Marrakesh-Safi Region
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 Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W / 31.617°N 8.000°W / 31.617; -8.000 | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Capital | Marrakesh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Governor–regional council |
| • Wali | Khatib El Hebil |
| • President | Samir Goudar (PAM) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 4,878,500 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WET) |
Marrakesh-Safia is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.2 Its population in 2024 was 4,878,500.3 The capital is Marrakesh.4
History
Marrakesh-Asfi was formed in September 2015 by merging the old region of Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz with the provinces of Asfi and Youssoufia in Doukkala-Abda region.4
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.5
On 19 October 2025, Khatib El Hebil was appointed Wali of the Marrakesh-Safi region and Governor of the Marrakesh prefecture by King Mohammed VI, during a Council of Ministers meeting in Rabat.6
Administrative divisions
The region is made up of the following provinces and prefectures:7
- Prefecture of Marrakesh
- Al Haouz Province
- Chichaoua Province
- El Kelâa des Sraghna Province
- Essaouira Province
- Rehamna Province
- Safi Province
- Youssoufia Province
References
References
- "ⵜⴰⴷⵍⵙⴰ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ". maroc.ma (in Standard Moroccan Tamazight).
- Jounaux.ma Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- "Population légale du Royaume du Maroc répartie par régions, provinces et préfectures et communes selon les résultats du Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2024". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in French).
- "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.
- "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.
- MASAITI, Amira EL (2025-10-20). "Who are the 15 new Walis and Governors appointed by the King?". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- Arabic: مراكش آسفي, romanized: murrākuš āsafi
Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ-ⴰⵙⴼⵉ1