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, the 75 second-level administrative subdivisions are 13

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. They are subdivisions of the 12 regions of Morocco. Each prefecture or province is subdivided into

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s (only in prefectures of some

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(''communes'', sing. ''commune'') or urban municipalities (''communes urbaines'', sing. ''commune urbaine'') in other

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s, and

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s (''cercles'', sing. ''cercle'') in rural areas. The districts are subdivided into rural municipalities (''communes rurales'', sing. ''commune rural''). One prefecture (Casablanca) is also subdivided into ''préfectures d'arrondissements'' (sing. ''préfecture d'arrondissements''), similar to districts (''cercles'') except they are grouping a few arrondissements instead of rural municipalities. Note: The arrondissements and (urban) municipalities should probably be thought of as fourth-level subdivisions, on the same level as the rural municipalities, but they are not part of any district. Moroccan administrative division 2015

List of prefectures and provinces

Mainland Morocco

Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region

M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture M'diq-Fnideq (, Berber: ⵜⴰⵖⵎⴰⵟ - ⴼⵏⵉⴷⵇ) is a prefecture in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. It covers an area of and recorded a population of 209,897 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The seat of the prefecture is M'diq. Geo ...

* Tangier-Assilah Prefecture *

Al Hoceïma Province Al Hoceïma is a province in the region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. Its population in 2004 was 395,644 The major cities and towns are* Ait Kamra * Ajdir * Al Hoceima Al Hoceima ( ber, translit=Lḥusima, label= Riffian-Berber, ⵍⵃ ...

Chefchaouen Province Chefchaouen is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. According to the 2014 national census in Morocco, the province has more than 457,432 inhabitants. The population is 87.45% rural. The major cities and town ...

* Fahs-Anjra Province * Larache Province *

Ouezzane Province Ouezzane is a province in the Moroccan region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. It was created in 2009 from parts of Chefchaouen Province and Sidi Kacem Province, and recorded a population of 300,637 in the 2014 Moroccan census The 2014 Moroccan c ...

Tétouan Province Tétouan is a province in the Moroccan region of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma. Its population in 2004 was 613,50 The major cities and towns are* Dar Bni Karrich * Karia * Oued Laou * Tétouan Subdivisions The province is divided administrativel ...

Oriental Region

* Prefecture of Oujda-Angad *

Berkane Province Berkane Province (Berber: Aberkan, ⴱⴻⵔⴽⴰⵏ, Arabic: بَركان) is located in northeastern Morocco in the area of Aït Iznasen. It is bounded by the Mediterranean to its north, the Kiss Oued (Moroccan-Algerian border) and Oujda Pref ...

* Driouch Province * Figuig Province * Guercif Province * Jerada Province * Nador Province *

Taourirt Province Taourirt is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2004 is 206,762 The major cities and towns are: * Debdou Debdou (Berber: ⴷⴻⴱⴷⵓ) is a town in Morocco. It is known for its multi-ethnic population, includi ...

Fès-Meknès Region

* Prefecture of Fès * Prefecture of

Meknès Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th ...

* Boulemane Province *

El Hajeb Province El Hajeb (Arabic: الحاجب ) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Fès-Meknès. Its population in 2004 was 216,38 The major cities and towns are* Agourai * Ain Taoujdate * Ait Boubidmane * El Hajeb El Hajeb ( ar, الحاجب, a ...

* Ifrane Province * Sefrou Province *

Taounate Province Taounate ( ar, تاونات) is a province in the Fès-Meknès region. It is situated in northern Morocco, north-east of Fes. It had a population of 668,232 in the 2004 Census. Largest towns *Taounate :''This article refers to the city of Taounate ...

* Taza Province *

Moulay Yacoub Province Moulay Yacoub (Arabic:مولاي يعقوب ) is a province in Fès-Meknès, Morocco. It had a population of 150,422 as per the 2004 census report. The capital is the spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a develope ...

Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region

* Prefecture of

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populatio ...

