What is the population of Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet?

Midelt has a population of approximately 55,304 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet located?

Midelt is located in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco, at approximate coordinates 32.6803°, -4.7399°.

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Midelt

Total population

55,304

Elevation1508 m

Coordinates32.68°, -4.74°

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Elevation

1508 m

Official website

www.midelt.com

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Overview

Midelt is a city in Morocco, located the high plateau between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas mountain ranges. With a population of 62,648 recorded in the 2024 Moroccan census, it is the capital and namesake of Midelt Province.

History & geography

History

Before the French protectorate, Midelt was a cluster of ksar called Aoutat n-Ayt Izdeg. The modern town's name is a French corruption of the word timidelt (dish-cover) from a local hill. Midelt grew in the first half of the 20th century around a French administrative post by the same name. Previously, villages and ksour had dotted the fertile surroundings. The French established their post to facilitate the mining of lead, gypsum, other minerals, and fossils in the nearby Ahouli and Mibladen mines and elsewhere. The development of these mines led to the construction of a railroad from Midelt to the Mediterranean coast and the electrification of Midelt in 1930. In Morocco, only Casablanca received electricity earlier. The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary founded the Kasbah Miryam des Soeurs in 1926 which later would become the Priory of our Lady of the Atlas. After Moroccan independence in 1956, control reverted to the Moroccan government. Midelt is currently the provincial capital of Midelt Province.

Geography

Midelt is situated on the main road between Fes and Meknes to the north and Errachidia to the south. Geographically, it is situated in the high plains surrounding the Moulouya River, between the Middle and High Atlas mountain ranges. The city's elevation is , making it one of the highest large towns in Morocco. Midelt has a cold desert climate (Köppen: BWk). The elevation of Midelt and its relative proximity to the North Atlantic Ocean cools the daily temperatures to make Midelt one of the most temperate of the inland towns. However, many coastal towns have milder temperatures, warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Every winter, when a cold damp air coming from the north west influence Western Europe and Morocco, temperatures can fall dramatically well below -10 degrees Celsius in Midelt. However, these extreme conditions don't last for more than 5 continuous days. Temperature averages, from the years 1961 to 1990, yield daily maximum/minimum temperatures for January as 12.3 / 0.6 degrees Celsius and for July as 32.6 / 16.3 degrees Celsius. Snow is common in winter, and precipitation continues throughout the year at moderate levels. However, the principal water source of the region is a spring at the foot of Jbel Ayachi, south of Midelt. A dam moderating the flow from the spring was destroyed by a flood in early 2006 following heavy snows the previous winter, damaging the nearby village of Tattiwin.

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