Youssoufia, Morocco

Youssoufia (Arabic: اليوسفية) is the capital of Youssoufia Province in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco. In the 2014 Moroccan census it recorded a population of 67,628,^[1] up from 64,518 ten years ago.^[2]

Youssoufia اليوسفية
Town
Country	Morocco
Region	Marrakesh-Safi
Province	Youssoufia
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	67,628
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

It is known for its phosphate production. The city was founded in 1931 by the French when they began to exploit the phosphate deposits of the Gantour basin.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Ismahane Elouafi, geneticist, was born here in 1971.
• Samir Sarsare, a football player.

References

1. "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
2. World Gazetteer

32°15′N 8°32′W