In
Morocco, the 75
second-level administrative subdivisions are 13
prefectures and 62
provinces. They are subdivisions of the
12 regions of Morocco. Each prefecture or province is subdivided into
arrondissements (only in prefectures of some
metropolitan areas),
municipalities (
communes, sing.
commune) or urban municipalities (
communes urbaines, sing.
commune urbaine) in other urban areas, and
districts (
cercles, sing.
cercle) in rural areas. The districts are subdivided into rural municipalities (
communes rurales, sing.
commune rural). One prefecture (Casablanca) is also subdivided into
préfectures d'arrondissements (sing.
préfecture d'arrondissements), similar to districts (
cercles) except they are grouping a few arrondissements instead of rural municipalities.