ISO 3166-2:MA is the entry for Morocco in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Morocco, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions: 12 regions 62 provinces and 13 prefectures
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Morocco. The second part is either of the following: two digits (01–12): regions three letters: provinces and prefectures
The codes for the regions are assigned roughly from north to south.
Current codes Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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Regions Code Subdivision name (ar) Subdivision name (ar)For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Béni Mellal-Khénifra بني ملال - خنيفرة Casablanca-Settat الدار البيضاء - سطات Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (EH) الداخلة - وادي الذهب Drâa-Tafilalet درعة - تافيلالت Fès-Meknès جهة فاس مكناس Guelmim-Oued Noun (EH-partial) ڭلميم-وادي نون L'Oriental جهة الشرق Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (EH-partial) العيون - الساقية الحمراء Marrakech-Safi مراكش آسفي Rabat-Salé-Kénitra الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة Souss-Massa سوس ماسة Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة
Provinces and prefectures Code Subdivision name (ar) Subdivision name (ar) Subdivision category In region Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane أكادير prefecture Al Haouz إقليم الحوز province Al Hoceïma الحسيمة province Aousserd (EH) أوسرد province Assa-Zag (EH-partial) آسا الزاك province Azilal أزيلال province بني ملال province Benslimane بنسليمان province Berkane بَركان province Berrechid برشيد province Boujdour (EH) بوجدور province Boulemane بولمان province Casablanca(Local variant: Dar el Beïda) الدار البيضاء prefecture Chefchaouen شفشاون province Chichaoua شيشاوة province Chtouka-Ait Baha اشتوكة أيت باها province Driouch الدريوش province El Hajeb الحاجب province El Jadida الجديدة province El Kelâa des Sraghna قلعة السراغنة province Errachidia الراشيدية province Es-Semara (EH-partial) السمارة province Essaouira الصويرة province Fahs-Anjra الفحص أنجرة province فاس prefecture Figuig فكيك province Fquih Ben Salah الفقيه بن صالح province Guelmim كلميم province Guercif جرسيف province Ifrane افران province Inezgane-Ait Melloul إنزكان أيت ملول prefecture Jerada جرادة province القنيطرة province الخميسات province خنيفرة province Khouribga خريبكة province العيون province Larache العرائش province M’diq-Fnideq المضيق - الفنيدق prefecture Marrakech مراكش prefecture مديونة province Meknès مكناس prefecture Midelt ميدلت province Mohammadia المحمدية prefecture Moulay Yacoub مولاي يعقوب province Nador الناظور province Nouaceur النواصر province Ouarzazate ورزازات province Oued Ed-Dahab (EH) وادي الذهب province Ouezzane وزان province Oujda-Angad وجدة-أنكاد prefecture Rabat الرباط prefecture Rehamna الرحامنة province Safi آسفي province Salé سلا prefecture Sefrou صفرو province Settat سطات province Sidi Bennour سيدي بنور province Sidi Ifni سيدي إفني province Sidi Kacem سيدي قاسم province Sidi Slimane سيدي سليمان province Skhirate-Témara الصخيرات تمارة prefecture Tan-Tan (EH-partial) طانطان province Tanger-Assilah طنجة أصيلة prefecture Taounate تاونات province Taourirt تاوريرت province Tarfaya (EH-partial) طرفاية province Taroudannt تارودانت province Tata طاطا province Taza تازة province تطوان province Tinghir تنغير province Tiznit تيزنيت province Youssoufia اليوسفية province Zagora زاكورة province Notes
