Information
Largest Cities -
1. Casablanca
2. Fes
3. Salé
4. Tangier
5. Marrakesh
Rank Size Rule -
(Not greater metro area)
1. Casablanca: 5.1 million
2. Fes
Estimate: 2.55 million
Exact: 1.1 million
3. Salé
Estimate: 1.7 million
Exact: 982 thousand
4. Tangier
Estimate: 1.27 million
Exact: 947 thousand
5. Marrakesh
Estimate: 1.02 million
Exact: 928 thousand
Does this validate the rank-size rule?
No, Morocco doesn't validate the rank-size rule because Casablanca is almost 5 times bigger (it's a primate city) than Fes, Salé, and Tangier. Also Fes, Salé, Tangier, and Marrakesh are all very close in size so that also invalidates the rule. Marrakesh is the only city even close to the estimate at all. Clearly Morocco does not follow the rank size rule.
Population -
Total Population: 33,655,786
Population Density: 121.3 people/sq mile
% Urban Population: 60.2%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: _________
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.26%
Other -
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 98.7%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 84.1%
1. Casablanca
2. Fes
3. Salé
4. Tangier
5. Marrakesh
Rank Size Rule -
(Not greater metro area)
1. Casablanca: 5.1 million
2. Fes
Estimate: 2.55 million
Exact: 1.1 million
3. Salé
Estimate: 1.7 million
Exact: 982 thousand
4. Tangier
Estimate: 1.27 million
Exact: 947 thousand
5. Marrakesh
Estimate: 1.02 million
Exact: 928 thousand
Does this validate the rank-size rule?
No, Morocco doesn't validate the rank-size rule because Casablanca is almost 5 times bigger (it's a primate city) than Fes, Salé, and Tangier. Also Fes, Salé, Tangier, and Marrakesh are all very close in size so that also invalidates the rule. Marrakesh is the only city even close to the estimate at all. Clearly Morocco does not follow the rank size rule.
Population -
Total Population: 33,655,786
Population Density: 121.3 people/sq mile
% Urban Population: 60.2%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: _________
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.26%
Other -
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 98.7%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 84.1%