* Prefecture of

Salé Salé ( ar, سلا, salā, ; ber, ⵙⵍⴰ, sla) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the right bank of the Bou Regreg river, opposite the national capital Rabat, for which it serves as a commuter town. Founded in about 1030 by the Banu Ifran, ...

* Prefecture of Skhirat-Témara * Kénitra Province *

Khémisset Province Khémisset is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Its population in 2004 is 521,81This town was founded in 1924 on the site of a military outpost on the road from Rabat to Fes now a provincial capital Khemis ...

* Sidi Kacem Province * Sidi Slimane Province

Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region

* Azilal Province * Béni-Mellal Province *

Fquih Ben Salah Province Fquih Ben Salah () is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra Béni Mellal-Khénifra ( ar, بني ملال - خنيفرة, banī mallāl - ḵunayfira; ber, ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ - ⵅⵏⵉⴼⵕⴰ, ayt mllal - xnif� ...

* Khénifra Province *

Khouribga Province Khouribga (in خريبكة ) is a province of Morocco in the region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. It has a population of 499,144 people, with a majority from Arab root The major cities and towns are# Bejaad # Boujniba # Boulanouare # Hattane # Kh ...

Casablanca-Settat Region

* Prefecture of

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

** Prefecture of arrondissements of Casablanca Anfa ** Prefecture of arrondissements of

Al Fida - Mers Sultan AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media * Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera * Al (''Fullmetal ...

** Prefecture of arrondissements of Aïn Sebaâ - Hay Mohammadi ** Prefecture of arrondissement of Hay Hassani ** Prefecture of arrondissement of Aïn Chock ** Prefecture of arrondissements of Sidi Bernoussi ** Prefecture of arrondissements of

Ben M'Sick Ben M'Sick or Ben Msik ( ar, بن مسيك) is a district of southern Casablanca, in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. The district covers an area of 10.27 square kilometres (3.97 square miles) and as of 2004 had 285,879 inhabitants. Sub ...

** Prefecture of arrondissements of Moulay Rachid * Prefecture of

Mohammedia Mohammedia ( ar, المحمدية, al-muḥammadiyya; ber, ⴼⴹⴰⵍⴰ, Fḍala), known until 1960 as Fedala, is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most impo ...

* Ben Slimane Province *

Berrechid Province Berrechid Province () is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Casablanca-Settat ( ar, الدار البيضاء - سطات, ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ - siṭṭāt; ber, ⴰⵏⴼⴰ - ⵙⵟⵟⴰⵜ, anfa - sṭṭat) is one of the twe ...

* El Jadida Province *

Médiouna Province Médiouna is a province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's terr ...

Nouaceur Province Nouaceur ( ar, إقليم النواصر, french: Province de Nouaceur) is a province in the Moroccan region of Casablanca-Settat. Its population in 2004 was 236,119Its major town is Bouskouraalthough the administrative centre is Nouaceur. Moha ...

Settat Province Settat is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Region. The province had a population of 956,904 people in 2004. The Wali (governor) of the region is Bouchaib El Moutawakkil. The major cities and towns are: #Ben Ahmed # El Borouj # Gui ...

Sidi Bennour Province Sidi Bennour Province () is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Casablanca-Settat ( ar, الدار البيضاء - سطات, ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ - siṭṭāt; ber, ⴰⵏⴼⴰ - ⵙⵟⵟⴰⵜ, anfa - sṭṭat) is one of the ...

Marrakech-Safi Region

* Prefecture of

Marrakech Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...

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Al Haouz Province Al Haouz ( ar, إقليم الحوز) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 484,312. The major cities and towns are: * Ait Ourir * Amizmiz * Ghmate * Lalla Takarkoust * My Brahim * Sidi ...

* Chichaoua Province *

El Kelâat Es-Sraghna Province EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...

