In Morocco, the 75 second-level administrative subdivisions are 13 prefectures and 62 provinces. They are subdivisions of the 12 regions of Morocco.[1] Each prefecture or province is subdivided into arrondissements (only in prefectures of some metropolitan areas), municipalities (communes, sing. commune) or urban municipalities (communes urbaines, sing. commune urbaine) in other urban areas, and districts (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.[2]
The United Nations 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 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 Algeria), 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.
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."[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]
^ ab"Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354" (PDF). Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Retrieved 2015-07-11.
^HCP.ma List of districts and municipalities (communes) of Morocco by province/prefecture 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
^The Wilaya of Grand Casablanca May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^Wilayas, Prefectures and Provinces July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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In Morocco the 75 second level administrative subdivisions are 13 prefectures and 62 provinces They are subdivisions of the 12 regions of Morocco 1 Each prefecture or province is subdivided into arrondissements only in prefectures of some metropolitan areas municipalities communes sing commune or urban municipalities communes urbaines sing commune urbaine in other urban areas and districts 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 prefectures d arrondissements sing prefecture 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 2 Moroccan administrative division Contents 1 List of prefectures and provinces 1 1 Seats Headquarters 1 2 Mainland Morocco 1 2 1 Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region 1 2 2 Oriental Region 1 2 3 Fes Meknes Region 1 2 4 Rabat Sale Kenitra Region 1 2 5 Beni Mellal Khenifra Region 1 2 6 Casablanca Settat Region 1 2 7 Marrakech Safi Region 1 2 8 Draa Tafilalet Region 1 2 9 Souss Massa Region 1 3 Western Sahara most under de facto Moroccan administration 1 3 1 Guelmim Oued Noun Region 1 3 2 Laayoune Sakia El Hamra Region 1 3 3 Dakhla Oued Ed Dahab Region 2 Before 2015 2 1 Mainland Morocco 2 1 1 Chaouia Ouardigha Region 2 1 2 Greater Casablanca Region 2 1 3 Tadla Azilal Region 2 1 4 Doukkala Abda Region 2 1 5 Marrakech Tensift El Haouz Region 2 1 6 Fes Boulemane Region 2 1 7 Taza Al Hoceima Taounate Region 2 1 8 Gharb Chrarda Beni Hssen Region 2 1 9 Rabat Sale Zemmour Zaer Region 2 1 10 Tangier Tetouan Region 2 1 11 Oriental Region 2 1 12 Meknes Tafilalet Region 2 1 13 Souss Massa Draa Region 2 2 Moroccan Sahara most under de facto Moroccan administration 2 2 1 Guelmim Es Semara Region 2 2 2 Laayoune Boujdour Sakia El Hamra Region 2 2 3 Oued Ed Dahab Lagouira Region 3 Wilaya 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksList of prefectures and provinces edit 1 Seats Headquarters edit Location Region Province Prefecture Seat Mainland Morocco Beni Mellal Khenifra Region Azilal Province Azilal Mainland Morocco Beni Mellal Khenifra Region Beni Mellal Province Beni Mellal Mainland Morocco Beni Mellal Khenifra Region Fquih Ben Salah Province Fquih Ben Salah Mainland Morocco Beni Mellal Khenifra Region Khenifra Province Khenifra Mainland Morocco Beni Mellal Khenifra Region Khouribga Province Khouribga Mainland Morocco Casablanca Settat Region Benslimane Province Benslimane Mainland Morocco Casablanca Settat Region Berrechid Province Berrechid Mainland Morocco Casablanca Settat Region Casablanca Prefecture Casablanca Mainland Morocco Casablanca Settat Region El Jadida Province El Jadida Mainland Morocco Casablanca Settat Region Mediouna Province Mediouna Mainland Morocco Casablanca Settat Region Mohammedia Prefecture Mohammedia Mainland Morocco Casablanca Settat Region Nouaceur Province Nouaceur Mainland Morocco Casablanca Settat Region Settat Province Settat Mainland Morocco Casablanca Settat Region Sidi Bennour Province Sidi Bennour Mainland Morocco Draa Tafilalet Region Errachidia Province Errachidia Mainland Morocco Draa Tafilalet Region Midelt Province Midelt Mainland Morocco Draa Tafilalet Region Ouarzazate Province Ouarzazate Mainland Morocco Draa Tafilalet Region Tinghir Province Tinghir Mainland Morocco Draa Tafilalet Region Zagora Province Zagora Mainland Morocco Fes Meknes Region Boulemane Province Boulemane Mainland Morocco Fes Meknes Region El Hajeb Province El Hajeb Mainland Morocco Fes Meknes Region Fez Prefecture Fez Mainland Morocco Fes Meknes Region Ifrane Province Ifrane Mainland Morocco Fes Meknes Region Meknes Prefecture Meknes Mainland Morocco Fes Meknes Region Moulay Yacoub