# Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

In Morocco, the 75 second-level administrative subdivisions are 13 prefectures and 62 provinces. They are subdivisions of the 12 regions of Morocco. Each prefecture or province is subdivided into arrondissements (only in prefectures of some metropolitan areas), municipalities (communes, sing. commune) or urban municipalities (communes urbaines, sing. commune urbaine) in other urban areas, and districts (cercles, sing. cercle) in rural areas. The districts are subdivided into rural municipalities (communes rurales, sing. commune rural). One prefecture (Casablanca) is also subdivided into préfectures d'arrondissements (sing. préfecture d'arrondissements), similar to districts (cercles) except they are grouping a few arrondissements instead of rural municipalities.
Note: The arrondissements and (urban) municipalities should probably be thought of as fourth-level subdivisions, on the same level as the rural municipalities, but they are not part of any district.

## List of prefectures and provinces
### Seats / Headquarters

| Location | Region | Province / Prefecture | Seat |
| Mainland Morocco | Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region | Azilal Province | Azilal |
| Mainland Morocco | Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region | Béni-Mellal Province | Beni Mellal |
| Mainland Morocco | Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region | Fquih Ben Salah Province | Fquih Ben Salah |
| Mainland Morocco | Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region | Khénifra Province | Khenifra |
| Mainland Morocco | Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region | Khouribga Province | Khouribga |
| Mainland Morocco | Casablanca-Settat Region | Benslimane Province | Benslimane |
| Mainland Morocco | Casablanca-Settat Region | Berrechid Province | Berrechid |
| Mainland Morocco | Casablanca-Settat Region | Casablanca Prefecture | Casablanca |
| Mainland Morocco | Casablanca-Settat Region | El Jadida Province | El Jadida |
| Mainland Morocco | Casablanca-Settat Region | Médiouna Province | Mediouna |
| Mainland Morocco | Casablanca-Settat Region | Mohammedia Prefecture | Mohammedia |
| Mainland Morocco | Casablanca-Settat Region | Nouaceur Province | Nouaceur |
| Mainland Morocco | Casablanca-Settat Region | Settat Province | Settat |
| Mainland Morocco | Casablanca-Settat Region | Sidi Bennour Province | Sidi Bennour |
| Mainland Morocco | Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Errachidia Province | Errachidia |
| Mainland Morocco | Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Midelt Province | Midelt |
| Mainland Morocco | Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Ouarzazate Province | Ouarzazate |
| Mainland Morocco | Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Tinghir Province | Tinghir |
| Mainland Morocco | Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Zagora Province | Zagora |
| Mainland Morocco | Fès-Meknès Region | Boulemane Province | Boulemane |
| Mainland Morocco | Fès-Meknès Region | El Hajeb Province | El Hajeb |
| Mainland Morocco | Fès-Meknès Region | Fez Prefecture | Fez |
| Mainland Morocco | Fès-Meknès Region | Ifrane Province | Ifrane |
| Mainland Morocco | Fès-Meknès Region | Meknès Prefecture | Meknes |
| Mainland Morocco | Fès-Meknès Region | Moulay Yacoub Province | Moulay Yacoub |
| Mainland Morocco | Fès-Meknès Region | Sefrou Province | Sefrou |
| Mainland Morocco | Fès-Meknès Region | Taounate Province | Taounate |
| Mainland Morocco | Fès-Meknès Region | Taza Province | Taza |
| Mainland Morocco | Marrakesh-Safi Region | Al Haouz Province | Tahannaout |
| Mainland Morocco | Marrakesh-Safi Region | Chichaoua Province | Chichaoua |
| Mainland Morocco | Marrakesh-Safi Region | El Kelâa des Sraghna Province | Kalaat Sraghna |
| Mainland Morocco | Marrakesh-Safi Region | Essaouira Province | Essaouira |
| Mainland Morocco | Marrakesh-Safi Region | Marrakesh Prefecture | Marrakesh |
| Mainland Morocco | Marrakesh-Safi Region | Rehamna Province | Ben Guerir |
| Mainland Morocco | Marrakesh-Safi Region | Safi Province | Safi |
| Mainland Morocco | Marrakesh-Safi Region | Youssoufia Province | Youssoufia |
| Mainland Morocco | Oriental Region | Berkane Province | Berkane |
| Mainland Morocco | Oriental Region | Driouch Province | Driouch |
| Mainland Morocco | Oriental Region | Figuig Province | Figuig |
| Mainland Morocco | Oriental Region | Guercif Province | Guercif |
| Mainland Morocco | Oriental Region | Jerada Province | Jerada |
| Mainland Morocco | Oriental Region | Nador Province | Nador |
| Mainland Morocco | Oriental Region | Oujda-Angad Prefecture | Oujda |
| Mainland Morocco | Oriental Region | Taourirt Province | Taourirt |
| Mainland Morocco | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region | Kénitra Province | Kenitra |
| Mainland Morocco | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region | Khémisset Province | Khemisset |
| Mainland Morocco | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region | Rabat Prefecture | Rabat |
| Mainland Morocco | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region | Salé Prefecture | Salé |
| Mainland Morocco | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region | Sidi Kacem Province | Sidi Kacem |
| Mainland Morocco | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region | Sidi Slimane Province | Sidi Slimane |
| Mainland Morocco | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region | Skhirate-Témara Prefecture | Temara |
| Mainland Morocco | Souss-Massa Region | Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane Prefecture | Agadir |
| Mainland Morocco | Souss-Massa Region | Chtouka Aït Baha Province | Biougra |
| Mainland Morocco | Souss-Massa Region | Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture | Inezgane |
| Mainland Morocco | Souss-Massa Region | Taroudant Province | Taroudant |
| Mainland Morocco | Souss-Massa Region | Tata Province | Tata |
| Mainland Morocco | Souss-Massa Region | Tiznit Province | Tiznit |
| Mainland Morocco | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region | Al Hoceïma Province | Al Hoceima |
| Mainland Morocco | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region | Chefchaouen Province | Chefchaouen |
| Mainland Morocco | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region | Fahs-Anjra Province | Anjra |
| Mainland Morocco | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region | Larache Province | Larache |
| Mainland Morocco | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region | M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture | M'diq |
| Mainland Morocco | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region | Ouezzane Province | Ouazzane |
| Mainland Morocco | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region | Tangier-Assilah Prefecture | Tangier |
| Mainland Morocco | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region | Tétouan Province | Tétouan |
| Western Sahara | Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region | Aousserd Province | Aousserd |
| Western Sahara | Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region | Oued Ed-Dahab Province | Dakhla |
| Western Sahara | Guelmim-Oued Noun Region | Assa-Zag Province | Assa |
| Western Sahara | Guelmim-Oued Noun Region | Guelmim Province | Guelmim |
| Western Sahara | Guelmim-Oued Noun Region | Sidi Ifni Province | Sidi Ifni |
| Western Sahara | Guelmim-Oued Noun Region | Tan-Tan Province | Tan-Tan |
| Western Sahara | Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region | Boujdour Province | Boujdour |
| Western Sahara | Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region | Es Semara Province | Smara |
| Western Sahara | Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region | Laâyoune Province | Laayoune |
| Western Sahara | Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region | Tarfaya Province | Tarfaya |

