Bni Harchen

بني حرشن

Rural commune in the cercle of Jebala, province of Tétouan, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 6,423
Since 2014: −7.6%from 6,953 in 2014
Density: 35.3people per km², 182 km²
Households: 1,511
Rank: 1,0631,063rd most populous of 1,503 communes16th of 22 in its province

Next door in Jbel Lahbib, 76.1% of those who can read also read French. Here, it’s 20.6%.

Since 2014, the share of people aged 10 and over who can’t read or write went from 50.5% to 35.3%. Across Morocco, the fall was 7 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bni Snous. Read French: 20.6% here, 16.4% there; running water: 6.3% here, 1.1% there; higher education: 2.5% here, 1.9% there.

Compare it with Bni Snous

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

93062

How it changed

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

Bni Harchen −7.6%

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: 35.3%aged 10 and over50.5% in 201445.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 15.3%7.5% in 20145.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.5%aged 15 and over45.6% in 20146.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.42children per woman2.45 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 8.4%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 6.3%of settled households0.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Harchen: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.2%	75 and over	3.6%
2.3%	70–74	2.0%
3.8%	65–69	2.7%
4.6%	60–64	4.9%
4.5%	55–59	4.4%
5.2%	50–54	5.5%
5.8%	45–49	6.1%
5.1%	40–44	5.9%
6.4%	35–39	7.8%
6.4%	30–34	7.0%
7.6%	25–29	6.3%
8.4%	20–24	7.7%
9.6%	15–19	9.5%
10.4%	10–14	9.8%
8.6%	5–9	8.9%
7.2%	0–4	7.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.0%
Tarifit0.2%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French20.6%
English5.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot64.1%
Doesn’t travel to work15.4%
Taxi8.0%
Employer’s transport6.7%
Private car2.3%
Bus1.2%
Informal transport1.0%
Animal0.5%
Bike or motorcycle0.4%
Another way0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 50.5%aged 10 and over35.3% in 202461.9% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 7.5%15.3% in 202411.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 45.6%aged 15 and over41.5% in 202411.4% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 90.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.45children per woman2.42 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.8%of people8.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average4.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 0.1%of settled households6.3% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Harchen: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.7%	75 and over	2.7%
2.1%	70–74	2.1%
2.4%	65–69	1.7%
2.6%	60–64	2.7%
3.3%	55–59	3.1%
4.6%	50–54	4.2%
4.7%	45–49	4.5%
5.7%	40–44	5.2%
5.8%	35–39	6.9%
6.3%	30–34	6.6%
7.1%	25–29	7.8%
9.0%	20–24	9.1%
10.1%	15–19	12.1%
11.7%	10–14	11.0%
10.8%	5–9	10.2%
10.2%	0–4	10.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija100.0%
Tachelhit0.5%
Tarifit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic only72.6%
Arabic and French25.5%
Arabic, French and English1.5%
Other combinations0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot88.4%
Taxi6.1%
Bus1.8%
Another way1.3%
Works at home1.1%
Not stated0.7%
Private car0.5%
Bike or motorcycle0.2%
Train0.1%
Employer’s transport0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood88.1%
Another province4.9%
Another in the commune2.0%
Another commune1.7%
No fixed place1.4%
At home1.1%
Not stated0.7%
Somewhere else0.2%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farming and fishing55.3%
Farm and fishing labour27.3%
Crafts and skilled trades4.8%
Clerical work3.5%
Labouring and small trades3.3%
Machine operating1.9%
Trade and broking1.7%
Not classified1.7%
Managers and senior professionals0.3%
Technicians0.3%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma83.7%
Primary14.5%
Lower secondary1.3%
Upper secondary0.4%
DEUG or Licence0.2%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 28444.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 7325.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 951.3 per business
Public services: 196
Associations: 15in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce56.2%
Industry23.3%
Services20.5%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person75.3%
2 to 324.7%
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 later27.4%
2011–201930.1%
2001–201013.7%
1991–200015.1%
1981–19905.5%
1956–19808.2%
Before 19560.0%

Figures that stand out

The figures where this commune stands furthest from others, with its neighbours and 2014 beside each one.

The share of households cooking with charcoal is 10.4%, among the highest 1% of communes of 5,000 people or more.