* Essaouira Province * Rehamna Province * Safi Province *

Youssoufia Province Youssoufia Province () is a province of Morocco in the Marrakesh-Safi Marrakesh-Safi or Marrakech-Asfi ( ar, مراكش آسفي, murrākuš āsafi; ( ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, mṙṙakš asfi) is one of the ten Regions of Morocco. ...

Drâa-Tafilalet Region

Errachidia Province Errachidia (Berber language: Imetɣaren) is a province located in eastern central Morocco in the region of Dra-Tafilalt. Errachidia is bordered by Algeria to the southeast and by the Moroccan provinces of Figig to the northeast, Midelt to the n ...

Midelt Province Midelt is a province in the Morocco, Moroccan economic region of Drâa-Tafilalet. It was created in 2009 from parts of the provinces of Khénifra Province, Khénifra and Errachidia Province, Errachidia. Its centre of administration is the town Mid ...

Ouarzazate Province Ouarzazate Province ( ar, إقليم ورزازات, ʾiqlīm Warzāzāt; french: province de Ouarzazate) is a province in the administrative region of Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. Its population in 2004 was 499,980. The major cities and towns are: ...

* Tinghir Province *

Zagora Province Zagora is a province in the Moroccan region of Drâa-Tafilalet. Its population in 2004 was 283,368. The major cities and towns are:Souss-Massa Region

* Prefecture of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane * Prefecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul *

Chtouka Aït Baha Province Chtouka Aït Baha is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Souss-Massa Souss-Massa ( ar, سوس ماسة, sūs māssa; ber, ⵙⵓⵙ ⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ, sus massa) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 51,642&nbs ...

Taroudant Province Taroudant is a province in the Moroccan region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 780,661. The major cities and towns are: * Ait Iaaza * Aoulouz * El Guerdane * Irherm * Oulad Berhil * Oulad Teima * Taliouine * Taroudant Taroudant ...

Tata Province Tata is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Souss-Massa Souss-Massa ( ar, سوس ماسة, sūs māssa; ber, ⵙⵓⵙ ⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ, sus massa) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 51,642 km² and h ...

* Tiznit Province

Western Sahara (most under ''
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Most of Western Sahara is administered ''de facto'' by Morocco (where the area is informally named the ''

Southern Provinces The Southern Provinces ( ar, الأقاليم الجنوبية, Al-Aqalim al-Janubiyah, french: Provinces du Sud) or Moroccan Sahara ( ar, الصحراء المغربية, Assahra al-Maghribiya, french: Sahara marocain) are the terms used by th ...

'' by the Moroccan government and media);

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is administered by the

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. The

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considers the territory to be disputed, as it was not legally transferred by Spain when it abandoned its former colony in 1975, and several states (notably members of the African Union) either recognize the SADR as the sole legitimate government of Western Sahara, or consider that the status of the region (either as an independent state, or as part of Morocco, or as part of

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

that initially claimed a part of it) has still not been autodetermined by the local population prior to its annexation. The United Nations has no legal instruments confirming the claims on the region made by the governments of Morocco or the self-proclaimed SADR, and in international treaties, it is still a formal part of Spain that remains to be properly decolonized, even though Spain and Mauritania no longer claim any part of it. Since the annexation, the situation is worsened by the fact that most of the historic Western Saharan population has fled either to the remaining ''free zone'' (now isolated by the Moroccan militarized berm) or to refugee camps in neighbouring countries (notably

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), due to lack of resources in the ''free zone''. The remaining native Western Saharan population now lives as a minority among the new Moroccan occupants. The absence of a legal government with a permanent administration in the ''free zone'' has also introduced a threat to the security of the surrounding countries in the Saharan and Sahel regions, including Morocco itself.

'' Guelmim-Oued Noun Region''

* '' Assa-Zag Province'' (partly located in Western Sahara) * Sidi Ifni Province (located in Mainland Morocco) * Guelmim Province (located in Mainland Morocco) *

Tan-Tan Province Tan-Tan is a province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's terri ...

