Geography/API v2

List communes

GET/api/v2/communes

Good to know. HCP reference: regions, provinces and communes. Codes are MoroccoAPI identifiers.

Understand the context

A region contains provinces and prefectures, which contain urban or rural communes (local authorities). Some communes are divided into arrondissements (urban districts). For example, Casablanca is a commune within the Casablanca-Settat region; an arrondissement is not a region. HCP is Morocco’s national statistics office; RGPH is its population census.

Read the response

data: The requested results, as an object or an array.

meta: Dataset sources, license and dates. null means unknown or unavailable.

meta.pagination: Lists: 100 results by default, 500 maximum. Use limit and offset; meta.pagination.next_offset is null on the last page.

Illustrative example: With limit=10 and offset=0, the first page holds at most 10 results. If next_offset is 10, request the next page with offset=10 and the same filters. Stop when next_offset is null.

API v2 is the canonical path. Older /api/v1 paths remain compatibility aliases for the currently published behavior, including pagination; no removal date is scheduled.

Response fields 11

[] means each item in a list. null means unknown or unavailable, never zero. The guide language does not translate source values.

dataobject[]

Requested result: a single object or a list.

data[].codestring

MoroccoAPI resource identifier; use it in the corresponding resource URLs.

data[].hcp_codestring

Code from HCP, Morocco’s national statistics office. Keep it as text to preserve leading zeros.

data[].typestring

Kind of resource. Possible values are listed below.

Accepted values: "commune"

data[].nameobject

Resource name, grouped by language where applicable.

data[].name.arstring

Arabic value; null when no translation is provided.

data[].name.frstring

French value; null when no translation is provided.

data[].name.enstring | null

English value; null when no translation is provided.

data[].cercle_hcp_codestring | null

HCP code of the parent cercle in the 2024 census. A cercle groups communes; this field is not a current cercle directory.

data[].province_codestring

Identifier of the parent province or prefecture, below the region.

data[].region_codestring

Identifier of the parent region, Morocco’s first administrative level.

Data structure

{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "data",
    "meta"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "required": [
          "code",
          "hcp_code",
          "type",
          "name",
          "cercle_hcp_code",
          "province_code",
          "region_code"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "hcp_code": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[0-9]{2}\\.[0-9]{3}\\.[0-9]{2}\\.[0-9]{1,2}$"
          },
          "type": {
            "enum": [
              "commune"
            ]
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "object",
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "required": [
              "ar",
              "fr",
              "en"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "ar": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "fr": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "en": {
                "anyOf": [
                  {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  {
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "enum": [
                      null
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          "cercle_hcp_code": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string",
                "pattern": "^[0-9]{2}\\.[0-9]{3}\\.[0-9]{2}$"
              },
              {
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": true,
                "enum": [
                  null
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          "province_code": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "region_code": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "dataset",
        "total",
        "license",
        "retrieved_at",
        "transformation_version",
        "sources",
        "pagination"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "dataset": {
          "enum": [
            "administrative-communes"
          ]
        },
        "total": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "license": {
          "enum": [
            "CC-BY-4.0"
          ]
        },
        "retrieved_at": {
          "enum": [
            "2026-09-26"
          ]
        },
        "transformation_version": {
          "enum": [
            "3.1.0"
          ]
        },
        "sources": {
          "type": "array",
          "minItems": 1,
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "required": [
              "dataset",
              "producer",
              "source_url",
              "resource_url",
              "license",
              "source_updated_at"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "dataset": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "producer": {
                "enum": [
                  "Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP)"
                ]
              },
              "source_url": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri"
              },
              "resource_url": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri"
              },
              "license": {
                "enum": [
                  "CC-BY-4.0"
                ]
              },
              "source_updated_at": {
                "enum": [
                  "2024-11-22"
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "pagination": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "limit",
            "offset",
            "count",
            "has_more",
            "next_offset"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "limit": {
              "type": "integer",
              "minimum": 1,
              "maximum": 500
            },
            "offset": {
              "type": "integer",
              "minimum": 0,
              "maximum": 2147483647
            },
            "count": {
              "type": "integer",
              "minimum": 0,
              "maximum": 500
            },
            "has_more": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "next_offset": {
              "anyOf": [
                {
                  "type": "integer",
                  "minimum": 0,
                  "maximum": 2147483647
                },
                {
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "enum": [
                    null
                  ]
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Sources and pagination 19

metaobject

Result context: sources, dates, license and pagination where applicable.

meta.datasetstring

Name of the dataset for this result or source.

Accepted values: "administrative-communes"

meta.totalinteger

Number of matching records before pagination; not the size of this page.

meta.licensestring

Reuse license. mixed means licenses differ: inspect each source.

Accepted values: "CC-BY-4.0"

meta.retrieved_atstring

Date the project retrieved the source file; not the observation date.

Accepted values: "2026-09-26"

meta.transformation_versionstring

Version of the dataset conversion rules; separate from the API version.

Accepted values: "3.1.0"

meta.sourcesobject[]

Sources used for this result, with their publishers and licenses.

meta.sources[].datasetstring

Name of the dataset for this result or source.

meta.sources[].producerstring

Organization publishing the original data.

Accepted values: "Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP)"

meta.sources[].source_urlstring

Source publication or dataset landing page.

meta.sources[].resource_urlstring

Link to the actual file or resource used.

meta.sources[].licensestring

Reuse license. mixed means licenses differ: inspect each source.

Accepted values: "CC-BY-4.0"

meta.sources[].source_updated_atstring

Last update reported by the source; not the retrieval date.

Accepted values: "2024-11-22"

meta.paginationobject

Information for reading a collection one page at a time.

meta.pagination.limitinteger

Requested maximum records per page: default 100, maximum 500.

meta.pagination.offsetinteger

Matching records skipped before this page, after filtering. The first page starts at 0.

meta.pagination.countinteger

Number of records actually returned on this page.

meta.pagination.has_moreboolean

true when another page of records remains.

meta.pagination.next_offsetinteger | null

Use as offset for the next page; null at the end. Keep the same filters.

Errors

400: Invalid or missing parameter.

Errors return error.code, error.message and error.request_id.

errorobject: Details of a failed request; replaces data and meta.
error.codestring: Stable error code, such as RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND; use it in application logic.
error.messagestring: Human-readable error explanation; use code for application logic.
error.request_idstring: Identifier for this request, useful when reporting a problem.

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