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Regions of Morocco
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Regions of Morocco |
| alt_name | |
| caption | Morocco provinces |
| category | Unitary state |
| territory | Kingdom of Morocco |
| current_number | 12 |
| population_range | 142,955 (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) – 6,861,737 (Casablanca-Settat) |
| government | Regional council |
| subdivision | Provinces and prefectures |
Regions are currently the highest administrative divisions in Morocco. Since 2015, Morocco officially administers 12 regions, including one (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) that lies completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara and two (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun) that lie partially within it. The regions are subdivided into a total of 75 second-level administrative divisions, which are prefectures and provinces.
A region is governed by a directly elected regional council. The president of the council is responsible for carrying out the council's decisions. Prior to the 2011 constitutional reforms, this was the responsibility of the Wali, the representative of the central government appointed by the King, who now plays a supporting role in the administration of the region.
Regions since 2015
On 3 January 2010, the Moroccan government established the Consultative Commission for the Regionalization (CCR), which aimed to decentralize power to the regions, and confer greater autonomy to the regions coinciding with the Western Sahara. The commission published provisional names and numbers for the new regions, and their names were officially fixed in the Bulletin Officiel dated 5 March 2015. The new regional councils elected their presidents on 14 September 2015 and regional governors were appointed on 13 October 2015.
| Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | Region | Capital | Population (2014) | Population (2024) | |
| 1 Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima 20x20px Tangier 3,556,729 4,030,222 | |||||
| 2 Oriental 20x20px Oujda 2,314,346 2,294,665 | |||||
| 3 Fès-Meknès 20x20px Fès 4,236,892 | |||||
| 4 [[File:Logo-conseil-rabat.jpg | 20x20px]] Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Rabat 4,580,866 5,132,639 | ||||
| 5 20x20px Béni Mellal-Khénifra Beni Mellal 2,520,776 2,525,801 | |||||
| 6 Casablanca-Settat 20x20px Casablanca 6,861,739 7,688,967 | |||||
| 7 20x20px Marrakesh-Safi [[File:Logo de Ville de Marrakech.png | 20x20px]] Marrakesh 4,520,569 4,892,393 | ||||
| 8 Drâa-Tafilalet Errachidia 1,635,008 1,655,623 | |||||
| 9 [[File:Souss-Massa.png | 20x20px]] Souss-Massa 20x20px Agadir 2,676,847 3,020,431 | ||||
| 10 Guelmim-Oued Noun Guelmim 433,757 448,685 | |||||
| 11 20x20px Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Laayoune 367,758 451,028 | |||||
| 12 Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Dakhla 142,955 219,965 |
**A.**Lies partially or completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Midelt Province in Fès-Meknès (3) instead of Béni Mellal-Khénifra (5) Figuig Province in Oriental (2) instead of Drâa-Tafilalet (8)
1997 to 2015: Full unitary system
Between 1997 and 2015, Morocco had 16 regions.
| Map | ||
|---|---|---|
| number | Region | Capital |
| 1 Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira 25x25px Dakhla | ||
| 2 Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra 25x25px Laâyoune | ||
| 3 Guelmim-Es Semara 25x25px Guelmim | ||
| 4 Souss-Massa-Drâa 25x25px Agadir | ||
| 5 Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen 25x25px Kénitra | ||
| 6 Chaouia-Ouardigha 25x25px Settat | ||
| 7 Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz 25x25px Marrakesh | ||
| 8 Oriental 25x25px Oujda | ||
| 9 Grand Casablanca 25x25px Casablanca | ||
| 10 Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer 25x25px Rabat | ||
| 11 Doukkala-Abda 25x25px Safi | ||
| 12 Tadla-Azilal 25x25px Béni Mellal | ||
| 13 Meknès-Tafilalet 25x25px Meknès | ||
| 14 25x25px Fès-Boulemane 25x25px Fès | ||
| 15 Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate 25x25px Al Hoceima | ||
| 16 Tangier-Tetouan 25x25px Tangier |
The entirety of Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira (1), the vast majority of Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (2), and part of Guelmim-Es Semara (3) were situated within the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The sovereignty of Western Sahara is disputed between Morocco and the Polisario Front which claims the territory as the independent Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Most of the region is administered by Morocco as its Southern Provinces. The Polisario Front, based in headquarters at Tindouf in south western Algeria, controls only those areas east of the Moroccan Wall.
Regions before 1997
Before 1997, Morocco was divided into seven regions: Central, Eastern, North-Central, Northwestern, South-Central, Southern, and Tansift.
References
References
- "Morocco in Figures 2003: A document by the Moroccan Embassy in the USA".
- (2014). "Maroc: Fiche technique". [[ARLEM]].
- "Moroccan Government website concerning the regionalization".
- "Décret fixant le nom des régions". Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales.
- (14 September 2015). "Ministère de l'Intérieur : l'élection des présidents des Conseils des régions s'est déroulée dans de bonnes conditions et dans un climat de transparence". [[Maghreb Arabe Press]].
- (14 October 2015). "SM le Roi a procédé à la nomination les Walis des régions". [[La Vie Éco]].
- (8 April 2015). "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014". [[Haut Commissariat au Plan.
- "Régions". Government of Morocco.
- "Morocco Regions".
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