(located in Mainland Morocco)

'' Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region''

* ''

Boujdour Province Boujdour Province ( ar, إقليم بوجدور) is a province in the Moroccan occupied region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 46,129. Its major town is Boujdour. Its territory, which is part of Western Sa ...

'' * ''

Es Semara Province Es Semara is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 60,426. Its major town is Es Semara Es, ES, or similar may refer to: Arts and enterta ...

'' * ''

Laâyoune Province Laâyoune ( ar, إقليم العيون) is a delineated province in the north-west of Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, which is situated within the northern part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its population in ...

'' * ''

Tarfaya Province Tarfaya is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, which includes the southwestern part of the territory of Morocco as of before 1975, and the northern part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its populatio ...

'' (partly located in Mainland Morocco)

'' Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region''

* '' Aousserd Province'' * ''

Oued Ed-Dahab Province Oued Ed-Dahab ( ar, إقليم وادي الذهب) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, in the disputed territory of Western Sahara Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast ...

Before 2015

Mainland Morocco

Chaouia-Ouardigha Region

* Ben Slimane Province *

Greater Casablanca Region

* Prefecture of

Tadla-Azilal Region

* Azilal Province * Béni-Mellal Province *

Doukkala-Abda Region

* El Jadida Province * Safi Province *

Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region

* Prefecture of Marrakesh-Medina * Prefecture of

Marrakesh-Menara Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrake ...

* Prefecture of

Sidi Youssef Ben Ali Sidi Yusuf ibn 'Ali as-Sanhaji () is a wali (Muslim mystic or saint) who was born in Marrakesh, Morocco and died there in 1196 CE. He is considered one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh, and one of the administrative divisions of Marrakesh is named ...

* Chichaoua Province *

* Essaouira Province * Rehamna Province

Fès-Boulemane Region

* Prefecture of Fès-Dar-Dbibegh *

* Sefrou Province * Boulemane Province

Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Region

* Taza Province * Guercif Province

Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region

* Kénitra Province * Sidi Kacem Province * Sidi Slimane Province

Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region

* Prefecture of

* Prefecture of Skhirat-Témara *

Tangier-Tétouan Region

* Tangier Sub-Region ** Prefecture of Tangier-Assilah ** Fahs-Anjra Province * Tétouan Sub-Region ** Prefecture of M'diq-Fnideq **

** Larache Province **

Oriental Region

* Prefecture of Oujda-Angad *

* Driouch Province * Figuig Province * Jerada Province * Nador Province *

Meknès-Tafilalet Region

* Prefecture of

* Ifrane Province * Khénifra Province *

Souss-Massa-Drâa Region

* Prefecture of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane * Prefecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul *

Zagora Province Zagora is a province in the Moroccan region of Drâa-Tafilalet. Its population in 2004 was 283,368. The major cities and towns are:Sidi Ifni Province * Tiznit Province * Tinghir Province

Moroccan Sahara (most under ''
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'' Moroccan administration)

'' Guelmim-Es Semara Region''

* Assa-Zag Province (located in Mainland Morocco) * ''

'' * Guelmim Province (located in Mainland Morocco) *

(located in Mainland Morocco) *

(located in Mainland Morocco)

'' Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra Region''

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'' Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira Region''

* '' Aousserd Province'' * ''

Wilaya

In Morocco, a wilaya is an administrative division created in 1981 that "brings together many provinces or prefectures or both at the same time, and is intended to endow big urban units such as Casablanca with an administrative organization capable of meeting the needs that emerge from these expanding cities and their growing populations." Therefore, strictly speaking, the level of wilayas are between the regions and prefectures/provinces (although wilayas only cover urban areas). However, they are often used synonymous with regions or prefectures/provinces in common usage.Wilayas, Prefectures and Provinces

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List of prefectures and provinces

Mainland Morocco

'' Guelmim-Oued Noun Region''

'' Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region''

'' Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region''

Before 2015

Mainland Morocco

'' Guelmim-Es Semara Region''

'' Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra Region''

'' Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira Region''

Wilaya

See also

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