Bni Garfett

بني كرفط

Rural commune in the cercle of Moulay Abdeslem-Ben M'chich, province of Larache, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
11,311
Since 2014
−13.0%from 12,994 in 2014
Density
55.9people per km², 202.3 km²
Households
2,713
Foreign residents
1
Rank
648648th most populous of 1,503 communes13th of 19 in its province

Next door in Sidi Lyamani, 91.0% of households have running water. Here, it’s 22.2%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 11.2% to 37.0%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sebt Saiss. Unemployment: 37.0% here, 34.8% there; running water: 22.2% here, 36.3% there; read French: 33.1% here, 35.0% there.

Compare it with Sebt Saiss

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 Bni Garfett.

Bni Garfett −13.0%

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
40.3%aged 10 and over46.1% in 201448.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
37.0%11.2% in 201437.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.5%aged 15 and over43.8% in 20145.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.88children per woman2.76 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.2%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
22.2%of settled households8.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Garfett: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over3.9%
2.7%70–742.6%
3.2%65–693.3%
4.3%60–644.4%
4.2%55–594.3%
5.3%50–544.9%
5.8%45–495.7%
5.6%40–446.9%
6.2%35–396.5%
6.5%30–345.9%
6.0%25–295.1%
8.9%20–247.1%
9.2%15–199.8%
10.5%10–1410.7%
10.6%5–910.2%
7.9%0–48.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.0%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.2%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French33.1%
  • English3.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot69.7%
  • Animal10.6%
  • Doesn’t travel to work5.4%
  • Private car3.5%
  • Taxi3.3%
  • Informal transport2.6%
  • Employer’s transport2.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.8%
  • Bus1.0%
  • Another way0.2%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
27524.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
12144.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1521.3 per business
Public services
153
Associations
1in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce61.2%
  • Services28.9%
  • Industry8.3%
  • Construction1.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person81.8%
  • 2 to 315.7%
  • 4 to 92.5%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later39.7%
  • 2011–201922.3%
  • 2001–201020.7%
  • 1991–200014.0%
  • 1981–19901.7%
  • 1956–19801.7%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bni Garfett’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 23 douars in 10 fractions, with 11,310 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
بوهانيBouhani2 douars · 2,295 people
بوهانيBouhaniIn parts1918361.01.13.0
لاهراLahraIn parts3371,4590.92.32.8
الخطوطLakhthouthe1 douar · 1,095 people
الخطوطLakhthoutheIn parts2761,0954.71.614.8
الصخرة 1Es Sakhra1 douar · 1,005 people
الصخرة 1Es SakhraIn parts2191,0051.21.74.6
بني قماحBni Kamah5 douars · 1,618 people
بني مرقيBeni MerkiGrouped1325460.54.013.1
عين منصورAin MansourGrouped743030.41.814.1
السهوليينShouliyineGrouped2480———
الصفصافSefssafGrouped1636611.01.310.0
عين الميرAin El MirGrouped828———
المركزCentre1 douar · 882 people
مركز السبت بني كرفطCentre Sebt Bni GarfettGrouped2598820.10.40.5
الصخرة 2Essakhra 21 douar · 753 people
الصخرة 2Essakhra 2In parts1597530.60.94.2
سعدانةSaadana4 douars · 1,342 people
صافSafIn parts1114237.92.021.3
لعيونEl AïounGrouped2592———
ماهرMaherGrouped522404.61.313.3
سعدانةSaadanaIn parts1315873.41.313.4
عين مامونAin Mamoune5 douars · 849 people
عين مامونAin MamouneIn parts461850.02.414.1
تسملالTisemlalGrouped2794———
صف الخلافSaf el KhalafIn parts803380.52.615.9
لقليعةLqliaaGrouped411401.01.516.0
عين بوكرشونAïn bou KerchounGrouped2192———
الكيفانEl Kifane1 douar · 1,048 people
الكيفانEl KifaneIn parts2481,0481.92.27.5
لحرش وعين اقداحLhrach Ouine Kedah2 douars · 423 people
لحرشLahrechGrouped371730.37.113.0
عين اقداحAïn KedahIn parts522500.12.52.5

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
01.331.09.05
As digits
013310905
Slug
bni-garfett
OpenStreetMap
2563435
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bni-garfett");

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