Province Moulay Yacoub Mainland Morocco Fes Meknes Region Sefrou Province Sefrou Mainland Morocco Fes Meknes Region Taounate Province Taounate Mainland Morocco Fes Meknes Region Taza Province Taza Mainland Morocco Marrakesh Safi Region Al Haouz Province Tahannaout Mainland Morocco Marrakesh Safi Region Chichaoua Province Chichaoua Mainland Morocco Marrakesh Safi Region El Kelaa des Sraghna Province Kalaat Sraghna Mainland Morocco Marrakesh Safi Region Essaouira Province Essaouira Mainland Morocco Marrakesh Safi Region Marrakesh Prefecture Marrakesh Mainland Morocco Marrakesh Safi Region Rehamna Province Ben Guerir Mainland Morocco Marrakesh Safi Region Safi Province Safi Mainland Morocco Marrakesh Safi Region Youssoufia Province Youssoufia Mainland Morocco Oriental Region Berkane Province Berkane Mainland Morocco Oriental Region Driouch Province Driouch Mainland Morocco Oriental Region Figuig Province Figuig Mainland Morocco Oriental Region Guercif Province Guercif Mainland Morocco Oriental Region Jerada Province Jerada Mainland Morocco Oriental Region Nador Province Nador Mainland Morocco Oriental Region Oujda Angad Prefecture Oujda Mainland Morocco Oriental Region Taourirt Province Taourirt Mainland Morocco Rabat Sale Kenitra Region Kenitra Province Kenitra Mainland Morocco Rabat Sale Kenitra Region Khemisset Province Khemisset Mainland Morocco Rabat Sale Kenitra Region Rabat Prefecture Rabat Mainland Morocco Rabat Sale Kenitra Region Sale Prefecture Sale Mainland Morocco Rabat Sale Kenitra Region Sidi Kacem Province Sidi Kacem Mainland Morocco Rabat Sale Kenitra Region Sidi Slimane Province Sidi Slimane Mainland Morocco Rabat Sale Kenitra Region Skhirate Temara Prefecture Temara Mainland Morocco Souss Massa Region Agadir Ida Ou Tanane Prefecture Agadir Mainland Morocco Souss Massa Region Chtouka Ait Baha Province Biougra Mainland Morocco Souss Massa Region Inezgane Ait Melloul Prefecture Inezgane Mainland Morocco Souss Massa Region Taroudant Province Taroudant Mainland Morocco Souss Massa Region Tata Province Tata Mainland Morocco Souss Massa Region Tiznit Province Tiznit Mainland Morocco Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region Al Hoceima Province Al Hoceima Mainland Morocco Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region Chefchaouen Province Chefchaouen Mainland Morocco Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region Fahs Anjra Province Anjra Mainland Morocco Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region Larache Province Larache Mainland Morocco Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region M diq Fnideq Prefecture M diq Mainland Morocco Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region Ouezzane Province Ouazzane Mainland Morocco Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region Tangier Assilah Prefecture Tangier Mainland Morocco Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region Tetouan Province Tetouan Western Sahara Dakhla Oued Ed Dahab Region Aousserd Province Aousserd Western Sahara Dakhla Oued Ed Dahab Region Oued Ed Dahab Province Dakhla Western Sahara Guelmim Oued Noun Region Assa Zag Province Assa Western Sahara Guelmim Oued Noun Region Guelmim Province Guelmim Western Sahara Guelmim Oued Noun Region Sidi Ifni Province Sidi Ifni Western Sahara Guelmim Oued Noun Region Tan Tan Province Tan Tan Western Sahara Laayoune Sakia El Hamra Region Boujdour Province Boujdour Western Sahara Laayoune Sakia El Hamra Region Es Semara Province Smara Western Sahara Laayoune Sakia El Hamra Region Laayoune Province Laayoune Western Sahara Laayoune Sakia El Hamra Region Tarfaya Province Tarfaya Mainland Morocco edit Tanger Tetouan Al Hoceima Region edit M diq Fnideq Prefecture Tangier Assilah Prefecture Al Hoceima Province Chefchaouen Province Fahs Anjra Province Larache Province Ouezzane Province Tetouan Province Oriental Region edit Prefecture of Oujda Angad Berkane Province Driouch Province Figuig Province Guercif Province Jerada Province Nador Province Taourirt Province Fes Meknes Region edit Prefecture of Fes Prefecture of Meknes Boulemane Province El Hajeb Province Ifrane Province Sefrou Province Taounate Province Taza Province Moulay Yacoub Province Rabat Sale Kenitra Region edit Prefecture of Rabat Prefecture of Sale Prefecture of Skhirat Temara Kenitra Province Khemisset Province Sidi Kacem Province Sidi Slimane Province Beni Mellal Khenifra Region edit Azilal Province Beni Mellal Province Fquih Ben Salah Province Khenifra Province Khouribga Province Casablanca Settat Region edit Prefecture of Casablanca Prefecture of arrondissements of Casablanca Anfa Prefecture of arrondissements of Al Fida Mers Sultan Prefecture of arrondissements of Ain Sebaa Hay Mohammadi Prefecture of arrondissement of Hay Hassani Prefecture of arrondissement of Ain Chock Prefecture of arrondissements of Sidi Bernoussi Prefecture of arrondissements of Ben M Sick