Greater Casablanca

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Greater Casablanca (French: Grand Casablanca; Arabic: جهة الدار البيضاء الكبرى) is one of sixteen administrative regions of Morocco. Located in coastal North-Western Morocco, it is the most densely populated region and covers an area of 1,615 km.² The current population is 3,850,000 (2005 est.). The region is the economic heart of the Modern Moroccan economy with Casablanca being the effective economic capital of Morocco.

The region is bordered by Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region to the North, the Doukkala-Abda region to the South, Chaouia-Ouardigha to the East and the Atlantic Ocean to its West.

The Wali (head governor or chief governor) of Greater Casablanca is Mohammed Kabbaj.

[edit] Prefectures (Boroughs)

The region of Greater Casablanca includes 8 prefectures and 2 provinces:

• Prefecture of Ain Chock Hay Hassani
• Prefecture of Ain Sebaa-Hay Mohammedi
• Prefecture of Ben Msik-Sidi Othmane
• Prefecture of Casablanca-Anfa
• Prefecture of El Fida-Derb Soltane
• Prefecture of Mechouar Casablanca
• Prefecture of Sidi Bernoussi-Zenata
• Prefecture of Mohammedia
• Province of Médiouna
• Province of Nouaceur

[edit] See also

Casablanca

[edit] External links

Official site of the city of Casablanca

v • d • e Regions of Morocco Chaouia-Ouardigha · Doukkala-Abda · Fès-Boulemane · Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen · Greater Casablanca · Guelmim-Es Semara · Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra · Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz · Meknès-Tafilalet · Oriental · Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira · Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer · Souss-Massa-Draâ · Tadla-Azilal · Tangier-Tétouan · Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Regions in italics fall in part in the Moroccan administered areas of Western Sahara.