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Kenitra
City population
470,949
#10
in Morocco
#3
in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra
#1,226
worldwide
34.261, -6.580 · 36 km from Rabat
About Kenitra
Kenitra is a city in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco with a population of 470,949. It is the 10th largest of the 176 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Morocco, and the 1,226th largest worldwide. It lies 36 km from Rabat.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 26
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca
Coordinates
34.261, -6.580
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 176 in MoroccoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.