Official Name: | Youssoufia |
Native Name: | Arabic: اليوسفية |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Seal Size: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Morocco#Africa |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morocco |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Marrakesh-Safi |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Youssoufia |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 67628 |
Timezone: | WET |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Youssoufia is the capital of Youssoufia Province in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco. In the 2014 Moroccan census it recorded a population of 67,628,[1] up from 64,518 ten years ago.[2]
It is known for its phosphate production. The city was founded in 1931 by the French when they began to exploit the phosphate deposits of the Gantour basin.