Afalla Issen

أفلا إيسن

Rural commune in the cercle of Imintanoute, province of Chichaoua, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024
7,221
Since 2014
−11.2%from 8,129 in 2014
Density
58.3people per km², 123.8 km²
Households
1,928
Rank
979979th most populous of 1,503 communes19th of 35 in its province

Next door in Lalla Aaziza, 48.7% of those who can read also read French. Here, it’s 14.5%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 15.3% to 83.4%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Imilchil. Aged 0 to 14: 33.0% here, 31.9% there; unemployment: 30.8% here, 33.3% there; apartments: 0.0% here, 0.0% there.

Compare it with Imilchil

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Afalla Issen.

Afalla Issen −11.2%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write
57.6%aged 10 and over60.6% in 201464.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
30.8%6.4% in 201411.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
30.6%aged 15 and over38.1% in 20140.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
3.27children per woman3.20 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.7%of people6.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
83.4%of settled households15.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Afalla Issen: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.3%75 and over3.3%
3.3%70–742.5%
4.3%65–693.9%
4.7%60–645.0%
4.0%55–593.9%
4.9%50–545.7%
5.3%45–496.3%
5.8%40–445.9%
6.2%35–395.7%
6.5%30–345.2%
5.8%25–296.2%
5.5%20–245.6%
6.4%15–198.6%
12.0%10–1411.5%
12.4%5–910.9%
9.7%0–49.7%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

  • Tachelhit98.9%
  • Darija16.7%
  • Tamazight12.5%
  • Tarifit0.4%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic97.8%
  • French14.5%
  • English2.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot41.1%
  • Bus18.8%
  • Informal transport13.3%
  • Doesn’t travel to work11.4%
  • Taxi9.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.3%
  • Private car1.4%
  • Another way1.4%
  • Employer’s transport0.7%
  • Animal0.2%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments
14620.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4631.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
501.1 per business
Public services
97
Associations
3in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce76.1%
  • Services15.2%
  • Industry8.7%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person91.3%
  • 2 to 38.7%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later23.9%
  • 2011–201939.1%
  • 2001–201021.7%
  • 1991–200013.0%
  • 1981–19902.2%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Afalla Issen’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 23 douars in 3 fractions, with 7,221 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
أفلايسنAflaysen13 douars · 4,038 people
بوبزغرانBizouraneIn parts1897780.51.26.0
أمسيسنAmsisenGrouped461670.50.46.5
أيت علاAit AllaIn parts642271.02.16.8
زاوية تيزي أوماشوZawyat Tizi M’achouIn parts311130.22.96.9
تشكوينTachkiouineIn parts1034280.51.83.3
أوشاننOuchcheneIn parts1355410.21.90.9
دو تالعينتDou TalaïntIn parts321120.01.93.3
تابياTabyaIn parts803282.72.98.8
واورستWawourstIn parts502072.10.47.0
واندغيغWandghighIn parts471920.80.810.0
بويسوفاBouyissoufaIn parts793197.00.814.0
ونلاختWanlakhtIn parts813060.02.17.0
تيزنكرينTiza n’GuirineGrouped773200.01.06.0
أيت بخير التحتانيAit Bkhir Tahtani5 douars · 1,680 people
تيفريتTifritIn parts1996570.91.48.1
تيزكي أوزدارTizgui AouzdarIn parts321090.00.014.0
تيزكي أوفلاTizgui OufellaGrouped562180.00.814.0
أكرض أومزلوAguerd OumzlouIn parts953270.00.19.1
تسغيتTisghiteIn parts913690.10.86.1
أيت بخير الفوقانيAit Bkhir Fougani5 douars · 1,503 people
أفلا إيزداتنAfella IzdatenIn parts641881.01.022.0
تادارتTaddartGrouped591811.01.022.0
أخفركةAkhfergaIn parts1244480.91.321.0
أنامراAnamraIn parts1064010.10.920.0
أكنيAgniIn parts882850.00.320.0

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code
Code
07.161.05.01
As digits
071610501
Slug
afalla-issen
OpenStreetMap
2830909
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("afalla-issen");

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