List of cities in Morocco

This article is about cities in internationally recognized Moroccan territory. For cities in the Southern Provinces, see List of cities in Western Sahara.

Map of Morocco

The basic unit of local government in Morocco is the commune.[1] At the time of the 2014 population census, Morocco was divided into 1538 communes, 256 of which were classified as urban[2] and also called municipalities.[3] The remaining 1282 communes were classified as rural.[2] Urban centres were defined by the High Commission for Planning for some rural communes.[4]

The following list includes all Moroccan municipalities with 50,000 or more inhabitants according to the 2014 census,[a] as well as one urban centre of a rural commune whose population also exceeds 50,000 inhabitants. In its 2014 census report, the High Commission for Planning also published a list of the legal populations of seven major Moroccan cities, some of which comprise more than one administrative unit.[5] Those legal population figures are incorporated into the list, and the city definitions they are based upon are provided in the notes.

## List of cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants

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Royal Palace in Fes, the second largest city in Morocco and one of the country's "Imperial Cities"

Tangier's bay

The 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh

Salé, the fifth largest city in the country

Bab Mansour and El Hedime Place in Meknes

Rabat, Morocco's capital

Oujda

Kenitra

Agadir's bay

Cities in Morocco with a population of 50,000 or more  City  | Population
(2014)[5][6] | Region

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Casablanca[b] | 3,359,818 | Casablanca-Settat
Fez[c] | 1,112,072 | Fès-Meknès
Tangier[d] | 947,952 | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Marrakesh[e] | 928,850 | Marrakesh-Safi
Salé[f] | 890,403 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Meknes[g] | 632,079 | Fès-Meknès
Rabat[h] | 577,827 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Oujda | 494,252 | Oriental
Kenitra | 431,282 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Agadir | 421,844 | Souss-Massa
Tetouan | 380,787 | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Temara | 313,510 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Safi | 308,508 | Marrakesh-Safi
Mohammedia | 208,612 | Casablanca-Settat
Khouribga | 196,196 | Béni Mellal-Khénifra
El Jadida | 194,934 | Casablanca-Settat
Beni Mellal | 192,676 | Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Aït Melloul | 171,847 | Souss-Massa
Nador | 161,726 | Oriental
Dar Bouazza | 151,373 | Casablanca-Settat
Taza | 148,456 | Fès-Meknès
Settat | 142,250 | Casablanca-Settat
Berrechid | 136,634 | Casablanca-Settat
Khemisset | 131,542 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Inezgane | 130,333 | Souss-Massa
Ksar El Kebir | 126,617 | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Larache | 125,008 | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Guelmim | 118,318 | Guelmim-Oued Noun
Khenifra | 117,510 | Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Berkane | 109,237 | Oriental
Taourirt | 103,398 | Oriental
Bouskoura | 103,026 | Casablanca-Settat
Fquih Ben Salah | 102,019 | Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Dcheira El Jihadia | 100,336 | Souss-Massa
Oued Zem | 95,267 | Béni Mellal-Khénifra
El Kelaa Des Sraghna | 95,224 | Marrakesh-Safi
Sidi Slimane | 92,989 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Errachidia | 92,374 | Drâa-Tafilalet
Guercif | 90,880 | Oriental
Oulad Teima | 89,387 | Souss-Massa
Ben Guerir | 88,626 | Marrakesh-Safi
Tifelt | 86,709 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Lqliaa | 83,235 | Souss-Massa
Taroudant | 80,149 | Souss-Massa
Sefrou | 79,887 | Fès-Meknès
Essaouira | 77,966 | Marrakesh-Safi
Fnideq | 77,436 | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Sidi Kacem | 75,672 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Tiznit | 74,699 | Souss-Massa
Tan-Tan | 73,209 | Guelmim-Oued Noun
Ouarzazate | 71,067 | Drâa-Tafilalet
Souk El Arbaa | 69,265 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Youssoufia | 67,628 | Marrakesh-Safi
Lahraouyine | 64,821 | Casablanca-Settat
Martil | 64,355 | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Ain Harrouda | 62,420 | Casablanca-Settat
Suq as-Sabt Awlad an-Nama | 60,076 | Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Skhirat | 59,775 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Ouazzane | 59,606 | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Benslimane | 57,101 | Casablanca-Settat
Al Hoceima | 56,716 | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Beni Ansar | 56,582 | Oriental
M'diq | 56,227 | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Sidi Bennour | 55,815 | Casablanca-Settat
Midelt | 55,304 | Drâa-Tafilalet
Azrou | 54,350 | Fès-Meknès
Drargua[i] | 50,946 | Souss-Massa

## See also

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* List of cities in Western Sahara
* List of metropolitan areas in Africa
* List of largest cities in the Arab world

## Notes

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1. ^ Except Ouislane, which is legally defined as part of the city of Meknes: see note g.
2. ^ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Casablanca as 3,359,818,[5] which corresponds to the population of Casablanca Prefecture.[6]
3. ^ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Fez as 1,112,072,[5] which corresponds to the combined population of those parts of Fez Prefecture not within the cercle of Fez Banlieue ("suburbs").[6]
4. ^ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Tangier as 947,952,[5] which corresponds to the combined population of the four arrondissements of Bni Makada, Charf-Mghogha, Charf-Souani and Tanger-Médina.[6]
5. ^ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Marrakesh as 928,850,[5] which corresponds to the combined population of the municipality of Méchouar-Kasba and the five arrondissements of Annakhil, Gueliz, Marrakech-Médina, Ménara and Sidi Youssef Ben Ali.[6]
6. ^ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Salé as 890,403,[5] which corresponds to the combined population of the five arrondissements of Bab Lamrissa, Bettana, Hssaine, Layayda and Tabriquet.[6]
7. ^ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Meknes as 632,079,[5] which corresponds to the combined population of the municipalities of Meknes, Al Machouar – Stinia, Toulal and Ouislane.[6]
8. ^ In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of Rabat as 577,827,[5] which corresponds to the population of Rabat Prefecture.[6]
9. ^ The population figure refers only to the urban centre (HCP geographic code [fr] 09.001.05.09.3) of the rural commune of Drargua.

## References

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1. ^ "Titre IX. Des régions et des collectivités territoriales". Constitution of Morocco (in French). 1 July 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
2. ^ a b "Répartition géographique de la population d'après les données du Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat de 2014" (in French). High Commission for Planning. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
3. ^ "Resilience and Growth Through Sustained Adjustment: The Moroccan Experience". Occasional Paper 117. IMF: 19. January 1995. ISBN 1557754225. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
4. ^ Démographie Marocaine: tendances passées et perspectives d'avenir (PDF) (in French). High Commission for Planning. 2005. ISBN 9954405283. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Note de présentation des premiers résultats du Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014" (in French). High Commission for Planning. 20 March 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Population légale des régions, provinces, préfectures, municipalités, arrondissements et communes du royaume d'après les résultats du rgph 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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