Marrakesh-Safi
Marrakesh-Safi (Arabic: مراكش آسفي, romanized: murrākuš āsafi; (Berber languages: ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, romanized: mṙṙakš asfi) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.[1] Its population in 2014 was 4,520,569.[2] The capital is Marrakesh.[3]
Marrakesh-Safi
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 Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Capital | Marrakesh |
| Government | |
| • Wali | Karim KASSI-LEHLOU |
| • President | Ahmed Akhchichine |
| Population (2014 census) | |
| • Total | 4,520,569 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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]
References
- Jounaux.ma Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- "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.
- "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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| 1997–2015 |
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| 1971–1997 |
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Regions falling partly (*) or entirely (**) within the disputed territory of Western Sahara | ||
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