Al Barkanyene

البركانيين

Rural commune in the cercle of Louta, province of Nador, Oriental.

Population, 2024
2,278
Since 2014
−10.3%from 2,540 in 2014
Density
28.3people per km², 80.4 km²
Households
632
Foreign residents
2
Rank
1,4261,426th most populous of 1,503 communes22nd of 23 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

62035

How it changed

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

Al Barkanyene −10.3%

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
42.5%aged 10 and over43.2% in 201454.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
33.9%16.5% in 201439.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
33.4%aged 15 and over40.9% in 20143.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.65children per woman1.94 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
11.6%of people9.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.3%of settled households39.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Between the two censuses, households with running water went from 39.6% to 0.3%. A fall this large is rare, and the site keeps it out of comparisons. How these are spotted

Age

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

Al Barkanyene: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.7%75 and over5.8%
3.7%70–743.3%
5.7%65–696.4%
5.9%60–648.4%
5.8%55–596.6%
5.6%50–547.0%
5.3%45–495.9%
7.7%40–447.5%
6.6%35–395.0%
6.3%30–345.4%
5.3%25–295.5%
7.5%20–246.3%
7.7%15–196.8%
9.2%10–147.7%
7.5%5–97.4%
6.5%0–44.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Tarifit97.5%
  • Darija76.3%
  • Tamazight0.7%
  • Tachelhit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French60.8%
  • English12.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Informal transport40.0%
  • On foot25.1%
  • Private car12.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle12.4%
  • Doesn’t travel to work6.3%
  • Taxi1.8%
  • Bus0.8%
  • Employer’s transport0.5%
  • Animal0.3%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Another way0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
5222.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1223.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
393.3 per business
Public services
39
Associations
1in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce66.7%
  • Services25.0%
  • Industry8.3%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person91.7%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 498.3%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later0.0%
  • 2011–20190.0%
  • 2001–2010100.0%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Al Barkanyene’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 9 douars in 2 fractions, with 2,278 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
البركانيينAl Barkanyene6 douars · 1,286 people
أولاد تقلعيتOulad TakalaitIn parts712481.01.316.9
اولاد يوسفOuled YoussefIn parts1405551.01.715.8
اولاد اسماعيلOulad SmailGrouped2072———
اولاد محمد اسماعيلOulad Mohamed SmailDispersed2068———
أولاد عبد اللهOulad AbdellahDispersed401520.71.921.8
أولاد الهاديOulad El HadiDispersed521910.20.619.4
تماضيتTmadet3 douars · 992 people
تماضيتTmadetIn parts1404780.21.214.1
سيدي ابراهيمSidi BrahimDispersed963380.71.511.7
بوعرفتن اولاد موسىBourften Oulad MoussaGrouped531760.81.49.6

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
02.381.07.03
As digits
023810703
Slug
al-barkanyene
OpenStreetMap
2443019
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("al-barkanyene");

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