Brikcha

ابريكشة

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

Population, 2024
8,777
Since 2014
−15.6%from 10,399 in 2014
Density
61.4people per km², 143 km²
Households
2,508
Rank
828828th most populous of 1,503 communes15th of 17 in its province

Where it is

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

MoqrissatZoumiKalaat BouqorraAin BeidaAsjenMzefrouneMasmoudaOuezzaneBni QuollaLamjaaraSidi Ahmed CherifSidi BousberSidi RedouaneOuannanaTeroualZghira

How it changed

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

Brikcha −15.6%

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
43.0%aged 10 and over50.6% in 201454.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
25.7%4.9% in 201427.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
32.3%aged 15 and over52.2% in 20144.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.36children per woman2.18 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
11.0%of people5.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
27.5%of settled households31.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Brikcha: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.7%75 and over4.9%
2.6%70–743.4%
3.9%65–694.1%
5.6%60–645.8%
4.8%55–594.6%
6.2%50–546.1%
7.0%45–497.7%
7.9%40–447.4%
7.8%35–397.5%
6.8%30–346.0%
4.7%25–295.2%
5.2%20–245.6%
9.1%15–199.0%
9.8%10–148.7%
7.8%5–97.8%
6.0%0–46.2%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.3%
  • Tarifit0.3%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic100.0%
  • French38.3%
  • English8.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot76.7%
  • Private car3.3%
  • Taxi2.6%
  • Employer’s transport1.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.5%
  • Bus0.3%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Brikcha’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings
471
Standing empty
18.9%6.8% vacant12.1% a second home
Precarious
48.6%0.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
58.0%83.4% on the water mains95.5% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
126.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Rural-type47.1%
  • Modern house45.9%
  • Apartment4.9%
  • Slum or basic house0.8%
  • Other0.6%
  • Traditional house0.4%
  • Villa0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years55.0%
  • 20 to 49 years20.8%
  • 50 years or more24.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
21224.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
10248.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1791.8 per business
Public services
106
Associations
4in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce51.0%
  • Services37.3%
  • Industry11.8%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person74.5%
  • 2 to 321.6%
  • 4 to 91.0%
  • 10 to 492.9%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later21.6%
  • 2011–201937.3%
  • 2001–201017.6%
  • 1991–20007.8%
  • 1981–199013.7%
  • 1956–19801.0%
  • Before 19561.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Brikcha1,156

In the data

Code
01.405.09.05
As digits
014050905
Slug
brikcha
Record
/api/communes/01.405.09.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.405.09.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.405.09.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.405.09.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/01.405.09.05/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.405.09.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2563395
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("brikcha");

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