Editing Rabat (section)

==Geography==

===Neighbourhoods of Rabat===
Rabat is an administrative city. It has many shopping districts and residential neighbourhoods. The geographically spread out neighbourhoods are as follows:

The heart of the city consists of three parts: the Medina (old town); the Oudayas and Hassan both located to meet the [[Bou Regreg]]; and the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>{{Cite web |last=videos |first=All the |title=Rabat - Culture, heritage and festivals {{!}} Moroccan National Tourist Office |url=https://www.visitmorocco.com/en/travel/rabat/medina |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=www.visitmorocco.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Medina of Rabat |url=https://www.morocco.com/attractions/favorites/medina-of-rabat/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Morocco.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

To the west, and along the waterfront, there is a succession of neighbourhoods.

First, around the ramparts, there is the old neighbourhoods, Quartier l'Océan and Quartier les Orangers. Beyond that, a succession of mostly working-class districts: Diour Jamaa, Akkari, Yacoub El Mansour, Massira and Hay el Fath are the main parts of this axis.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Elsheshtawy |first=Yasser |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O8Zz-2AtuIwC&dq=neighbourhoods+in+rabat&pg=PA102 |title=The Evolving Arab City: Tradition, Modernity and Urban Development |date=2008-05-27 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-12821-1 |language=en}}</ref> Hay el Fath, which ends this sequence, evolves into a middle-class neighbourhood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Kurby |date=2023-06-29 |title=The 10 Best Neighborhoods In Rabat, Morocco |url=https://blog.kurby.ai/the-10-best-neighborhoods-in-rabat-morocco/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Kurby Real Estate AI |language=en}}</ref>

To the east, along the Bouregreg, the Youssoufia region (working and middle class) : Mabella; Taqaddoum; Hay Nahda (mostly middle class); Aviation (middle and upper middle class); and Rommani.

Between the two axes, from north to south, there are three main neighbourhoods (middle class to affluent): [[Agdal]] (Ward Building; a lively mix of residential and commercial buildings. The residents are predominantly upper middle class); [[Hay Riad]] (affluent villas; this neighbourhood has experienced a surge of momentum since the 2000s); and Souissi (lavish villas, embassies, well-off residential neighborhood).

On the outskirts of Souissi, are a number of less-dense regions mainly comprising large private houses to areas that seem out of the city.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="134">
File:Riad District.jpg|Riad District
File:Pietri Square.jpg|Pietri Square
File:Boulevard Rabat.JPG|Rabat Hassan
File:Mohamed V.jpg|[[Avenue Mohammed V, Rabat|Avenue Mohammed V]]
</gallery>

===Subdivisions===
The prefecture is divided administratively into the following:<ref name="Morocco 2014 census" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Geographic code !! Type !! Households !! Population (2014)!! Foreign population !! Moroccan population !! Notes
|-
| [[Agdal Riyad]]|| 421.01.01. || Arrondissement ||align="right"| 22,399 ||align="right"| 77,257 ||align="right"| 4,572 ||align="right"| 72,685 ||
|-
| [[El Youssoufia]]|| 421.01.03. || Arrondissement ||align="right"| 42,312 ||align="right"| 170,561 ||align="right"| 2,858 ||align="right"| 167,703 ||
|-
| [[Hassan, Morocco|Hassan]]|| 421.01.05. || Arrondissement ||align="right"| 32,848 ||align="right"| 108,179 ||align="right"| 2,151 ||align="right"| 106,025 ||
|-
| [[Souissi]]|| 421.01.06. || Arrondissement ||align="right"| 5,924 ||align="right"| 23,366 ||align="right"| 1,203 ||align="right"| 22,163 ||
|-
| [[Touarga]]|| 421.01.07. || Municipality ||align="right"| 812 ||align="right"| 3,932 ||align="right"| 8 ||align="right"| 3,924 ||
|-
| [[Yacoub El Mansour]]|| 421.01.09. || Arrondissement ||align="right"| 47,375 ||align="right"| 194,532 ||align="right"| 2,099 ||align="right"| 192,433 ||
|}

===Climate===

Rabat features a [[Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa'') with warm to hot, dry summers and mild, damp winters. Located along the Atlantic Ocean, Rabat has a mild, temperate climate, shifting from cool in winter to warm days in the summer months. The nights are always cool (or cold in winter, it can reach sub {{convert|0|°C|0|abbr=on}} sometimes), with daytime temperatures generally rising about {{convert|7|-|8|C-change}}. The winter highs typically reach only {{convert|17.2|°C|1|abbr=on}} in December–February. Summer daytime highs usually hover around {{convert|27|°C|1|abbr=on}}, but may occasionally exceed {{convert|40|°C|1|abbr=on}} during heat waves. Summer nights are usually pleasant and cool, ranging between {{convert|11|and|19|°C|1|abbr=on}} and rarely exceeding {{convert|20|°C|1|abbr=on}}. Rabat belongs to the sub-humid bioclimatic zone with an average annual precipitation of {{cvt|560|mm}}. The airport station is located about {{convert|5|km|mi}} from the coastline, which will somewhat warm afternoons and cool nights down compared to a seaside location.

