Amgala

امكالة

Rural commune in the cercle of Es-Semara, province of Es-Semara, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra.

Population, 2024
4,102
Since 2014
+39.3%from 2,945 in 2014
Density
0.4people per km², 10,086.6 km²
Households
83
Foreign residents
4
Rank
1,2981,298th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 6 in its province

Where it is

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

Sidi Ahmed LaaroussiEs-SemaraHaouzaJdiriyaTifariti

How it changed

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

Amgala +39.3%

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
9.5%aged 10 and over61.4% in 201412.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
0.0%4.2% in 20140.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
47.4%aged 15 and over62.3% in 20147.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
85.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.27children per woman8.21 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
2.1%of people4.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.4people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
21.6%of settled households26.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Amgala: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.8%75 and over5.0%
2.8%70–745.0%
3.3%65–695.0%
5.5%60–646.9%
5.0%55–591.0%
9.9%50–544.0%
8.3%45–498.9%
8.3%40–446.9%
7.2%35–394.0%
8.8%30–346.9%
4.4%25–298.9%
7.7%20–248.9%
9.9%15–199.9%
6.1%10–146.9%
5.5%5–98.9%
4.4%0–43.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Hassania75.9%
  • Darija12.8%
  • Tachelhit8.2%
  • Tamazight5.7%
  • Tarifit1.8%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French24.1%
  • English11.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh3.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Private car38.8%
  • On foot10.2%
  • Taxi1.0%
  • Bus0.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.0%
  • Employer’s transport0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
71.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
114.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
11.0 per business
Public services
6
Associations
0in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Services100.0%
  • Industry0.0%
  • Construction0.0%
  • Commerce0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person100.0%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 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 later0.0%
  • 2011–2019100.0%
  • 2001–20100.0%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
11.221.03.01
As digits
112210301
Slug
amgala
Record
/api/communes/11.221.03.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/11.221.03.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/11.221.03.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/11.221.03.01/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/11.221.03.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
3666591
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("amgala");

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