Prefecture of arrondissements of Moulay Rachid Prefecture of Mohammedia Ben Slimane Province Berrechid Province El Jadida Province Mediouna Province Nouaceur Province Settat Province Sidi Bennour Province Marrakech Safi Region edit Prefecture of Marrakech fr Al Haouz Province Chichaoua Province El Kelaat Es Sraghna Province Essaouira Province Rehamna Province Safi Province Youssoufia Province Draa Tafilalet Region edit Errachidia Province Midelt Province Ouarzazate Province Tinghir Province Zagora Province Souss Massa Region edit Prefecture of Agadir Ida Ou Tanane Prefecture of Inezgane Ait Melloul Chtouka Ait Baha Province Taroudant Province Tata Province Tiznit Province Western Sahara most under de facto Moroccan administration edit See also International recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Political status of Western Sahara Most of Western Sahara is administered de facto by Morocco where the area is informally named the Southern Provinces by the Moroccan government and media the rest is administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic The United Nations 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 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 Algeria 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 edit Assa Zag Province partly located in Western Sahara Sidi Ifni Province located in Mainland Morocco Guelmim Province located in Mainland Morocco Tan Tan Province located in Mainland Morocco Laayoune Sakia El Hamra Region edit Boujdour Province Es Semara Province Laayoune Province Tarfaya Province partly located in Mainland Morocco Dakhla Oued Ed Dahab Region edit Aousserd Province Oued Ed Dahab ProvinceBefore 2015 editMainland Morocco edit Chaouia Ouardigha Region edit Ben Slimane Province Berrechid Province Khouribga Province Settat Province Greater Casablanca Region edit Prefecture of Casablanca Prefecture of Mohammedia Mediouna Province Nouaceur Province Tadla Azilal Region edit Azilal Province Beni Mellal Province Fquih Ben Salah Province Doukkala Abda Region edit El Jadida Province Safi Province Sidi Bennour Province Youssoufia Province Marrakech Tensift El Haouz Region edit Prefecture of Marrakesh Medina Prefecture of Marrakesh Menara Prefecture of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali Al Haouz Province Chichaoua Province El Kelaat Es Sraghna Province Essaouira Province Rehamna Province Fes Boulemane Region edit Prefecture of Fes Dar Dbibegh Moulay Yacoub Province Sefrou Province Boulemane Province Taza Al Hoceima Taounate Region edit Al Hoceima Province Taounate Province Taza Province Guercif Province Gharb Chrarda Beni Hssen Region edit Kenitra Province Sidi Kacem Province Sidi Slimane Province Rabat Sale Zemmour Zaer Region edit Prefecture of Rabat Prefecture of Sale Prefecture of Skhirat Temara Khemisset Province Tangier Tetouan Region edit Tangier Sub Region Prefecture of Tangier Assilah Fahs Anjra Province Tetouan Sub Region Prefecture of M diq Fnideq Chefchaouen Province Larache Province Ouezzane Province Tetouan Province Oriental Region edit Prefecture of Oujda Angad Berkane Province Driouch Province Figuig Province Jerada Province Nador Province Taourirt Province Meknes Tafilalet Region edit Prefecture of Meknes El Hajeb Province Errachidia Province Ifrane Province Khenifra Province Midelt Province Souss Massa Draa Region edit Prefecture of Agadir Ida Ou Tanane Prefecture of Inezgane Ait Melloul Chtouka Ait Baha Province Ouarzazate Province Taroudant Province Zagora Province Sidi Ifni Province Tiznit Province Tinghir Province Moroccan Sahara most under de facto Moroccan administration edit Guelmim Es Semara Region edit 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 Laayoune Boujdour Sakia El Hamra Region edit Boujdour Province Laayoune Province Tarfaya Province Oued Ed Dahab Lagouira Region edit Aousserd Province Oued Ed Dahab ProvinceWilaya editIn 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 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 See also editRegions of Morocco List of administrative divisions of Morocco by population 2004 List of administrative divisions of Morocco by area 2004 ISO 3166 2 MA 2004 References edit a b Population legale d apres les resultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N 6354 PDF Haut Commissariat au Plan in Arabic Retrieved 2015 07 11 HCP ma List of districts and municipalities communes of Morocco by province prefecture Archived 2009 04 18 at the Wayback Machine The Wilaya of Grand Casablanca Archived May 1 2008 at the Wayback Machine Wilayas Prefectures and Provinces Archived July 19 2011 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editISO Administrative divisions Prefectures of Morocco Statoids Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prefectures and provinces of Morocco amp oldid 1174618430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
