Regions of Morocco

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Regions of Morocco – As part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature 16 new regions (provided below) were created. It is the current highest administrative division of Morocco. The regions are subdivided into a total of 61 second-order administrative divisions, which are prefectures and provinces. A Moroccan region is governed by a Wali, nominated by the King. The Wali is also governor of the province (or prefecture) where he resides.

Map number	Region	Capital
1	Chaouia-Ouardigha	Settat	Regions of Morocco
2	Doukkala-Abda	Safi
3	Fès-Boulemane	Fès
4	Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen	Kénitra
5	Grand Casablanca	Casablanca
6	Guelmim-Es Semara	Guelmim
7	Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra	Laâyoune
8	Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz	Marrakesh
9	Meknès-Tafilalet	Meknès
10	Oriental	Oujda
11	Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira	Dakhla
12	Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer	Rabat
13	Souss-Massa-Draâ	Agadir
14	Tadla-Azilal	Béni Mellal
15	Tangier-Tétouan	Tangier
16	Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate	Al Hoceima

Western Sahara

Main article: Western Sahara

Three regions — Guelmim-Es Semara (6), Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (7), and Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira (11) — coincide with disputed territory in Western Sahara, whose sovereignty is disputed between Morocco and the Polisario Front which claims the territory as the independent Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, but presently only controls regions east of the Moroccan Wall.

Regions before 1997

Before 1997, Morocco was divided into 7 regions: Central, Eastern, North-Central, Northwestern, South-Central, Southern, Tansift. [1]

See also

• Administrative divisions of Morocco
• ISO 3166-2:MA
• ISO 3166-2:EH