Casablanca
Casablanca
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| Nickname: Casa | |
Casablanca Location of Casablanca within Morocco Casablanca Casablanca (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 33°32′N 7°35′W / 33.533°N 7.583°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Casablanca-Settat |
| First Settled | 7th century BC |
| Reconstructed | 1756 |
| Founded by | Mohammed III |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nabila Rmili |
| Area | |
• City | 380 km2 (148 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 to 150 m (0 to 492 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• City | 3,218,036 |
| • Rank | 1st in Morocco |
| • Density | 8,800/km2 (22,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,950,000 |
| • Metro | 4,270,750 |
| Demonym(s) | Casablancan Kazāwi (كازاوي) Biḍāwi (بيضاوي) casablancais |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2024 |
| • Total (Urban) | $22.1 billion |
| • Per capita | $12,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 20000-20200 |
| Website | www |
Casablanca (/ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə/, US also /ˌkɑːsəˈblɑːŋkə/; Arabic: الدار البيضاء, romanized: ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, lit. 'the White House', IPA: [adˈdaːr ɫbajdˤaːʔ]) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic coast of the Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.22 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the ninth-largest in the Arab world.
Casablanca is Morocco's chief port, with the Port of Casablanca being one of the largest artificial ports in Africa, and the third-largest port in North Africa, after Tanger-Med (40 km or 25 mi east of Tangier) and Port Said. Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy.
Casablanca is a significant financial centre, ranking 54th globally in the September 2023 Global Financial Centres Index rankings, between Brussels and Rome. The Casablanca Stock Exchange is Africa's third-largest in terms of market capitalization, as of December 2022.
Major Moroccan companies and many of the largest American and European companies operating in the country have their headquarters and main industrial facilities in Casablanca. Recent industrial statistics show that Casablanca is the main industrial zone in the country.