Marrakesh–Safi

Marrakesh–Safi (Arabic: مراكش آسفي, romanized: murrākuš āsafi) 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 مراكش آسفي (Arabic)
Region
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Marrakesh–Safi Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W
Country	Morocco
Capital	Marrakech
Government
• Wali	Karim Kassi-Lehlou
• President	Ahmed Akhchichine
Population  (2014 census)
• Total	4,520,569
Time zone	UTC+1 (WET)

History

Marrakech–Asfi was formed in September 2015 by merging the old region of Marrakech–Tensift–El Haouz with the provinces of Asfi and Youssoufia in Doukkala-Abda region.^[3]

In September 2023 the region was struck by a large magnitude 6.9 earthquake that reportedly left over 2,800 people dead and injured more than 3,000 others.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Provinces of Marrakech-Asfi

The region is made up of the following provinces and prefectures:^[2]

• Prefecture of Marrakech
• Al Haouz Province
• Chichaoua Province
• El Kelâa des Sraghna Province
• Essaouira Province
• Rehamna Province
• Safi Province
• Youssoufia Province

References

1. Jounaux.ma Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions". BBC News. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-10.

   • Michaelson, Ruth (2023-09-10). "Morocco earthquake: at least 2,000 dead and thousands more injured". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
   • Edmondson, Catie; Alami, Aida; Breeden, Aurelien; Méheut, Constant (2023-09-09). "Powerful Earthquake Shakes Morocco, Killing More Than 2,000". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-10.