Map of Tangier, Morocco

Tangier is the administrative centre of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, with a population of about 1,035,141. It lies at 35.7673°N, 5.7998°W. Tangier is about 217 km (135 mi) northeast of Rabat, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Asilah, 40 km to the southwest.

Tangier at a glance

Where is Tangier?

• The 4th largest city in Morocco by recorded population.
• The largest city in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tangier

• Asilah — 40 km southwest
• Fnidek — 41 km east
• Mdiq — 44 km east
• Tétouan — 44 km southeast
• Ceuta — 45 km east, Spain
• Martil — 50 km east
• Algeciras — 51 km northeast, Spain
• Gibraltar — 58 km northeast, Gibraltar
• La Línea de la Concepción — 60 km northeast, Spain
• Larache — 72 km southwest

Largest cities in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima

• Tétouan — 415,810
• Al Hoceïma — 395,644
• Ksar El Kebir — 138,262
• Larache — 136,505
• Fnidek — 84,558
• Martil — 70,274
• Ouezzane — 65,088
• Mdiq — 61,398
• Tirhanimîne — 55,827
• Chefchaouen — 46,721

Largest cities in Morocco

• Casablanca — 3,665,954
• Rabat — 1,655,753
• Fes — 1,191,905
• Marrakesh — 995,871
• Salé — 972,299
• Agadir — 698,310
• Meknes — 568,295
• Oujda — 539,711
• Kenitra — 470,949
• Tétouan — 415,810

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.