ISO 3166-2:MA explained

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:

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:

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

CodeSubdivision name (ar)Subdivision name (ar) [1]
Béni Mellal-Khénifraبني ملال - خنيفرة
Casablanca-Settatالدار البيضاء - سطات
Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (EH)الداخلة - وادي الذهب
Drâa-Tafilaletدرعة - تافيلالت
Fès-Meknèsجهة فاس مكناس
Guelmim-Oued Noun (EH-partial)ڭلميم-وادي نون
L'Orientalجهة الشرق
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (EH-partial)العيون - الساقية الحمراء
Marrakech-Safiمراكش آسفي
Rabat-Salé-Kénitraالرباط-سلا-القنيطرة
Souss-Massaسوس ماسة
Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïmaطنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة

Provinces and prefectures

CodeSubdivision name (ar)Subdivision name (ar) Subdivision categoryIn region
Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tananeأكاديرprefecture
Al Haouzإقليم الحوزprovince
Al Hoceïmaالحسيمةprovince
Aousserd (EH)أوسردprovince
Assa-Zag (EH-partial)آسا الزاكprovince
Azilalأزيلالprovince
بني ملالprovince
Benslimaneبنسليمانprovince
Berkaneبَركانprovince
Berrechidبرشيدprovince
Boujdour (EH)بوجدورprovince
Boulemaneبولمانprovince
Casablanca
(Local variant: Dar el Beïda)
الدار البيضاءprefecture
Chefchaouenشفشاونprovince
Chichaouaشيشاوةprovince
Chtouka-Ait Bahaاشتوكة أيت باهاprovince
Driouchالدريوشprovince
El Hajebالحاجبprovince
El Jadidaالجديدةprovince
El Kelâa des Sraghnaقلعة السراغنةprovince
Errachidiaالراشيديةprovince
Es-Semara (EH-partial)السمارةprovince
Essaouiraالصويرةprovince
Fahs-Anjraالفحص أنجرةprovince
فاسprefecture
Figuigفكيكprovince
Fquih Ben Salahالفقيه بن صالحprovince
Guelmimكلميمprovince
Guercifجرسيفprovince
Ifraneافرانprovince
Inezgane-Ait Melloulإنزكان أيت ملولprefecture
Jeradaجرادةprovince
القنيطرةprovince
الخميساتprovince
خنيفرةprovince
Khouribgaخريبكةprovince
العيونprovince
Laracheالعرائشprovince
M’diq-Fnideqالمضيق - الفنيدقprefecture
Marrakechمراكشprefecture
مديونةprovince
Meknèsمكناسprefecture
Mideltميدلتprovince
Mohammadiaالمحمديةprefecture
Moulay Yacoubمولاي يعقوبprovince
Nadorالناظورprovince
Nouaceurالنواصرprovince
Ouarzazateورزازاتprovince
Oued Ed-Dahab (EH)وادي الذهبprovince
Ouezzaneوزانprovince
Oujda-Angadوجدة-أنكادprefecture
Rabatالرباطprefecture
Rehamnaالرحامنةprovince
Safiآسفيprovince
Saléسلاprefecture
Sefrouصفروprovince
Settatسطاتprovince
Sidi Bennourسيدي بنورprovince
Sidi Ifniسيدي إفنيprovince
Sidi Kacemسيدي قاسمprovince
Sidi Slimaneسيدي سليمانprovince
Skhirate-Témaraالصخيرات تمارةprefecture
Tan-Tan (EH-partial)طانطانprovince
Tanger-Assilahطنجة أصيلةprefecture
Taounateتاوناتprovince
Taourirtتاوريرتprovince
Tarfaya (EH-partial)طرفايةprovince
Taroudanntتارودانتprovince
Tataطاطاprovince
Tazaتازةprovince
تطوانprovince
Tinghirتنغيرprovince
Tiznitتيزنيتprovince
Youssoufiaاليوسفيةprovince
Zagoraزاكورةprovince
Notes
  1. For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

Subdivisions located in Western Sahara

The following regions, provinces and prefectures are located in the disputed territory of 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:

SourceDate issuedDescription of changeCode/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 correctedstyle=white-space:nowrap 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 languagesstyle=white-space:nowrap Subdivisions added:
Aousserd
Fahs-Anjra
Médiouna
Marrakech-Medina
Marrakech-Menara
Mohammadia
Moulay Yacoub
Nouaceur
Rabat
Salé
Skhirate-Témara
Sidi Youssef Ben Ali
Taourirt
Zagora
Subdivisions 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 SourceSubdivisions deleted:
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Subdivisions added:
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Category changes:
prefecture → province
prefecture → province
prefecture → province
Parent changes:



















































Change of spelling of MA-05; Change of (EH) to (EH-partial) for MA-ESM; Correction of the romanization system labelSpelling change:
Béni-Mellal-Khénifra → Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Location change:
Es-Semara (EH) → Es-Semara (EH-partial)
Correction of parent subdivision of MA-CAS, MA-SET, MA-SIK; Typographical correction of MA-03Parent 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 codeSubdivision nameWilayas and provinces in economic region
Centre, , , ,, , ,
Centre-Nord, , , ,
Centre-Sud, , , ,
Est, , , ,
Nord-Ouest, , , , , , ,
Sud, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Tensift, , , , ,

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