### Mainland Morocco
#### Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region

* M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture
* Tangier-Assilah Prefecture
* Al Hoceïma Province
* Chefchaouen Province
* Fahs-Anjra Province
* Larache Province
* Ouezzane Province
* Tétouan Province

#### Oriental Region

* Prefecture of Oujda-Angad
* Berkane Province
* Driouch Province
* Figuig Province
* Guercif Province
* Jerada Province
* Nador Province
* Taourirt Province

#### Fès-Meknès Region

* Prefecture of Fès
* Prefecture of Meknès
* Boulemane Province
* El Hajeb Province
* Ifrane Province
* Sefrou Province
* Taounate Province
* Taza Province
* Moulay Yacoub Province

#### Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region

* Prefecture of Rabat
* Prefecture of Salé
* Prefecture of Skhirat-Témara
* Kénitra Province
* Khémisset Province
* Sidi Kacem Province
* Sidi Slimane Province

#### Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region

* Azilal Province
* Béni-Mellal Province
* Fquih Ben Salah Province
* Khénifra Province
* Khouribga Province

#### Casablanca-Settat Region

* Prefecture of Casablanca
** Prefecture of arrondissements of Casablanca Anfa
** Prefecture of arrondissements of Al Fida - Mers Sultan
** Prefecture of arrondissements of Aïn Sebaâ - Hay Mohammadi
** Prefecture of arrondissement of Hay Hassani
** Prefecture of arrondissement of Aïn Chock
** Prefecture of arrondissements of Sidi Bernoussi
** Prefecture of arrondissements of Ben M'Sick
** Prefecture of arrondissements of Moulay Rachid
* Prefecture of Mohammedia
* Ben Slimane Province
* Berrechid Province
* El Jadida Province
* Médiouna Province
* Nouaceur Province
* Settat Province
* Sidi Bennour Province

#### Marrakech-Safi Region

* Prefecture of Marrakech (fr)
* Al Haouz Province
* Chichaoua Province
* El Kelâat Es-Sraghna Province
* Essaouira Province
* Rehamna Province
* Safi Province
* Youssoufia Province

#### Drâa-Tafilalet Region

* Errachidia Province
* Midelt Province
* Ouarzazate Province
* Tinghir Province
* Zagora Province

#### Souss-Massa Region

* Prefecture of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane
* Prefecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul
* Chtouka Aït Baha Province
* Taroudant Province
* Tata Province
* Tiznit Province

