Description

GEO1_MA identifies the household's region within Morocco from 2014 to present. Regions are the first level administrative units of the country. GEO1_MA is spatially harmonized to account for political boundary changes across census years. Some detail is lost in harmonization. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_MA can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Morocco can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

Comparability — General

A reorganization of geography in Morocco occurred in 2014, changing the number of regions from 16 to 12. GEO1ALT_MA reflects regions in Morocco in from 1982 to 2004.

The entirety of Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab, the vast majority of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, and part of Guelmim-Oued Noun were situated within the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Universe

Availability

• Morocco: 2014