List of cities in Morocco

This article is about cities in internationally recognized Moroccan territory. For cities in the Southern Provinces, see List of cities in Western Sahara.

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,^[a] 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

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

Cities in Morocco with a population of 50,000 or more

City	Population (2014)[5][6]	Region
Casablanca[b]	3,359,818	Casablanca-Settat
Tangier[c]	1,275,428	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Fez[d]	1,112,072	Fès-Meknès
Marrakesh[e]	928,850	Marrakesh-Safi
Salé[f]	890,403	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Meknes[g]	632,079	Fès-Meknès
Rabat[h]	577,827	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Oujda	494,252	Oriental
Kenitra	431,282	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Agadir	421,844	Souss-Massa
Tetouan	380,787	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Temara	313,510	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Safi	308,508	Marrakesh-Safi
Mohammedia	208,612	Casablanca-Settat
Khouribga	196,196	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
El Jadida	194,934	Casablanca-Settat
Beni Mellal	192,676	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Aït Melloul	171,847	Souss-Massa
Nador	161,726	Oriental
Dar Bouazza	151,373	Casablanca-Settat
Taza	148,456	Fès-Meknès
Settat	142,250	Casablanca-Settat
Berrechid	136,634	Casablanca-Settat
Khemisset	131,542	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Inezgane	130,333	Souss-Massa
Ksar El Kebir	126,617	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Larache	125,008	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Guelmim	118,318	Guelmim-Oued Noun
Khenifra	117,510	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Berkane	109,237	Oriental
Taourirt	103,398	Oriental
Bouskoura	103,026	Casablanca-Settat
Fquih Ben Salah	102,019	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Dcheira El Jihadia	100,336	Souss-Massa
Oued Zem	95,267	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
El Kelaa Des Sraghna	95,224	Marrakesh-Safi
Sidi Slimane	92,989	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Errachidia	92,374	Drâa-Tafilalet
Guercif	90,880	Oriental
Oulad Teima	89,387	Souss-Massa
Ben Guerir	88,626	Marrakesh-Safi
Tifelt	86,709	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Lqliaa	83,235	Souss-Massa
Taroudant	80,149	Souss-Massa
Sefrou	79,887	Fès-Meknès
Essaouira	77,966	Marrakesh-Safi
Fnideq	77,436	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Sidi Kacem	75,672	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Tiznit	74,699	Souss-Massa
Tan-Tan	73,209	Guelmim-Oued Noun
Ouarzazate	71,067	Drâa-Tafilalet
Souk El Arbaa	69,265	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Youssoufia	67,628	Marrakesh-Safi
Lahraouyine	64,821	Casablanca-Settat
Martil	64,355	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Ain Harrouda	62,420	Casablanca-Settat
Suq as-Sabt Awlad an-Nama	60,076	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Skhirat	59,775	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Ouazzane	59,606	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Benslimane	57,101	Casablanca-Settat
Al Hoceima	56,716	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Beni Ansar	56,582	Oriental
M'diq	56,227	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Sidi Bennour	55,815	Casablanca-Settat
Midelt	55,304	Drâa-Tafilalet
Azrou	54,350	Fès-Meknès
Drargua[i]	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 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]
4. 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]
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 [fr] 09.001.05.09.3) of the rural commune of Drargua.