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Marrakesh–Safi

Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W / 31.617°N 8.000°W / 31.617; -8.000
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Marrakesh–Safi
مراكش آسفي (Arabic)
Official seal of Marrakesh–Safi
Marrakesh–Safi is located in Morocco
Marrakesh–Safi
Marrakesh–Safi
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W / 31.617°N 8.000°W / 31.617; -8.000
CountryMorocco
CapitalMarrakech
Government
 • WaliKarim Kassi-Lehlou
 • PresidentAhmed Akhchichine
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total4,520,569
Time zoneUTC+1 (WET)

Marrakesh–Safi (Arabic: مراكش آسفي, romanizedmurrākuš āsafi) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.[1] Its population in 2014 was 4,520,569.[2] The capital is Marrakesh.[3]

History

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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

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Provinces of Marrakech-Asfi

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

References

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  1. ^ Jounaux.ma Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.