The 12 Regions of Morocco are subdivided into 75 second-level administrative divisions, known as prefectures and provinces. These consist of 13 prefectures and 62 provinces.

Each prefecture or province is further subdivided into several types of administrative units. In urban areas, these include arrondissements (mainly within large metropolitan prefectures) and municipalities (communes, singular commune), also referred to as urban municipalities (communes urbaines). In rural areas, provinces and prefectures are divided into districts (cercles, singular cercle), which are themselves subdivided into rural municipalities (communes rurales, singular commune rurale).

One prefecture, Casablanca, is additionally subdivided into préfectures d'arrondissements (singular préfecture d'arrondissements), which function in a manner similar to districts (cercles), but group together several arrondissements instead of rural municipalities.

List of prefectures and provinces

Location Region Province / Prefecture Seat Mainland Morocco Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region Azilal Province Azilal Béni-Mellal Province Beni Mellal Fquih Ben Salah Province Fquih Ben Salah Khénifra Province Khenifra Khouribga Province Khouribga Casablanca-Settat Region Benslimane Province Benslimane Berrechid Province Berrechid Casablanca Prefecture Casablanca El Jadida Province El Jadida Médiouna Province Mediouna Mohammedia Prefecture Mohammedia Nouaceur Province Nouaceur Settat Province Settat Sidi Bennour Province Sidi Bennour Drâa-Tafilalet Region Errachidia Province Errachidia Midelt Province Midelt Ouarzazate Province Ouarzazate Tinghir Province Tinghir Zagora Province Zagora Fez-Meknes Region Boulemane Province Missour El Hajeb Province El Hajeb Fez Prefecture Fez Ifrane Province Ifrane Meknès Prefecture Meknes Moulay Yacoub Province Moulay Yacoub Sefrou Province Sefrou Taounate Province Taounate Taza Province Taza Marrakesh-Safi Region Al Haouz Province Tahannaout Chichaoua Province Chichaoua El Kelâa des Sraghna Province Kalaat Sraghna Essaouira Province Essaouira Marrakesh Prefecture Marrakesh Rehamna Province Ben Guerir Safi Province Safi Youssoufia Province Youssoufia Oriental Region Berkane Province Berkane Driouch Province Driouch Figuig Province Bouarfa Guercif Province Guercif Jerada Province Jerada Nador Province Nador Oujda-Angad Prefecture Oujda Taourirt Province Taourirt Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region Kénitra Province Kenitra Khémisset Province Khemisset Rabat Prefecture Rabat Salé Prefecture Salé Sidi Kacem Province Sidi Kacem Sidi Slimane Province Sidi Slimane Skhirate-Témara Prefecture Temara Souss-Massa Region Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane Prefecture Agadir Chtouka Aït Baha Province Biougra Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture Inezgane Taroudant Province Taroudant Tata Province Tata Tiznit Province Tiznit Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima Region Al Hoceïma Province Al Hoceima Chefchaouen Province Chefchaouen Fahs-Anjra Province Anjra Larache Province Larache M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture M'diq Ouezzane Province Ouazzane Tangier-Assilah Prefecture Tangier Tétouan Province Tétouan Western Sahara (partly controlled) Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region Aousserd Province Aousserd Oued Ed-Dahab Province Dakhla Guelmim-Oued Noun Region Assa-Zag Province Assa Guelmim Province Guelmim Sidi Ifni Province Sidi Ifni Tan-Tan Province Tan-Tan Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region Boujdour Province Boujdour Es Semara Province Smara Laâyoune Province Laayoune Tarfaya Province Tarfaya

Western Sahara (most under de facto Moroccan administration)

Most of Western Sahara is administered de facto by Morocco (where the area is informally named the Southern Provinces by the Moroccan government and media); the rest is administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

The United Nations considers the territory to be disputed, as it was not legally transferred by Spain when it abandoned its former colony in 1975, and several states (notably members of the African Union) either recognize the SADR as the sole legitimate government of Western Sahara, or consider that the status of the region (either as an independent state, or as part of Morocco, or as part of Mauritania that initially claimed a part of it) has still not been autodetermined by the local population prior to its annexation. The United Nations has no legal instruments confirming the claims on the region made by the governments of Morocco or the self-proclaimed SADR, and in international treaties, it is still a formal part of Spain that remains to be properly decolonized, even though Spain and Mauritania no longer claim any part of it.

Since the annexation, the situation is worsened by the fact that most of the historic Western Saharan population has fled either to the remaining free zone (now isolated by the Moroccan militarized berm) or to refugee camps in neighbouring countries (notably Algeria), due to lack of resources in the free zone. The remaining native Western Saharan population now lives as a minority among the new Moroccan occupants. The absence of a legal government with a permanent administration in the free zone has also introduced a threat to the security of the surrounding countries in the Saharan and Sahel regions, including Morocco itself.

Before 2015

Mainland Morocco

Chaouia-Ouardigha Region Ben Slimane Province Berrechid Province Khouribga Province Settat Province

Greater Casablanca Region Prefecture of Casablanca Prefecture of Mohammedia Médiouna Province Nouaceur Province

Tadla-Azilal Region Azilal Province Béni-Mellal Province Fquih Ben Salah Province

Doukkala-Abda Region El Jadida Province Safi Province Sidi Bennour Province Youssoufia Province

Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz Region Prefecture of Marrakesh-Medina Prefecture of Marrakesh-Menara Prefecture of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali Al Haouz Province Chichaoua Province El Kelâat Es-Sraghna Province Essaouira Province Rehamna Province

Fès-Boulemane Region Prefecture of Fès-Dar-Dbibegh Moulay Yacoub Province Sefrou Province Boulemane Province

Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Region Al Hoceïma Province Taounate Province Taza Province Guercif Province

Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region Kénitra Province Sidi Kacem Province Sidi Slimane Province

Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region Prefecture of Rabat Prefecture of Salé Prefecture of Skhirat-Témara Khémisset Province

Tangier-Tétouan Region Tangier Sub-Region Prefecture of Tangier-Assilah Fahs-Anjra Province Tétouan Sub-Region Prefecture of M'diq-Fnideq Chefchaouen Province Larache Province Ouezzane Province Tétouan Province

Oriental Region Prefecture of Oujda-Angad Berkane Province Driouch Province Figuig Province Jerada Province Nador Province Taourirt Province

Meknès-Tafilalet Region Prefecture of Meknès El Hajeb Province Errachidia Province Ifrane Province Khénifra Province Midelt Province

Souss-Massa-Drâa Region Prefecture of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane Prefecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul Chtouka Aït Baha Province Ouarzazate Province Taroudant Province Zagora Province Sidi Ifni Province Tiznit Province Tinghir Province

Moroccan Sahara (most under de facto Moroccan administration)

Guelmim-Es Semara Region Assa-Zag Province (located in Mainland Morocco) Es Semara Province Guelmim Province (located in Mainland Morocco) Tan-Tan Province (located in Mainland Morocco) Tata Province (located in Mainland Morocco)

Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra Region Boujdour Province Laâyoune Province Tarfaya Province

Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira Region Aousserd Province Oued Ed-Dahab Province

See also Regions of Morocco List of administrative divisions of Morocco by population (2004) List of administrative divisions of Morocco by area (2004) ISO 3166-2:MA (2004)

References

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