Ait Erkha
آيت الرخا
Rural commune in the cercle of Lakhsas, province of Sidi Ifni, Guelmim-Oued Noun.
- Population, 2024
- 4,490
- Since 2014
- −12.2%from 5,112 in 2014
- Density
- 62.9people per km², 71.4 km²
- Households
- 1,166
- Rank
- 1,2531,253rd most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 19 in its province
Next door in Reggada, 93.1% of households have running water. Here, it’s 28.4%.
Since 2014, unemployment went from 9.9% to 34.4%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.
Where it is
Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.
Bordering communes
Postcode
85052
How it changed
Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Ait Erkha.
Ait Erkha −12.2%
People and homes
What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary
- Can’t read or write
- 39.5%aged 10 and over44.6% in 201455.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
- Unemployment
- 34.4%9.9% in 201415.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
- In the labour force
- 32.2%aged 15 and over37.3% in 20144.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
- At school, aged 6 to 11
- 97.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
- Fertility
- 2.47children per woman2.49 in 20141.97 across Morocco
- Disability
- 5.1%of people8.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
- Household size
- 3.8people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
- Running water
- 28.4%of settled households38.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco
Age
Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.
| Men | Age | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6% | 75 and over | 5.5% | ||
| 4.0% | 70–74 | 4.2% | ||
| 3.6% | 65–69 | 4.1% | ||
| 4.1% | 60–64 | 4.9% | ||
| 4.8% | 55–59 | 5.3% | ||
| 4.7% | 50–54 | 5.5% | ||
| 5.9% | 45–49 | 5.8% | ||
| 6.2% | 40–44 | 6.1% | ||
| 6.4% | 35–39 | 6.4% | ||
| 6.8% | 30–34 | 6.9% | ||
| 4.8% | 25–29 | 5.6% | ||
| 5.2% | 20–24 | 5.6% | ||
| 7.9% | 15–19 | 6.8% | ||
| 10.8% | 10–14 | 9.9% | ||
| 10.7% | 5–9 | 10.0% | ||
| 8.4% | 0–4 | 7.4% | ||
Local languages used
Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
More census figures
Languages read and written
By those aged 10 and over who can read.
Getting to work
How employed people get to work.
- Can’t read or write
- 44.6%aged 10 and over39.5% in 202462.5% among women32.2% across Morocco
- Unemployment
- 9.9%34.4% in 202412.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
- In the labour force
- 37.3%aged 15 and over32.2% in 202414.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
- At school, aged 7 to 12
- 94.3%95.1% across Morocco
- Fertility
- 2.49children per woman2.47 in 20242.22 across Morocco
- Disability
- 8.4%of people5.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
- Household size
- 5.2people on average3.8 in 20244.6 across Morocco
- Running water
- 38.3%of settled households28.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco
Age
Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.
| Men | Age | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7% | 75 and over | 3.2% | ||
| 1.8% | 70–74 | 2.1% | ||
| 3.0% | 65–69 | 2.8% | ||
| 4.0% | 60–64 | 4.7% | ||
| 3.6% | 55–59 | 3.7% | ||
| 4.1% | 50–54 | 4.3% | ||
| 4.9% | 45–49 | 5.3% | ||
| 5.4% | 40–44 | 6.0% | ||
| 6.1% | 35–39 | 6.5% | ||
| 6.3% | 30–34 | 7.8% | ||
| 6.8% | 25–29 | 7.6% | ||
| 9.1% | 20–24 | 9.8% | ||
| 10.3% | 15–19 | 10.6% | ||
| 10.3% | 10–14 | 8.2% | ||
| 9.4% | 5–9 | 7.3% | ||
| 11.2% | 0–4 | 10.2% | ||
Local languages used
Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
More census figures
Languages read and written
Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.
Getting to work
How employed people get to work.
Where people work
Where employed people work, asked in 2014.
What people did
The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.
Highest diploma
What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.
Business and jobs
Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary
- Establishments
- 14031.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
- Businesses
- 5337.9% of the establishments
- Permanent jobs
- 711.3 per business
- Public services
- 82
- Associations
- 5in premises of their own
- Weekly souks
- 1counted outside the total
More business figures
Businesses by sector
Every sector but agriculture.
Businesses by the people they employ
By how many people work there.
When the businesses were founded
The year the business was set up.
