Quick answerCasablanca is the largest city of Morocco, with 3,218,036 people inside the city limits in 2024. The wider metropolitan area had about 4.3 million people in 2024. It is best known for the Hassan II Mosque, the Economic capital of Morocco and the Main port. Its official languages are Arabic and Tamazight, and its currency is the Moroccan dirham.
Casablanca is Morocco's largest city, with about 3.2 million people (2024 census) and about 4.3 million in Greater Casablanca. It stands on the Atlantic coast and is the country's economic and business centre, home to the Hassan II Mosque.
Key facts
| Country | Morocco |
|---|---|
| Population (city) | 3,218,036 (2024) |
| Population (metro) | 4,270,750 (2024) · Greater Casablanca, 2024 census |
| Time zone | Africa/Casablanca |
| Language | Arabic, Tamazight |
| Currency | Moroccan dirham (MAD, د.م.) |
| Coordinates | 33.5333° N, 7.5833° W |
Overview
Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre, on the Atlantic coast of the Chaouia plain in the central-western part of the country. The city had 3,218,036 residents in the 2024 census, and Greater Casablanca held 4,270,750 people, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region and the ninth-largest in the Arab world.
Casablanca grew from the small port of Anfa, destroyed by the Portuguese in 1468 and rebuilt as Casa Branca, then Casablanca, under French rule after 1907. It became Morocco's main port and commercial city, and it is famous around the world from the 1942 film Casablanca, although almost none of the film was shot there. Its great landmark is the Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, whose 210-metre minaret is the tallest in the world.
Today Casablanca is the headquarters of most Moroccan banks and big companies, the home of the country's stock exchange and its busiest port, and the hub of the high-speed Al Boraq train line to Tangier. The city mixes art-deco boulevards from the French era with the old medina, the Corniche seafront and the Morocco Mall, one of the largest shopping centres in Africa.
What Casablanca is known for
- Hassan II Mosque
- Economic capital of Morocco
- Main port
- The film Casablanca
- Corniche seafront
- Twin Center
Landmarks
- Hassan II Mosque
- Old Medina
- Place Mohammed V
- Twin Center
- Corniche
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
- Morocco Mall
Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Casablanca?
About 3.2 million people live in Casablanca (3,218,036 in the 2024 census). Greater Casablanca, the wider metropolitan area, had about 4.27 million people. That makes Casablanca the largest city in Morocco and the largest city in the Maghreb region.
What is Casablanca famous for?
Casablanca is famous as Morocco's biggest city and its economic capital, home to the stock exchange, the banks and the main port, and for the Hassan II Mosque, whose 210-metre minaret is the tallest in the world. It is also famous from the 1942 film Casablanca, although almost none of the film was shot in the city.
Where is Casablanca located?
Casablanca is in western Morocco, on the Atlantic coast, in the central-western part of the country. It is the largest city in Morocco and the capital of the Casablanca-Settat region. Its coordinates are 33.53° N, 7.58° W, and its time zone is Africa/Casablanca.
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