### Western Sahara (most under de facto Moroccan administration)

Most of Western Sahara is administered de facto by Morocco (where the area is informally named the Southern Provinces by the Moroccan government and media); the rest is administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
The United Nations considers the territory to be disputed, as it was not legally transferred by Spain when it abandoned its former colony in 1975, and several states (notably members of the African Union) either recognize the SADR as the sole legitimate government of Western Sahara, or consider that the status of the region (either as an independent state, or as part of Morocco, or as part of Mauritania that initially claimed a part of it) has still not been autodetermined by the local population prior to its annexation. The United Nations has no legal instruments confirming the claims on the region made by the governments of Morocco or the self-proclaimed SADR, and in international treaties, it is still a formal part of Spain that remains to be properly decolonized, even though Spain and Mauritania no longer claim any part of it.
Since the annexation, the situation is worsened by the fact that most of the historic Western Saharan population has fled either to the remaining free zone (now isolated by the Moroccan militarized berm) or to refugee camps in neighbouring countries (notably Algeria), due to lack of resources in the free zone. The remaining native Western Saharan population now lives as a minority among the new Moroccan occupants. The absence of a legal government with a permanent administration in the free zone has also introduced a threat to the security of the surrounding countries in the Saharan and Sahel regions, including Morocco itself.

#### Guelmim-Oued Noun Region

* Assa-Zag Province (partly located in Western Sahara)
* Sidi Ifni Province (located in Mainland Morocco)
* Guelmim Province (located in Mainland Morocco)
* Tan-Tan Province (located in Mainland Morocco)

#### Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region

* Boujdour Province
* Es Semara Province
* Laâyoune Province
* Tarfaya Province (partly located in Mainland Morocco)

#### Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region

* Aousserd Province
* Oued Ed-Dahab Province

## Before 2015
### Mainland Morocco
#### Chaouia-Ouardigha Region

* Ben Slimane Province
* Berrechid Province
* Khouribga Province
* Settat Province

#### Greater Casablanca Region

* Prefecture of Casablanca
* Prefecture of Mohammedia
* Médiouna Province
* Nouaceur Province

#### Tadla-Azilal Region

* Azilal Province
* Béni-Mellal Province
* Fquih Ben Salah Province

#### Doukkala-Abda Region

* El Jadida Province
* Safi Province
* Sidi Bennour Province
* Youssoufia Province

#### Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region

* Prefecture of Marrakesh-Medina
* Prefecture of Marrakesh-Menara
* Prefecture of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali
* Al Haouz Province
* Chichaoua Province
* El Kelâat Es-Sraghna Province
* Essaouira Province
* Rehamna Province

#### Fès-Boulemane Region

* Prefecture of Fès-Dar-Dbibegh
* Moulay Yacoub Province
* Sefrou Province
* Boulemane Province

#### Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate Region

* Al Hoceïma Province
* Taounate Province
* Taza Province
* Guercif Province

#### Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region

* Kénitra Province
* Sidi Kacem Province
* Sidi Slimane Province

#### Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region

* Prefecture of Rabat
* Prefecture of Salé
* Prefecture of Skhirat-Témara
* Khémisset Province

#### Tangier-Tétouan Region

* Tangier Sub-Region
** Prefecture of Tangier-Assilah
** Fahs-Anjra Province
* Tétouan Sub-Region
** Prefecture of M'diq-Fnideq
** Chefchaouen Province
** Larache Province
** Ouezzane Province
** Tétouan Province

#### Oriental Region

* Prefecture of Oujda-Angad
* Berkane Province
* Driouch Province
* Figuig Province
* Jerada Province
* Nador Province
* Taourirt Province

#### Meknès-Tafilalet Region

* Prefecture of Meknès
* El Hajeb Province
* Errachidia Province
* Ifrane Province
* Khénifra Province
* Midelt Province

#### Souss-Massa-Drâa Region

* Prefecture of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane
* Prefecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul
* Chtouka Aït Baha Province
* Ouarzazate Province
* Taroudant Province
* Zagora Province
* Sidi Ifni Province
* Tiznit Province
* Tinghir Province

### Moroccan Sahara (most under de facto Moroccan administration)
#### Guelmim-Es Semara Region

* Assa-Zag Province (located in Mainland Morocco)
* Es Semara Province
* Guelmim Province (located in Mainland Morocco)
* Tan-Tan Province (located in Mainland Morocco)
* Tata Province (located in Mainland Morocco)

#### Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra Region

* Boujdour Province
* Laâyoune Province
* Tarfaya Province

#### Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira Region

* Aousserd Province
* Oued Ed-Dahab Province

## Wilaya

In Morocco, a wilaya is an administrative division created in 1981 that "brings together many provinces or prefectures or both at the same time, and is intended to endow big urban units such as Casablanca with an administrative organization capable of meeting the needs that emerge from these expanding cities and their growing populations." Therefore, strictly speaking, the level of wilayas are between the regions and prefectures/provinces (although wilayas only cover urban areas). However, they are often used synonymous with regions or prefectures/provinces in common usage.