Ahmar Laglalcha

احمر لكلالشة

Rural commune in the cercle of Sidi Moussa Lhamri, province of Taroudannt, Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024: 21,659
Since 2014: +20.7%from 17,950 in 2014
Density: 199people per km², 108.7 km²
Households: 5,069
Foreign residents: 9
Rank: 279279th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 89 in its province

Next door in Taroudannt, 93.2% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 2.3%.

Since 2014, households that own their home went from 88.2% to 78.1%. Across Morocco, the fall was 2 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Souihla. Aged 65 and over: 6.8% here, 7.0% there; running water: 98.5% here, 92.4% there; can’t read or write: 29.3% here, 29.8% there.

Compare it with Souihla

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Ahmar Laglalcha +20.7%

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: 29.3%aged 10 and over38.9% in 201439.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 20.0%17.9% in 201433.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.9%aged 15 and over43.5% in 20147.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.96children per woman2.42 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.2%of people4.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average5.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 98.5%of settled households95.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ahmar Laglalcha: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.3%	75 and over	2.9%
1.8%	70–74	1.6%
2.6%	65–69	2.4%
3.9%	60–64	3.9%
4.6%	55–59	4.1%
6.1%	50–54	5.9%
6.5%	45–49	6.3%
7.0%	40–44	7.4%
6.6%	35–39	7.5%
6.6%	30–34	7.0%
6.8%	25–29	7.0%
7.7%	20–24	7.1%
9.4%	15–19	8.9%
10.9%	10–14	10.8%
9.9%	5–9	9.6%
7.5%	0–4	7.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.0%
Tachelhit35.4%
Tamazight0.7%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.3%
French38.7%
English9.7%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle57.7%
On foot13.3%
Employer’s transport8.0%
Private car6.3%
Doesn’t travel to work6.0%
Bus2.8%
Taxi2.7%
Informal transport2.3%
Another way1.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Animal0.0%

Can’t read or write: 38.9%aged 10 and over29.3% in 202450.0% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 17.9%20.0% in 202444.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.5%aged 15 and over37.9% in 20249.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.5%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.42children per woman1.96 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.9%of people4.2% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.0people on average4.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 95.3%of settled households98.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Ahmar Laglalcha: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.0%	75 and over	1.8%
1.5%	70–74	1.4%
1.9%	65–69	1.6%
2.5%	60–64	2.4%
2.9%	55–59	2.9%
4.7%	50–54	4.5%
5.7%	45–49	5.0%
6.8%	40–44	7.1%
7.5%	35–39	8.0%
7.5%	30–34	7.9%
7.6%	25–29	8.4%
8.1%	20–24	8.4%
9.2%	15–19	9.3%
10.2%	10–14	10.1%
10.8%	5–9	10.2%
11.0%	0–4	10.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija94.7%
Tachelhit27.4%
Tamazight0.3%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French49.2%
Arabic only39.2%
Arabic, French and English10.7%
Other combinations0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle53.8%
On foot22.1%
Private car5.7%
Taxi5.6%
Another way4.3%
Employer’s transport2.9%
Not stated2.3%
Bus1.9%
Works at home1.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood53.0%
Another commune21.1%
Another in the commune10.1%
No fixed place7.3%
Another province4.7%
Not stated2.2%
At home1.4%
Somewhere else0.3%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour43.4%
Crafts and skilled trades18.8%
Labouring and small trades10.7%
Farming and fishing6.4%
Clerical work5.9%
Trade and broking5.7%
Machine operating4.3%
Managers and senior professionals2.1%
Not classified1.6%
Technicians1.2%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma68.2%
Primary21.1%
Lower secondary7.2%
Upper secondary2.5%
DEUG or Licence1.0%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 39318.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 27269.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 4011.5 per business
Public services: 92
Associations: 29in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce66.9%
Services21.3%
Industry7.4%
Construction4.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person88.2%
2 to 37.4%
4 to 92.2%
10 to 492.2%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later30.5%
2011–201939.3%
2001–201016.5%
1991–20009.6%
1981–19903.3%
1956–19800.7%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ahmar Laglalcha’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 22 douars in 2 fractions, with 21,628 people. 31 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
الكلالشةEl Glalcha12 douars · 13,953 people
الفقرةEl Fokra	Grouped	304	1,294	1.0	2.0	6.0
أيت عمارةAït Amara	Grouped	102	414	1.0	2.3	6.6
الشاريجCharij	Grouped	129	592	1.0	1.3	6.5
الحومرHommar	In parts	439	1,786	1.0	1.0	5.1
النوايلNouayl	Grouped	184	738	1.0	1.5	5.5
تافوكتTafoukt	Grouped	213	897	1.0	2.0	5.1
أيت زيتانAït Zitane	Dispersed	332	1,435	1.0	1.6	4.9
الغوالمLaghoualem	Grouped	3	14	—	—	—
البيضةLabouida	In parts	271	1,171	1.0	1.1	1.1
الواد الواعرWad Elwaar	In parts	235	1,011	1.0	1.0	1.9
الطالعةTalaa	In parts	437	1,840	1.3	1.3	5.9
دوار الجديدDouar Jdid	Grouped	634	2,761	1.0	1.0	5.3
بعقيلةBakila10 douars · 7,675 people
بعقيلةBakila	In parts	655	2,872	0.8	0.8	5.5
بنت حامدBent Hamed	Dispersed	34	121	4.9	4.7	8.9
حنصالةHansala	Grouped	309	1,275	1.1	0.9	3.5
الكنواتEl Knouat	Grouped	80	363	0.0	2.0	6.2
الكشاشدةEl Kchachda	Grouped	210	921	0.8	0.9	5.0
ايت غزوانAït Rhezouane	Grouped	56	233	1.0	1.1	1.1
اولاد سالمOulad Salem	Grouped	39	182	0.9	1.0	1.7
الرياينةRyayna	Grouped	104	450	0.1	0.5	21.2
ايت الدهنAït Dahane	Grouped	146	589	0.1	0.6	2.2
كابةGaba	Grouped	153	669	1.0	1.0	15.0

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

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code

Code: 09.541.11.01
As digits: 095411101
Slug: ahmar-laglalcha
Record: /api/communes/09.541.11.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/09.541.11.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/09.541.11.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/09.541.11.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/09.541.11.01/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/09.541.11.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2835916

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