Arazane

أرزن

Rural commune in the cercle of Oulad Berhil, province of Taroudannt, Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024
7,883
Since 2014
−1.5%from 7,999 in 2014
Density
41.6people per km², 189.4 km²
Households
1,812
Rank
916916th most populous of 1,503 communes32nd of 89 in its province

Next door in Igli, 0.6% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 43.3%.

Since 2014, households on the public sewer went from 1.2% to 43.3%. Across Morocco, the rise was 7 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bouhlou. Unemployment: 35.6% here, 32.9% there; in the labour force: 30.2% here, 31.9% there; running water: 91.4% here, 90.0% there.

Compare it with Bouhlou

Where it is

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

How it changed

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

Arazane −1.5%

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
38.6%aged 10 and over44.5% in 201448.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
35.6%5.6% in 201429.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
30.2%aged 15 and over37.7% in 20143.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.19children per woman2.87 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.7%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
91.4%of settled households77.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Arazane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.2%75 and over4.8%
3.8%70–743.1%
3.9%65–693.1%
4.4%60–645.2%
5.1%55–595.9%
6.5%50–545.9%
6.0%45–495.9%
6.3%40–446.4%
6.1%35–397.3%
5.4%30–345.6%
5.6%25–295.5%
5.0%20–246.3%
8.6%15–199.1%
10.7%10–1410.0%
9.9%5–98.7%
7.4%0–47.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit87.6%
  • Darija77.5%
  • Tamazight9.8%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.6%
  • French47.1%
  • English16.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Bike or motorcycle42.7%
  • On foot31.5%
  • Doesn’t travel to work9.9%
  • Bus5.2%
  • Private car4.6%
  • Employer’s transport2.1%
  • Taxi1.4%
  • Informal transport1.3%
  • Another way1.2%
  • Animal0.2%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
30138.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
18461.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2471.3 per business
Public services
107
Associations
10in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce61.4%
  • Services17.9%
  • Industry16.3%
  • Construction4.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person82.6%
  • 2 to 316.3%
  • 4 to 90.5%
  • 10 to 490.5%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.8%
  • 2011–201931.5%
  • 2001–201018.5%
  • 1991–20004.9%
  • 1981–19903.8%
  • 1956–19800.5%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Arazane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 23 douars in 1 fraction, with 7,832 people. 51 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
أرزانArazane23 douars · 7,832 people
إلكماضنIlkmadenGrouped2596———
تانعورتTanaaortIn parts1536794.01.04.0
أرزانArazaneIn parts9984,4091.01.31.2
الجرفJorfIn parts2791,2493.01.85.4
أكني انومانAgni NwamanIn parts2390———
تكانت نصفورنTagant n' IssafoureneGrouped2495———
أيت وموشAyt WamoucheGrouped1877———
تضافتTadaftGrouped1349———
أيت ازضينAit ZdineGrouped29———
إوزاعنIouazaneGrouped832———
بنعلي(أيت بنعلي)Benali (Ait Benali)Grouped2998———
تسلةTassilaGrouped2495———
وحلبا العزيبOuhlba LaazibGrouped1676———
أيت بورزكAït BourzegGrouped331172.01.140.0
إمي نتزكي نماوتImi n'Tizgui NmaoutGrouped2286———
إمي كريزمImi KrizemGrouped1456———
أيت كوحمانAyt GouhamaneGrouped421———
أيت بن حمادAit Ben AhmedGrouped620———
أيت سليمانAit SlimaneGrouped1028———
ماوت نايت إبوركMaout Nait IbourkIn parts441671.42.127.8
أيت إبوركAit IbourkIn parts482091.01.030.0
أيت إغيرAyt IghirGrouped821———
أيت عجالAït AjalGrouped1153———

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
09.541.04.09
As digits
095410409
Slug
arazane
OpenStreetMap
2889064
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("arazane");

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