as 928,850, [5] which corresponds to the combined population of the municipality of Méchouar-Kasba and the five arrondissements of Annakhil, Gueliz, Marrakech-Médina, Ménara and Sidi Youssef Ben Ali. [6]
  6. ↑ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Salé as 890,403, [5] which corresponds to the combined population of the five arrondissements of Bab Lamrissa, Bettana, Hssaine, Layayda and Tabriquet. [6]
  7. ↑ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Meknes as 632,079, [5] which corresponds to the combined population of the municipalities of Meknes, Al Machouar – Stinia, Toulal and Ouislane. [6]
  8. ↑ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Rabat as 577,827, [5] which corresponds to the population of Rabat Prefecture. [6]
  9. ↑ The population figure refers only to the urban centre (HCP geographic code  [ fr ] 09.001.05.09.3) of the rural commune of Drargua.

References

  1. ↑ "Titre IX. Des régions et des collectivités territoriales". Constitution of Morocco (in French). 1 July 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Répartition géographique de la population d'après les données du Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat de 2014" (in French). High Commission for Planning . Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Resilience and Growth Through Sustained Adjustment: The Moroccan Experience". Occasional Paper 117. IMF: 19. January 1995. ISBN   1557754225 . Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Démographie Marocaine: tendances passées et perspectives d'avenir (PDF) (in French). High Commission for Planning. 2005. ISBN   9954405283 . Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Note de présentation des premiers résultats du Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014" (in French). High Commission for Planning. 20 March 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Population légale des régions, provinces, préfectures, municipalités, arrondissements et communes du royaume d'après les résultats du rgph 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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