Across the 6 communes it borders, the median is 1.9%. Jbel Lahbib is furthest from it, at 0.1%.

Among rural communes of 5,000 to 20,000 people, it's in the top 1%.

How these are picked

Douars

Bni Harchen’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 44 douars in 3 fractions, with 6,423 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
العليقEl Alik15 douars · 2,209 people
حمادشHammadich	Grouped	47	222	5.2	1.3	29.5
الحارشةEl Harcha	Grouped	31	141	5.1	2.0	30.1
الرمامنةRmamna	Grouped	43	166	3.9	0.5	26.7
المطروحةMetrouha	Grouped	16	104	—	—	—
عين نينوAin Ninou	Grouped	8	33	—	—	—
بني حاتمBeni Hatime	Grouped	44	175	5.1	0.9	30.0
بليفشBelifach	Grouped	14	45	—	—	—
الحجريينEl Hajriyine	Grouped	52	245	2.7	0.5	11.3
يعقوبيشYaakoubech	Dispersed	47	196	0.9	1.3	6.6
الحريشةEl Haricha	Grouped	39	173	2.6	2.6	5.3
بلعباسBelabas	Grouped	36	170	0.5	1.4	13.8
عين التينAin Ettine	Dispersed	15	68	—	—	—
اعزيب اسلاهمةAzib Slahma	Grouped	34	153	3.2	3.2	16.7
المغارةEl Maghghara	Dispersed	15	49	—	—	—
غرباوةGharbaoua	Grouped	61	269	4.0	2.5	15.1
الخومسAl Khoums14 douars · 1,744 people
الخومسAl Khoums	Grouped	50	193	1.2	0.4	9.8
المواوجةEl Mouaouja	Grouped	58	261	1.5	1.6	7.3
الغمامطةEl Ghmamta	Grouped	18	88	—	—	—
بين الويدانBin El Ouidane	Grouped	22	98	—	—	—
عين اسنادAin Snad	Grouped	35	142	0.0	0.1	4.0
بزوالةBezouala	Grouped	20	104	—	—	—
الخنادقLkhandeq	Grouped	11	40	—	—	—
عين قلبونAin Kalboune	Grouped	16	64	—	—	—
الصخرةEssakhra	Grouped	31	136	0.0	0.1	4.0
الرمانRommane	Grouped	32	130	0.1	0.6	3.0
عاشيوشAachiouech	Grouped	49	221	0.2	0.2	3.0
عين امطيعAin Mtiya	In parts	39	162	0.1	1.8	1.8
بوغابشBou Ghabech	Grouped	8	27	—	—	—
دهار دالصورDhar Dalsour	Grouped	21	78	—	—	—
الفرارحةFrarha15 douars · 2,470 people
الفرارحةFrarha	Grouped	34	153	1.2	1.9	8.9
احلاحلةHlahla	Grouped	48	204	0.5	5.2	5.5
عين ابلالAin Blal	Grouped	40	160	3.2	1.6	7.0
الغربةLghorba	Grouped	7	32	—	—	—
أجوانبAjouaneb	Grouped	7	32	—	—	—
الخميسةEl Khemissa	Grouped	7	36	—	—	—
النوانوةNoua Noua	In parts	23	80	—	—	—
عين مولاتمAin Moulatm	Grouped	45	170	0.4	0.9	6.9
المنازلEl Manzla	Grouped	100	412	0.4	1.5	1.5
أحرايتAhrayt	Grouped	38	157	1.8	1.9	3.5
اعميرةAmira	Grouped	33	136	1.1	1.3	2.3
بوحديداشBahdidech	Dispersed	68	281	0.7	1.5	4.4
أحرشانAhourchane	In parts	41	174	2.2	0.6	5.3
اخناق الحادKhnaq El Had	Grouped	83	352	2.6	1.9	8.3
المركزCentre	Grouped	25	91	—	—	—

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: 01.571.03.07
As digits: 015710307
Slug: bni-harchen
Record: /api/communes/01.571.03.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.571.03.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.571.03.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.571.03.07/economy.json
Figures that stand out: /api/communes/01.571.03.07/insights.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.571.03.07/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/01.571.03.07/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.571.03.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2563432

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