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Provinces of Morocco - Definition and Overview

Morocco is divided into 37 provinces and 2 wilayas*:


Three additional provinces of Ad Dakhla (Oued Eddahab), Boujdour, and Es Smara as well as parts of Tan-Tan and Laayoune fall within Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara.

note: as part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature 16 new regions (provided below) were created although full details and scope of the reorganization are limited (capitals in parentheses):

  • Casablanca (Casablanca)
  • Chaouia-Ourdigha (Settat)
  • Doukkala-Abda (Safi)
  • Fès-Boulmane (Fès)
  • Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen (Kénitra)
  • Guelmim-Es Smara (Guelmim)
  • Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (Laâyoune)
  • Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz (Marrakesh)
  • Meknès-Tafilalet (Meknès)
  • Oriental (Oujda)
  • Oued Eddahab-Lagouira (Dakhla)
  • Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer (Rabat)
  • Souss-Massa-Draâ (Agadir)
  • Tadla-Azilal (Béni Mellal)
  • Tangier-Tétouan (Tangier)
  • Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate (Al Hoceima)


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