Marrakesh–Safi

Marrakesh–Safi or Marrakech–Asfi (Arabic: مراكش آسفي, romanized: murrākuš āsafi; Berber languages: ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, romanized: mṙṙakš asfi) 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
Region
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Marrakesh–Safi is located in Morocco
Marrakesh–Safi
Marrakesh–Safi
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W
CountryMorocco
CapitalMarrakech
Government
 • WaliKarim Kassi-Lehlou
 • PresidentAhmed Akhchichine
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total4,520,569
Time zoneUTC+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 injuring more than 3,000 others.[4][5][6]

Administrative divisions
Provinces of Marrakech-Asfi

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

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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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