administrative territorial entity of Morocco
Let an agent explain the administrative structure of Morocco, relay the hierarchy and counts from official sources, describe roles of appointed and elected bodies, present the status of Western Sahara neutrally with positions attributed, and route to entries for specific units.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand The structure.
Hierarchy
Hierarchy.
Hierarchy
Hierarchy.
- How is Morocco divided into regions, provinces and prefectures, circles, communes and fractions? definition
- Is the question about the structure, a specific unit or the disputed territory? boundary
Roles
Roles.
Roles
Roles.
- What do walis, governors, caids and elected regional and communal councils do? definition
- Which entry fits the specific unit? action
Govern Law and reform.
Law
Legal basis.
Law
Law.
- What do the 2011 constitution and 2015 regional laws provide? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Reform
Regionalisation.
Reform
Reform.
- How did advanced regionalisation reshape the sixteen former regions into twelve, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits regions of Morocco? action
Contested Western Sahara.
Status
Status.
Status
Status.
- What are the positions of Morocco, the Polisario Front, the UN and other states on Western Sahara and its administrative integration, each attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral, attributed and current? boundary
Administration
Administration on the ground.
Administration
Administration.
- How are the southern regions administered in practice, from official and independent sources? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context History and data.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the structure develop from the protectorate era through independence to today? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of Morocco? action
Data
Lists and codes.
Data
Data.
- What are the twelve regions and their provinces, from official sources? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific region? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.PLC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- former region of Morocco, commune of Morocco, rural commune of Morocco, urban commune of Morocco, circle of Morocco, fraction of Morocco, Caïdat, Pachalik, Prefectures and provinces of Morocco
What it is Filled
The units into which Morocco is divided for administration, comprising since 2015 twelve regions replacing sixteen former regions, subdivided into provinces and prefectures, then into circles in rural areas, and into communes, both urban and rural, with traditional subunits such as fractions of tribes and douars, and headed by appointed walis and governors alongside elected councils; the regions include areas of Western Sahara whose status is disputed and administered by Morocco.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the administrative structure of Morocco, relay the hierarchy and counts from official sources, describe roles of appointed and elected bodies, present the status of Western Sahara neutrally with positions attributed, and route to entries for specific units.
Distinguishing features Filled
- 2015 regionalisation
- Appointed and elected layers
- Rural circles and fractions
- Contested southern regions
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present the status of Western Sahara as settled in either direction.
- Present counts or boundaries from before a reorganisation as current.
- Confuse appointed and elected officials in a unit.
Only with a human decision
- Using administrative maps that include Western Sahara in official or public materials.
May
- Relay Morocco's regions, provinces, prefectures and communes from official sources with dates.
- Explain the 2015 reorganisation into twelve regions.
- Distinguish appointed governors from elected councils.
Moral aspects Filled
- The status of Western Sahara is disputed under international law; maps take sides.
- Accurate administrative information affects access to services.
Who is affected
- Residents of Morocco
- Sahrawi people
- Readers and researchers
Owners Filled
Steward
The state of Morocco, which defines its administrative units.
Master systems
- Official bulletins of Morocco
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q3268571 - registry parent class
related
- administrative territorial entity of a single country - in registry terms
- Morocco - the country
- regions of Morocco - as the first tier
- Western Sahara - a territory of disputed status
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.administrative-territorial-entity-of-morocco
- Wikidata: Q4115671 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4115671)
Direct properties required Filled
- regions: 12 count - since 2015
- provinces and prefectures: 75 count - approximately
- communes: about 1500 count
Recognition required Filled
- Regions, provinces, prefectures, circles, communes and fractions of Morocco
- Twelve regions since 2015; former regions; urban and rural communes
- Administrative units of Algeria and Spain are separate; Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish
- Not a visible object; boundaries on maps.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the hierarchy
- relay counts and roles
- present Western Sahara neutrally
- route to specific units
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Presenting the status of Western Sahara as settled
- Stale counts after reorganisations
- Confusing appointed and elected roles
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- 2011 Constitution of Morocco and advanced regionalisation
- 2015 regional organic law
- Communal charter
- UN positions on Western Sahara
Context of use required Filled
- Administering the territory of Morocco.
- regions since 2015 and former regions
- provinces and prefectures
- circles in rural provinces
- urban and rural communes
- arrondissements in large cities
- traditional subunits such as fractions and douars
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q4115671: administrative territorial entity of Morocco - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Administrative divisions of Morocco - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each tier be a separate entry?
- How should official sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming tiers and former units; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q4115671/spec.json