Berrechid
Municipality and city in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
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Berrechid (Arabic: برشيد) is a city and municipality in Berrechid Province of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. The city is located about 39 kilometres (24 mi) from Ben Ahmed, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Settat, 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Casablanca, 196 kilometres (122 mi) from Marrakesh, and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from El Jadida.
Berrechid
برشيد | |
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Municipality and city | |
Berrechid Province administration building in Berrechid | |
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| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Casablanca-Settat |
| Province | Berrechid |
| Elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 136,634 |
| • Rank | 23rd in Morocco |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
It recorded a population of 136,634 inhabitants in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1] At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 89,830 people living in 18,808 households.[2]
"Berrechid" is also a metonym for Berrechid Hospital, which first opened as a European-style asylum in 1919 under French colonial rule and was the first place for psychiatric treatment in Morocco.[3][4]