Grand Casablanca

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Grand Casablanca (Arabic: جهة الدار البيضاء الكبرى) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It is the most populated of all regions of Morocco. It is situated in north-western Morocco. It covers an area of 1,615 km² and has a population of 3,631,061 (2004 census). The capital is Casablanca.

It borders the 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 (governor) of Grand Casablanca is Mohammed Kabbaj.

[edit] Prefectures (Boroughs)

The region of Grand Casablanca gathers 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

Regions of Morocco

Chaouia-Ouardigha | Doukkala-Abda | Fès-Boulemane | Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen | Grand 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..