Youssoufia, Morocco

Town in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco

Youssoufia اليوسفية
Town
Country	Morocco
Region	Marrakesh-Safi
Province	Youssoufia
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	67,628
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Youssoufia (Arabic: اليوسفية) 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.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

Ismahane Elouafi, geneticist, was born here in 1971.
Samir Sarsare, a football player.

References

^ ^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.
^ World Gazetteer