Marrakesh-Safi

Marrakesh-Safi

مراكش آسفي (Arabic)
Marrakesh-Safi مراكش آسفي (Arabic)
Region
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	Marrakesh-Safi Location in Morocco
	Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W / 31.617°N 8.000°W
Country	Morocco
Capital	Marrakesh
Government
• Wali	Khatib El Hebil
• President	Ahmed Akhchichine
Population (2024 census)
• Total	4,878,500
Time zone	UTC+1 (WET)

Marrakesh-Safi (Arabic: مراكش آسفي, romanized: murrākuš āsafi) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.^[1] Its population in 2024 was 4,878,500.^[2] The capital is Marrakesh.^[3]

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.^[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]

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.^[5]

Administrative divisions

The region is made up of the following provinces and prefectures:^[6]

References

^ 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).
^ ^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.
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"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.

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[:0-1] Jounaux.ma Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "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).

[Bulletin-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.
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.

[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.

[5] 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.

[popu-6] "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.

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v t e Marrakesh-Safi region
Capital: Marrakesh
Provinces	Al Haouz Province Chichaoua Province Essaouira Province Kelaat Sraghna Province Marrakesh Prefecture Rehamna Province Safi Province Youssoufia Province
Cities	Aït Dawd Ait Ourir Amizmiz Assahrij Ben Guerir Chichaoua Echemmaia El Hanchane Essaouira Imin tanout Kelaat Sraghna Jamaat Shaim Laattaouia Lalla Takerkoust Marrakesh Moulay Brahim Ounagha Safi Sebt Gzoula Sidi Abdallah Ghiat Sidi Bou Othmane Sidi Rahal Skhour Rhamna Smimou Tafetachte Tahannaout Talmest Tamallalt Tamanar Tameslouht Youssoufia

v t e Regions of Morocco
from 2015	Béni Mellal-Khénifra Casablanca-Settat Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab^(*) Drâa-Tafilalet Fez-Meknes Guelmim-Oued Noun^() Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra^(*) Marrakesh-Safi Oriental Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Souss-Massa Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima
1997–2015	Chaouia-Ouardigha Doukkala-Abda Fès-Boulemane Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Grand Casablanca Guelmim-Es Semara^() Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra^() Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz Meknès-Tafilalet Oriental Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira^(*) Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Souss-Massa-Drâa Tadla-Azilal Tangier-Tetouan Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
1971–1997	Tansift Central Northwestern North-Central Eastern South-Central
Regions falling partly () or entirely (*) within the disputed territory of Western Sahara under Moroccan occupation