Administrative divisions of Morocco

In Morocco, the 61 second-level administrative subdivisions are 13 prefectures and 48 provinces^[1]. They are subdivisions of the 16 regions of Morocco. Each prefecture and province are subdivided into districts (cercles, sing. cercle), municipalities (communes, sing. commune) or urban municipalities (communes urbaines, sing. commune urbaine), and arrondissements in some metropolitan areas. The districts are subdivided into rural municipalities (communes rurales, sing. commune rural).

Note: The municipalities and arrondissements should probably be thought of as fourth-level subdivisions, on the same level as the rural municipalities^[2].

Central Mainland Morocco

Central Morocco

• Chaouia-Ouardigha Region
  • Ben Slimane Province
  • Khouribga Province
  • Settat Province
• Greater Casablanca Region
  • Prefecture of Casablanca
  • Prefecture of Mohammedia
  • Médiouna Province
  • Nouaceur Province
• Tadla-Azilal Region
  • Azilal Province
  • Béni-Mellal Province

Greater Tensift

• Doukkala-Abda Region
  • El Jadida Province
  • Safi Province
• Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region
  • Prefecture of Marrakech
  • Al Haouz Province
  • Chichaoua Province
  • El Kelaa des Sraghna Province
  • Essaouira Province

Northern Mainland Morocco

North Central Morocco

• Fès-Boulemane Region
  • Prefecture of Fès-Dar-Dbibegh
  • Moulay Yacoub Province
  • Sefrou Province
  • Boulemane Province
• Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Region
  • Al Hoceïma Province
  • Taounate Province
  • Taza Province

North Morocco

• Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region
  • Kénitra Province
  • Sidi Kacem Province
• Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region
  • Prefecture of Rabat
  • Prefecture of Salé
  • Prefecture of Skhirat-Témara
  • Khémisset Province
• Tangier-Tétouan Region
  • Prefecture of Fahs Anjra
  • Prefecture of Tangier-Assilah
  • Tétouan Province
  • Chefchaouen Province
  • Larache Province

Southern Mainland Morocco

South East Central Morocco

• Meknès-Tafilalet Region
  • Prefecture of Meknès-El Menzeh
  • El Hajeb Province
  • Errachidia Province
  • Ifrane Province
  • Khénifra Province
• Oriental Region
  • Prefecture of Oujda-Angad
  • Berkane Province
  • Figuig Province
  • Jerada Province
  • Nador Province
  • Taourirt Province
• Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
  • Prefecture of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane
  • Prefecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul
  • Chtouka Aït Baha Province
  • Ouarzazate Province
  • Taroudant Province
  • Tiznit Province
  • Zagora Province

South Morocco (a.k.a. Western Sahara)

Most of Western Sahara is under military occupation from Morroco; the rest is administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR.) The international community considers the territory to be disputed and several states recognize the SADR as the sole legitimate government of Western Sahara.

• Guelmim-Es Semara Region
  • Assa-Zag Province (located in Mainland Morocco)
  • Es Semara Province
  • Guelmim Province (located in Mainland Morocco)
  • Tan-Tan Province (located in Mainland Morocco)
  • Tata Province (located in Mainland Morocco)
• Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra Region
  • Boujdour Province
  • Laâyoune Province
• Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira Region
  • Aousserd Province
  • Oued Eddahab Province

Wilaya

In Morocco, a wilaya is an administrative division created since 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."^[3] 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.^[4]

Notes

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Morocco by population
• List of administrative divisions of Morocco by area
• ISO 3166-2:MA

External links

• Regions of Morocco at statoids.com
• Prefectures of Morocco at statoids.com

v • d • e Regions of Morocco Chaouia-Ouardigha · Doukkala-Abda · Fès-Boulemane · Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen · Greater Casablanca · Guelmim-Es Semara · Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra · Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz · Meknès-Tafilalet · Oriental · Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira · Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer · Souss-Massa-Draâ · Tadla-Azilal · Tangier-Tétouan · Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Regions in italics fall in part in the Moroccan administered areas of Western Sahara.