Mohammedia
المحمدية | |
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  Mohammedia Location in Morocco  Mohammedia Mohammedia (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′N 7°23′W / 33.683°N 7.383°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Casablanca-Settat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hicham Aït Mana[1] |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 208,612 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Mohammedia (Arabic: المحمدية, romanized: al-muḥammadiyya), known until 1960 as Fedala (Arabic: فضالة), is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most important oil refinery of Morocco, Samir Refinery, which makes it the center of the Moroccan petroleum industry. It has a population of 208,612 according to the 2014 Moroccan census.[2]
- ^ "Hicham Aït Mana appointed as new mayor of Mohammedia". Archived from the original on 1 Dec 2022.
- ^ a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.