Ain Legdah

عين لكدح

Rural commune in the cercle of Tissa, province of Taounate, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 10,598
Since 2014: −7.2%from 11,422 in 2014
Density: 56.2people per km², 188.7 km²
Households: 2,601
Rank: 698698th most populous of 1,503 communes29th of 49 in its province

Next door in Oulad Ayyad, 94.4% of households have running water. Here, it’s 8.6%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 7.5% to 41.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Oulad Nouel. Running water: 8.6% here, 3.1% there; read French: 28.3% here, 27.7% there; in the labour force: 32.3% here, 33.3% there.

Compare it with Oulad Nouel

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

34222

How it changed

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

Ain Legdah −7.2%

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: 49.0%aged 10 and over56.0% in 201460.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 41.1%7.5% in 201445.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 32.3%aged 15 and over44.3% in 20143.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 87.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.19children per woman2.28 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 11.1%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.1people on average5.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 8.6%of settled households4.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ain Legdah: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.7%	75 and over	3.5%
2.5%	70–74	2.6%
3.9%	65–69	3.6%
4.4%	60–64	4.7%
4.0%	55–59	4.6%
4.9%	50–54	5.1%
5.0%	45–49	5.5%
6.0%	40–44	6.6%
6.2%	35–39	7.3%
5.6%	30–34	5.5%
6.5%	25–29	5.5%
7.8%	20–24	7.3%
10.2%	15–19	9.5%
11.3%	10–14	10.0%
9.9%	5–9	9.9%
8.0%	0–4	8.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.7%
Tachelhit0.8%
Tarifit0.2%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic100.0%
French28.3%
English4.8%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot63.3%
Doesn’t travel to work19.2%
Taxi5.6%
Animal2.6%
Bus2.4%
Employer’s transport1.9%
Informal transport1.5%
Bike or motorcycle1.3%
Private car1.1%
Another way1.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 56.0%aged 10 and over49.0% in 202469.3% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 7.5%41.1% in 202452.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 44.3%aged 15 and over32.3% in 20245.8% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 86.0%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.28children per woman2.19 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.8%of people11.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.7people on average4.1 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 4.1%of settled households8.6% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Ain Legdah: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.0%	75 and over	2.2%
1.9%	70–74	1.8%
1.8%	65–69	1.9%
2.7%	60–64	2.9%
4.2%	55–59	3.3%
5.1%	50–54	5.6%
4.6%	45–49	4.3%
4.9%	40–44	5.1%
6.1%	35–39	6.2%
7.0%	30–34	7.8%
8.4%	25–29	8.4%
8.7%	20–24	8.2%
9.7%	15–19	10.5%
10.4%	10–14	11.4%
10.5%	5–9	10.0%
11.1%	0–4	10.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tarifit0.3%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tamazight0.2%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French50.1%
Arabic only40.5%
Arabic, French and English8.9%
Other combinations0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot83.9%
Bus5.5%
Another way3.3%
Private car2.4%
Not stated2.2%
Taxi2.1%
Bike or motorcycle0.3%
Works at home0.2%
Train0.1%
Employer’s transport0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood84.5%
No fixed place6.7%
Another province4.2%
Not stated2.2%
Another in the commune1.1%
Somewhere else0.7%
Another commune0.4%
At home0.2%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing50.8%
Farm and fishing labour31.1%
Labouring and small trades4.8%
Crafts and skilled trades3.8%
Clerical work2.9%
Trade and broking2.7%