{{Weather box
|location = Rabat ([[Rabat–Salé Airport]]) 1991–2020, extremes 1943–present
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 30.0
|Feb record high C = 33.9
|Mar record high C = 35.8
|Apr record high C = 37.6
|May record high C = 43.0
|Jun record high C = 46.3
|Jul record high C = 47.2
|Aug record high C = 45.8
|Sep record high C = 43.6
|Oct record high C = 38.7
|Nov record high C = 35.1
|Dec record high C = 30.4
|year record high C = 47.2
|Jan avg record high C = 22.7
|Feb avg record high C = 23.8
|Mar avg record high C = 28.6
|Apr avg record high C = 29.6
|May avg record high C = 33.8
|Jun avg record high C = 34.5
|Jul avg record high C = 36.3
|Aug avg record high C = 35.2
|Sep avg record high C = 33.7
|Oct avg record high C = 31.6
|Nov avg record high C = 27.8
|Dec avg record high C = 23.7
|year avg record high C = 40.5
|Jan high C = 17.4
|Feb high C = 18.2
|Mar high C = 20.2
|Apr high C = 21.2
|May high C = 23.6
|Jun high C = 25.6
|Jul high C = 27.2
|Aug high C = 27.8
|Sep high C = 26.6
|Oct high C = 24.8
|Nov high C = 21.1
|Dec high C = 18.6
|year high C = 22.7
|Jan mean C = 12.3
|Feb mean C = 13.0
|Mar mean C = 14.8
|Apr mean C = 16.0
|May mean C = 18.5
|Jun mean C = 20.8
|Jul mean C = 22.6
|Aug mean C = 23.1
|Sep mean C = 21.7
|Oct mean C = 19.6
|Nov mean C = 15.9
|Dec mean C = 13.7
|year mean C = 17.7
|Jan low C = 7.2
|Feb low C = 7.8
|Mar low C = 9.5
|Apr low C = 10.9
|May low C = 13.3
|Jun low C = 15.9
|Jul low C = 17.9
|Aug low C = 18.3
|Sep low C = 16.8
|Oct low C = 14.4
|Nov low C = 10.8
|Dec low C = 8.8
|year low C = 12.6
|Jan avg record low C = 2.7
|Feb avg record low C = 3.1
|Mar avg record low C = 4.4
|Apr avg record low C = 6.5
|May avg record low C = 8.5
|Jun avg record low C = 11.5
|Jul avg record low C = 13.6
|Aug avg record low C = 14.2
|Sep avg record low C = 12.8
|Oct avg record low C = 10.1
|Nov avg record low C = 5.7
|Dec avg record low C = 3.9
|year avg record low C = 1.5
|Jan record low C = -3.2
|Feb record low C = -2.6
|Mar record low C = -1.0
|Apr record low C = 3.8
|May record low C = 5.3
|Jun record low C = 8.2
|Jul record low C = 10.0
|Aug record low C = 11.0
|Sep record low C = 10.0
|Oct record low C = 5.8
|Nov record low C =  0.3
|Dec record low C = -0.6
|year record low C = -3.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 80.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 60.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 62.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 42.3
|May precipitation mm = 17.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 3.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 13.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 54.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 94.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 90.2
|year precipitation mm = 521.9
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 7.6
|Feb precipitation days = 6.4
|Mar precipitation days = 6.4
|Apr precipitation days = 5.3
|May precipitation days = 2.7
|Jun precipitation days = 0.8
|Jul precipitation days = 0.2
|Aug precipitation days = 0.3
|Sep precipitation days = 1.9
|Oct precipitation days = 5.2
|Nov precipitation days = 7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 7.6
|year precipitation days = 51.8
|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 82
|Mar humidity = 80
|Apr humidity = 78
|May humidity = 77
|Jun humidity = 78
|Jul humidity = 78
|Aug humidity = 79
|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 79
|Nov humidity = 80
|Dec humidity = 83
|year humidity = 80
|Jan sun = 179.9
|Feb sun = 182.3
|Mar sun = 232.0
|Apr sun = 254.5
|May sun = 290.5
|Jun sun = 287.6
|Jul sun = 314.7
|Aug sun = 307.0
|Sep sun = 261.1
|Oct sun = 235.1
|Nov sun = 190.5
|Dec sun = 180.9
|year sun = 2916.1
|Jand sun = 5.8
|Febd sun = 6.5
|Mard sun = 7.5
|Aprd sun = 8.5
|Mayd sun = 9.4
|Jund sun = 9.6
|Juld sun = 10.2
|Augd sun = 9.9
|Sepd sun = 8.7
|Octd sun = 7.8
|Novd sun = 6.4
|Decd sun = 5.8
|yeard sun = 8.0
|source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] (sun 1961–1990)<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Morocco/CSV/RABATSALE_60135.csv
| title = Rabat Sale Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 8 October 2023
| url-status = live
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231008052738/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Morocco/CSV/RABATSALE_60135.csv
| archive-date = 8 October 2023}}</ref><ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-I/FM/60135.TXT
| title = Rabat Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 8 October 2023
| url-status = live
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231008053624/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-I/FM/60135.TXT
| archive-date = 8 October 2023}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (humidity 1973–1993, record highs and lows),<ref name = DWD>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_601350_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Rabat-Salé (Int. Flugh.) / Marokko
| work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = October 14, 2016}}</ref> Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)<ref name = meteoclimat>
{{cite web 
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-628.php
| title = Station Rabat 
| publisher = Météo Climat 
| language = French 
| accessdate = October 14, 2016}}</ref> Infoclimat<ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/annee/1991/rabat-sale/valeurs/60135.html
| title = Climatologie de l'année à Rabat-Sale
| publisher = Infoclimat
| language = fr
| access-date = 10 October 2023}}</ref>
}}