Youssoufia, Morocco

Youssoufia
Youssoufia; ⵢⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉⵢⴰ; اليوسفية
	Town
Country	Morocco
Region	Marrakesh-Safi
Province	Youssoufia
Population (2014)
• Total	67,628
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Youssoufia (Berber: ⵢⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉⵢⴰ, Arabic: اليوسفية) is the capital of Youssoufia Province in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco. In the 2014 Moroccan census it recorded a population of 67,628,^[1] up from 64,518 ten years ago.^[2]

It is known for its phosphate production. The city was founded in 1931 by the French when they began to exploit the phosphate deposits of the Gantour basin.

Notable people

Ismahane Elouafi, geneticist, was born here in 1971.
Samir Sarsare, a football player.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D’APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in ar, fr). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. http://rgph2014.hcp.ma/file/166326/.
↑ World Gazetteer

[ ⚑ ] 32°15′N 8°32′W / 32.25°N 8.533°W / 32.25; -8.533

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[census2014-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D’APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in ar, fr). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. http://rgph2014.hcp.ma/file/166326/.

[2] World Gazetteer

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Youssoufia, Morocco

Topic: Place

Notable people

References