Subdivisions located in Western Sahara The following regions, provinces and prefectures are located in the disputed territory of Western Sahara: Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (entirely in Western Sahara) Aousserd (entirely in Western Sahara) Oued Ed-Dahab (entirely in Western Sahara) Guelmim-Oued Noun (partially in Western Sahara) Assa-Zag (partially in Western Sahara) Tan-Tan (partially in Western Sahara) Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (partially in Western Sahara) Boujdour (entirely in Western Sahara) Es-Semara (partially in Western Sahara) Laâyoune (entirely in Western Sahara) Tarfaya (partially in Western Sahara)
Changes The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
Source Date issued Description of change Code/Subdivision change New subdivision layout at economic region level. List source updated. Addition of one reference in the code source. Two name spellings corrected. One code corrected Subdivision layout: 7 economic regions (see below) → 16 economic regions (now called regions) Code changes: Jerada: → Change of spelling for Laâyoune (corrected ) Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, addition of names in administrative languages Subdivisions added: Aousserd Fahs-Anjra Médiouna Marrakech-Medina Marrakech-Menara Mohammadia Moulay Yacoub Nouaceur Rabat Salé Skhirate-Témara Sidi Youssef Ben Ali Taourirt ZagoraSubdivisions deleted: Marrakech Rabat-Salé Code changes: Aït Baha → Chtouka-Ait Baha Aït Melloul → Inezgane-Ait Melloul Online Browsing Platform (OBP) Change spelling of MA-14; update List Source Modification of remark part 2; deletion of regions MA-01 to MA-16; addition of new regions MA-01 to MA-12; change of spelling of MA-AGD, MA-BES, MA-ESM, MA-FAH, MA-FES, MA-JRA, MA-KES, MA-OUD; change of category name from prefecture to province for MA-AOU, MA-FAH, MA-TET; addition of prefectures MA-MAR, MA-MDF; deletion of prefectures, MA-MMD, MA-MMN, MA-SYB; addition of provinces MA-BRR, MA-DRI, MA-FQH, MA-GUF, MA-MID, MA-OUZ, MA-REH, MA-SIF, MA-SIL, MA-SIB, MA-TAF, MA-TIN, MA-YUS; change of parent subdivision for MA-AGD, MA-AOU, MA-FES, MA-INE, MA-MEK, MA-MOH, MA-OUJ, MA-RAB, MA-SAL, MA-SKH, MA-ASZ, MA-AZI, MA-BEM, MA-BER, MA-BES, MA-BOD, MA-BOM, MA-CHI, MA-CHT, MA-ERR, MA-ESI, MA-ESM, MA-FIG, MA-GUE, MA-HAJ, MA-HAO, MA-HOC, MA-IFR, MA-JDI, MA-JRA, MA-KEN, MA-KES, MA-KHE, MA-KHN, MA-KHO, MA-LAA, MA-MED, MA-MOU, MA-NAD, MA-NOU, MA-OUA, MA-OUD, MA-SAF, MA-SEF, MA-SET, MA-SIK, MA-TAI, MA-TAR, MA-TAT, MA-TIZ, MA-TNT, MA-ZAG; addition of (EH) to MA-LAA; addition of (EH-partial) to MA-ASZ, MA-TNT; update List Source Subdivisions deleted: - Subdivisions added: - Category changes: prefecture → province prefecture → province prefecture → provinceParent changes: → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → Change of spelling of MA-05; Change of (EH) to (EH-partial) for MA-ESM; Correction of the romanization system label Spelling change: Béni-Mellal-Khénifra → Béni Mellal-KhénifraLocation change: Es-Semara (EH) → Es-Semara (EH-partial) Correction of parent subdivision of MA-CAS, MA-SET, MA-SIK; Typographical correction of MA-03 Parent changes: → → → Spelling change: → Fès-Meknès Change of spelling of MA-KHE, MA-KHN, MA-TAR; Deletion of an asterisk of the local variation of MA-CAS; Update List Source Spelling change: Khemisset → Khémisset Khenifra → Khénifra Taroudant → Taroudannt
Codes before Newsletter I-2 Former code Subdivision name Wilayas and provinces in economic region Centre , , , , , , , Centre-Nord , , , , Centre-Sud , , , , Est , , , , Nord-Ouest , , , , , , , Sud , , , , , , , , , , , , , Tensift , , , , ,
See also FIPS region codes of Morocco Subdivisions of Morocco Neighbouring countries: DZ, EH, ES
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: MA Regions of Morocco, Statoids.com Prefectures of Morocco, Statoids.com