Khouribga

Khouribga
خريبكة
Flag of Khouribga
Nickname: 
Phosphate City
Khouribga is located in Morocco
Khouribga
Khouribga
Location in Morocco
Khouribga is located in Africa
Khouribga
Khouribga
Khouribga (Africa)
Coordinates: 32°53′N 6°55′W / 32.883°N 6.917°W / 32.883; -6.917
Country Morocco
RegionBéni Mellal-Khénifra
ProvinceKhouribga
Government
 • MayorM’hamed Zakrani (Istiqlal Party) (2021)
 • GovernorHamid Chnouri (2018)
Area
 • Total52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
786 m (2,579 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total196,196
 • Density4,083.46/km2 (10,576.1/sq mi)
 • Rank
15th in Morocco
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal Code
25000

Khouribga (Arabic: خريبكة, romanizedkhurībka, [xuriːbɡa]) is the capital of Khouribga Province in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region, Morocco. With a population of 196,196 (2014 census),[1] Khouribga owes its growth to the phosphate deposits nearby.

  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.

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