Moulay Rachid (district) explained

Moulay Rachid
Native Name:مولاي رشيد
Settlement Type:District of Casablanca
Pushpin Map:Morocco Greater Casablanca
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Greater Casablanca
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Casablanca-Settat
Area Total Km2:13.38
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:384044
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:33.5703°N -7.5419°W

Moulay Rachid (Arabic: مولاي رشيد) is a district and southeastern suburb of Casablanca, in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. The district, named after Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, covers an area of 13.38 square kilometres (5.7 square miles) and as of 2004 had 384,044 inhabitants.[1] It lies to the east of Sbata.

Subdivisions

The district is divided into two arrondissements:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Préfecture de Casablanca . French . Casablanca.ma . 22 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100326153532/http://www.casablanca.ma/index/html/html/prefecture-casa.html . 26 March 2010 .