Douars
Ait Erkha’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 60 douars in 5 fractions, with 4,484 people. 6 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paved road | Primary school | Health centre | ||||
| اد حماد اوبراهيم (2)Id Ahmed Aoubrahim (2)7 douars · 845 people | ||||||
| تفراوت نشاهدTafraout N'Chade | Grouped | 73 | 288 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| اد حماد العورفId H'Mad L'Aourfe | Grouped | 11 | 53 | — | — | — |
| اد العورفId L'Aourfe | Grouped | 47 | 177 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| اد مبارك او عليId M'barek | Grouped | 42 | 200 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| اكني ند شاهدAgni Nd Chahd | Grouped | 7 | 35 | — | — | — |
| اد بركاId Barka | Grouped | 18 | 78 | — | — | — |
| اكني نبوسلامAgni N'Bouslame | Grouped | 4 | 14 | — | — | — |
| اوتاتنAoutaten14 douars · 1,156 people | ||||||
| اد لغديرId Laghdir | Grouped | 12 | 61 | — | — | — |
| مسدورةMasdoura | Grouped | 18 | 54 | — | — | — |
| ايت ووديAit Ououdi | Grouped | 40 | 137 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| إعنتيرينIntirine | Grouped | 31 | 128 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| إد لمينId Lamine | Grouped | 24 | 107 | — | — | — |
| إد واروشId Ouarouch | Grouped | 15 | 64 | — | — | — |
| إد العسريId Lasri | Grouped | 22 | 107 | — | — | — |
| أيت وانوAit Nwanou | Grouped | 7 | 44 | — | — | — |
| إخاجرينIkhajrine | Grouped | 7 | 23 | — | — | — |
| إد الطالبId Taleb | Grouped | 9 | 36 | — | — | — |
| إد بلعيد تكنساId Belaid Taknsa | Grouped | 9 | 30 | — | — | — |
| تيليزاTiliza | Grouped | 30 | 130 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.9 |
| تيمكنستTimknst | Grouped | 30 | 135 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| اكاجانAkajane | Grouped | 27 | 100 | — | — | — |
| اد حماد اوبراهيم (1)Id Ahmed Aoubrahim (1)17 douars · 828 people | ||||||
| إدوبلعيدId Oubelaid | Grouped | 21 | 98 | — | — | — |
| أوكرزOkrz | Dispersed | 53 | 171 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 50.5 |
| بايزونBayzoune | Grouped | 10 | 46 | — | — | — |
| بوالوسBoualousse | Grouped | 5 | 19 | — | — | — |
| تامكرطTamguert | Grouped | 56 | 193 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 63.0 |
| أوساAoussa | Grouped | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| أحواشAhouach | Grouped | 5 | 19 | — | — | — |
| ادالعاودAdalaaoud | Grouped | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
| ادهمو إبراهيمAdhmou Brahim | Grouped | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| تاكزوTagouzzou | Grouped | 31 | 101 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 52.0 |
| ادبيدانId Baydane | In parts | 10 | 43 | — | — | — |
| أخبريشAkhoubriche | Grouped | 3 | 8 | — | — | — |
| ادالكربوزAdalkrbouz | Grouped | 1 | 14 | — | — | — |
| ادكوكوسId Koukousse | Grouped | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| إمينتزارتImintzart | Grouped | 14 | 57 | — | — | — |
| ادبرغازId Balghaze | Grouped | 3 | 8 | — | — | — |
| دوكاديرDou Agadir | Grouped | 8 | 37 | — | — | — |
| المركزCentre9 douars · 633 people | ||||||
| تامالوتTamalout | In parts | 12 | 54 | — | — | — |
| توريرت أووشنTaourirt Ouchane | Grouped | 3 | 14 | — | — | — |
| ثلات نعبايدTlate Nabaide | Grouped | 23 | 105 | — | — | — |
| الخراشمةEl Khrachma | In parts | 48 | 154 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| إدحمو مسعودId Hamou Masoud | In parts | 28 | 115 | — | — | — |
| تالبورجتTalbourjte | Grouped | 6 | 22 | — | — | — |
| القصبة(الزاوية)Kasba (Zaouia) | Grouped | 11 | 39 | — | — | — |
| تاهالاTahala | Grouped | 24 | 89 | — | — | — |
| سوق الاثنينSouk Tnine | Grouped | 13 | 41 | — | — | — |
| اد صالحId Salah13 douars · 1,022 people | ||||||
| تكنزاTaguenza | Grouped | 17 | 60 | — | — | — |
| كورزياKorzya | Grouped | 20 | 79 | — | — | — |
| تاغزوتTaghzoute | Grouped | 9 | 30 | — | — | — |
| ادهمو موسىId Hamou Moussa | Grouped | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
| أكرورAgrour | Grouped | 76 | 299 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| تاكاديرتTagadirt | Grouped | 26 | 89 | — | — | — |
| هايلوفاHayloufa | Grouped | 14 | 44 | — | — | — |
| مايدوناMaydouna | Grouped | 39 | 141 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 7.0 |
| اكادير ايزريAgadir Izri | Grouped | 37 | 124 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| تيليواTiliwa | Grouped | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| بوركانBourkane | Grouped | 2 | 7 | — | — | — |
| ألوسAlousse | Grouped | 21 | 59 | — | — | — |
| تمكراضTimgrade | Grouped | 23 | 82 | — | — | — |
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
10.473.07.01- As digits
104730701- Slug
ait-erkha- Census figures
/api/communes/10.473.07.01/indicators.json- Business and jobs
/api/communes/10.473.07.01/economy.json- Bordering communes
/api/communes/10.473.07.01/neighbours.json- Neighbourhoods and postcodes
/api/communes/10.473.07.01/neighbourhoods.json- OpenStreetMap
- 2888307
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";
getCommune("ait-erkha");