Machine operating2.7%
Managers and senior professionals0.7%
Technicians0.3%
Not classified0.3%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma78.2%
Primary14.8%
Lower secondary5.2%
Upper secondary1.1%
DEUG or Licence0.6%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 19818.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 7236.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 981.4 per business
Public services: 126
Associations: 0in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Services48.6%
Commerce31.9%
Industry19.4%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person84.7%
2 to 311.1%
4 to 92.8%
10 to 491.4%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later20.8%
2011–201933.3%
2001–201020.8%
1991–20009.7%
1981–199012.5%
1956–19802.8%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ain Legdah’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 38 douars in 2 fractions, with 10,597 people. One more isn’t in any douar: a nomad, or someone HCP counts apart, such as a soldier in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
لغوالLeghoual17 douars · 5,606 people
دوار القليعةDouar Kliaa	Grouped	59	281	9.5	0.6	29.1
دوار الكرانة السفلىDr LGrana Soufla	Grouped	58	265	0.4	2.1	19.6
دوار القدارمةDouar El Kdarma	Grouped	56	219	1.6	0.4	25.6
دوار الكرانة العلياDr Lgrana Oulia	Grouped	103	473	0.0	3.0	16.7
دوار اولاد سالم الظهرDouar Oulad Salem Dhar	Dispersed	76	255	0.6	3.6	13.6
دوار اولاد دحوDouar Oulad Dahou	In parts	167	665	3.1	5.3	17.5
دوار بلالاتDouar Belalat	Grouped	20	105	—	—	—
دوار بياضةDouar Byada	Grouped	83	330	3.8	3.1	22.3
اولاد عجالOulad Ajal	Grouped	122	462	1.2	1.9	11.2
دوار البنيكيينDouar El Benikiine	In parts	90	372	1.7	4.8	13.1
دوار العطاطرةDouar El Atatra	Dispersed	49	208	4.9	5.1	14.7
دوار سيدي فاتحDr Sidi Fateh	Dispersed	131	597	0.9	1.2	6.2
دوار ديديةDouar Didia	Grouped	86	346	0.5	0.8	5.9
دوار اولاد سالم الصفصافةDouar Oulad Salem Safsafa	Grouped	128	514	0.2	2.7	3.8
دوار كريفاتDouar Krifate	Grouped	85	326	2.1	2.0	7.3
دوار القليعDouar El Kli	Grouped	31	134	4.8	3.4	15.8
دوار عزيب السليمانيDouar Azib Slimani	Grouped	11	54	—	—	—
لهبارجةLahbarja21 douars · 4,991 people
دوار احماريDouar Ahmari	Dispersed	90	359	2.9	3.6	14.0
دوار اولاد السلطانDouar Oulad Sultan	Dispersed	69	291	1.5	1.4	11.3
دوار اولاد امحمدDouar Oulad M'hamed	Grouped	47	170	5.3	3.5	12.7
دوار اولاد العلامDouar Oulad El Allam	Grouped	18	77	—	—	—
دوار احموياتDouar Ahmouyat	Dispersed	41	202	7.1	2.0	7.3
دوار عين جديدةDouar Ain Jdida	Grouped	40	185	5.4	5.4	6.6
دوار اولاد اجاناDouar Oulad Ajana	Grouped	33	137	1.7	2.0	4.7
دوار اولاد عبد السلامDouar Oulad Abdessalam	Grouped	57	242	1.8	2.2	6.1
دوار الخنيكDouar El Khenik	Dispersed	74	335	1.3	3.2	5.7
دوار عين مسجيDouar Ain Mesji	Grouped	23	84	—	—	—
دوار اولاد الدخيسيDouar Oulad Eddkhissi	Grouped	55	219	0.7	2.2	2.2
دوار عين لكدحDouar Ain Legdah	In parts	193	727	0.3	1.1	0.9
دوار الكدية الحمراءDouar El Koudia El Hamra	Grouped	55	202	3.0	5.0	5.3
دوار عين العيونDouar Ain Laâyoune	Grouped	68	268	1.3	4.7	4.7
دوار بوجمعاتDr Boujmaate	In parts	68	280	2.2	2.7	2.7
دوار ظهار بورزيقDouar Dhar Bourzik	Dispersed	26	101	—	—	—
دوار كراريزDouar Krariz	Dispersed	72	322	2.0	2.9	13.9
دوار الرزازةDouar Errzaza	Dispersed	48	193	2.6	4.9	11.9
دوار القريعاتDouar El Kariaat	Dispersed	61	236	2.2	4.9	13.9
دوار عزيب بني ستيتنDouar Azib Bni Setiten	Grouped	46	170	2.8	5.6	14.7
دوار فلية بني ستيتنDouar Fliat Bni Setiten	Grouped	62	191	1.7	2.4	17.5

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: 03.531.09.03
As digits: 035310903
Slug: ain-legdah
Record: /api/communes/03.531.09.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.531.09.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.531.09.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.531.09.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.531.09.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.531.09.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.531.09.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2805313

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