Azgour

ازكور

Rural commune in the cercle of Amizmiz, province of Al Haouz, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024
6,208
Since 2014
−9.6%from 6,865 in 2014
Density
32.6people per km², 190.6 km²
Households
1,597
Rank
1,0781,078th most populous of 1,503 communes29th of 40 in its province

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 Azgour.

Azgour −9.6%

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
43.5%aged 10 and over50.9% in 201458.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
17.6%4.0% in 201433.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.7%aged 15 and over42.6% in 20141.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
3.25children per woman3.24 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.6%of people4.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
66.4%of settled households40.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Between the two censuses, households with a kitchen went from 98.5% to 67.6%. A fall this large is rare, and the site keeps it out of comparisons. The 2024 census came a year after the September 2023 earthquake. How these are spotted

Age

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

Azgour: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.3%75 and over4.4%
2.6%70–743.1%
3.4%65–694.0%
4.9%60–645.4%
4.5%55–594.9%
4.7%50–545.4%
4.3%45–496.3%
5.4%40–445.8%
7.1%35–396.2%
7.1%30–347.1%
8.4%25–296.5%
7.6%20–245.4%
8.1%15–197.9%
10.0%10–149.5%
9.5%5–99.8%
8.0%0–48.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit99.5%
  • Darija34.2%
  • Tamazight0.3%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.5%
  • French50.4%
  • English5.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot60.6%
  • Informal transport19.1%
  • Doesn’t travel to work5.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle4.8%
  • Bus4.7%
  • Taxi2.1%
  • Private car1.1%
  • Employer’s transport1.0%
  • Animal0.7%
  • Another way0.4%
  • Train0.1%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
8914.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3842.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
401.1 per business
Public services
43
Associations
8in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce84.2%
  • Industry7.9%
  • Services7.9%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person94.7%
  • 2 to 35.3%
  • 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 later7.9%
  • 2011–201918.4%
  • 2001–201052.6%
  • 1991–200018.4%
  • 1981–19902.6%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Azgour’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 18 douars in 2 fractions, with 6,207 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

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
أردوزArdouz9 douars · 3,600 people
أيت داودAït DawdIn parts1346442.52.013.3
لمديناتLamdinatGrouped1596892.71.610.6
أيت إحلاAït IhlaIn parts793202.01.79.0
ثلاثTalatGrouped341420.90.010.0
أنمروAnamrouGrouped913820.30.310.0
أتنيرتAtnirtGrouped1616066.10.19.6
أنرنيAnerniGrouped752533.00.06.5
أزكورAzgourIn parts1204210.00.60.6
تيزكي أوبلعيدTizgui Ou BlaideGrouped361431.40.83.0
البورBour9 douars · 2,607 people
أدغوسAdghousGrouped552066.21.09.0
تولكينToulkineGrouped2177340.01.04.9
تيفرتTifirtGrouped712960.00.020.0
أيت عثمانAit OthmaneIn parts1164240.00.216.3
الدوزروDou OuzrouIn parts1415070.00.012.0
تلا زݣاغتTala ZgaghtGrouped2072———
تكديرتTagadirtGrouped1447———
أنفريونAnefriouneGrouped422039.80.115.2
تضرضورتTaderdourtGrouped321180.07.920.0

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
07.041.05.07
As digits
070410507
Slug
azgour
OpenStreetMap
3534191
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("azgour");

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