Regions of Morocco
| Regions of Morocco جهات المغرب (Arabic) Tasgiwin n Murakuc (Berber) | |
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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Kingdom of Morocco |
| Number | 12 Regions |
| Populations | 142,955 (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) – 6,861,737 (Grand Casablanca-Settat) |
| Government | Regional council |
| Subdivisions | Provinces and prefectures |
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Regions are currently the highest administrative divisions in Morocco. Since 2015 Morocco officially administers 12 regions, including one (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) that lies completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara and two (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Guelmim-Oued Noun) that lie partially within it. The regions are subdivided into a total of 75 second-order administrative divisions, which are prefectures and provinces.[1] A Moroccan region is governed by a wali nominated by the King, as well as a council elected by the voters of that region. The Wali is also governor of the province or prefecture where he resides.[2]
Regions since 2015
On 3 January 2010 the Moroccan government established the Consultative Commission for the Regionalization (CCR), which aimed to decentralize power to the regions, and confer a greater autonomy to the regions coinciding with the Western Sahara. The commission published provisional names and numbers for the new regions,[3] and their names were officially fixed in the Bulletin Officiel dated 5 March 2015.[4] The new regional councils elected their presidents on 14 September 2015[5] and regional governors were appointed on 13 October 2015.[6]
A.^ Lies partially or completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Midelt Province in Fès-Meknès (3) instead of Béni Mellal-Khénifra (5)
Figuig Province in Oriental (2) instead of Drâa-Tafilalet (8)
1997 to 2010: Full unitary system
Between 1997 and 2010, Morocco had 16 regions.[7]
The entirety of Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira (1), the vast majority of Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (2), and part of Guelmim-Es Semara (3) were situated within the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The sovereignty of Western Sahara is disputed between Morocco and the Polisario Front which claims the territory as the independent Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Most of the region is administered by Morocco as its Southern Provinces. The Polisario Front, based in headquarters at Tindouf in south western Algeria, controls only those areas east of the Moroccan Wall.
Regions before 1997
Before 1997, Morocco was divided into 7 regions: Central, Eastern, North-Central, Northwestern, South-Central, Southern, Tansift.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Morocco in Figures 2003: A document by the Moroccan Embassy in the USA
- ↑ Oleynik, editor, Natasha Alexander ; editor-in-chief: Igor S. (2006). Morocco : country study guide. Washington, D.C.: International Business Publications. p. 32. ISBN 9780739715147. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ Moroccan Government website concerning the regionalization
- ↑ "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (pdf). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ↑ "Ministère de l'Intérieur : l'élection des présidents des Conseils des régions s'est déroulée dans de bonnes conditions et dans un climat de transparence" [Ministry of the Interior: the regional council presidential elections took place under good conditions and in an air of transparency] (Press release) (in French). Maghreb Arabe Press. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "SM le Roi a procédé à la nomination les Walis des régions" [HM the King appointed the Walis of the regions]. La Vie Éco (in French). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "Régions". Portail national du Maroc. Government of Morocco. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ http://www.statoids.com/uma.html
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