Casablanca-Settat

Casablanca-Settat
الدار البيضاء - سطات (Arabic)
Hassan II Mosque overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Hassan II Mosque overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 33°09′N 8°08′W / 33.15°N 8.14°W / 33.15; -8.14
Country Morocco
CreatedSeptember 2015
CapitalCasablanca
Government
 • TypeGovernor–regional council
 • WaliSaïd Ahmidouch
 • Council presidentSaïd Ahmidouch
Area
 • Total
20,166 km2 (7,786 sq mi)
Population
 (1 September 2014)[1]
 • Total
6,861,739
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Websitecasasettat.ma

Casablanca-Settat (Arabic: الدار البيضاء - سطات, romanizedad-dār al-bayḍāʾ - siṭṭāt) is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 20,166 km2 and recorded a population of 6,861,739 in the 2014 Moroccan census,[1] 69% of which lived in urban areas.[2] The capital of the region is Casablanca.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Morocco". Statoids. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Casablanca-Settat, une « méga-région » à fort potentiel". 6 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 11 December 2015.