Marrakesh-Safi

Marrakesh-Safi مراكش آسفي ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ
Region
Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W / 31.617°N 8.000°WCoordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W / 31.617°N 8.000°W
Country	Morocco
Chef-lieu	Marrakesh
Government
• Wali	Mohamed Moufakir
• President	Ahmed Akhchichine
Population (2014 census)
• Total	4,520,569.
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1)

Marrakesh-Safi (Arabic: مراكش آسفي‎; Berber: ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.^[1] Its population in 2014 was 4,520,569.^[2] The capital is Marrakesh.^[3]

History

Marrakesh-Safi was formed in September 2015 by merging the old region of Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz with the provinces of Safi and Youssoufia in Doukkala-Abda region.^[3]

Administrative divisions

The region is made up into the following provinces and prefectures:^[2]

• Prefecture of Marrakech
• Al Haouz Province
• Chichaoua Province
• El Kelâa des Sraghna Province
• Essaouira Province
• Rehamna Province
• Safi Province
• Youssoufia Province

References

1. Jounaux.ma
2. "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.
3. "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (pdf). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.