Sefrou

Sefrou
صفرو
City
The "medina" (Old city) in Sefrou
Sefrou is located in Morocco
Sefrou
Sefrou
Sefrou is located in Africa
Sefrou
Sefrou
Coordinates: 33°49′45.68″N 4°50′22.12″W / 33.8293556°N 4.8394778°W / 33.8293556; -4.8394778
CountryMorocco
RegionFès-Meknès
ProvinceSefrou
Area
 • Total10.50 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total79,887
 • Density7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi)

Sefrou (Arabic: صفرو) is a city in central Morocco situated in the Fès-Meknès region. It recorded a population of 79,887 in the 2014 Moroccan census,[1] up from 63,872 in the 2004 census.[2]

Sefrou is known for its historical Jewish population, and its annual cherry festival.

  1. ^ 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 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ Maaroufi, Youssef. "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2004". Site institutionnel du Haut-Commissariat au Plan du Royaume du Maroc. Retrieved 21 October 2016.