List of cities in 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]

Map of Morocco

The following list includes all Moroccan municipalities with 50,000 or more inhabitants according to the 2014 census,[lower-alpha 1] 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

Casablanca, the largest city in Morocco and in Maghreb

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

Rank	City	Population (2014 census)[5][6]	Region
1	Casablanca[lower-alpha 2]	3,359,818	Casablanca-Settat
2	Fez[lower-alpha 3]	1,112,072	Fès-Meknès
3	Tangier[lower-alpha 4]	947,952	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
4	Marrakesh[lower-alpha 5]	928,850	Marrakesh-Safi
5	Salé[lower-alpha 6]	890,403	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
6	Meknes[lower-alpha 7]	632,079	Fès-Meknès
7	Rabat[lower-alpha 8]	577,827	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
8	Oujda	494,252	Oriental
9	Kenitra	431,282	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
10	Agadir	421,844	Souss-Massa
11	Tetouan	380,787	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
12	Temara	313,510	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
13	Safi	308,508	Marrakesh-Safi
14	Mohammedia	208,612	Casablanca-Settat
15	Khouribga	196,196	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
16	El Jadida	194,934	Casablanca-Settat
17	Beni Mellal	192,676	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
18	Aït Melloul	171,847	Souss-Massa
19	Nador	161,726	Oriental
20	Dar Bouazza	151,373	Casablanca-Settat
21	Taza	148,456	Fès-Meknès
22	Settat	142,250	Casablanca-Settat
23	Berrechid	136,634	Casablanca-Settat
24	Khemisset	131,542	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
25	Inezgane	130,333	Souss-Massa
26	Ksar El Kebir	126,617	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
27	Larache	125,008	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
28	Guelmim	118,318	Guelmim-Oued Noun
29	Khenifra	117,510	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
30	Berkane	109,237	Oriental
31	Taourirt	103,398	Oriental
32	Bouskoura	103,026	Casablanca-Settat
33	Fquih Ben Salah	102,019	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
34	Dcheira El Jihadia	100,336	Souss-Massa
35	Oued Zem	95,267	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
36	El Kelaa Des Sraghna	95,224	Marrakesh-Safi
37	Sidi Slimane	92,989	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
38	Errachidia	92,374	Drâa-Tafilalet
39	Guercif	90,880	Oriental
40	Oulad Teima	89,387	Souss-Massa
41	Ben Guerir	88,626	Marrakesh-Safi
42	Tifelt	86,709	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
43	Lqliaa	83,235	Souss-Massa
44	Taroudant	80,149	Souss-Massa
45	Sefrou	79,887	Fès-Meknès
46	Essaouira	77,966	Marrakesh-Safi
47	Fnideq	77,436	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
48	Sidi Kacem	75,672	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
49	Tiznit	74,699	Souss-Massa
50	Tan-Tan	73,209	Guelmim-Es Semara
51	Ouarzazate	71,067	Drâa-Tafilalet
52	Souk El Arbaa	69,265	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
53	Youssoufia	67,628	Marrakesh-Safi
54	Lahraouyine	64,821	Casablanca-Settat
55	Martil	64,355	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
56	Ain Harrouda	62,420	Casablanca-Settat
57	Suq as-Sabt Awlad an-Nama	60,076	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
58	Skhirat	59,775	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
59	Ouazzane	59,606	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
60	Benslimane	57,101	Casablanca-Settat
61	Al Hoceima	56,716	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
62	Beni Ansar	56,582	Oriental
63	M'diq	56,227	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
64	Sidi Bennour	55,815	Casablanca-Settat
65	Midelt	55,304	Drâa-Tafilalet
66	Azrou	54,350	Fès-Meknès
67	Drargua[lower-alpha 9]	50,946	Souss-Massa

See also

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

Notes

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 09.001.05.09.3) of the rural commune of Drargua.

References

1. "Titre IX. Des régions et des collectivités territoriales". Constitution of Morocco (in French). 1 July 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
2. "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. "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. "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.