Chahda
شهدة
Rural commune in the cercle of Abda, province of Safi, Marrakech-Safi.
- Population, 2024
- 10,449
- Since 2014
- +0.8%from 10,370 in 2014
- Density
- 162people per km², 64.3 km²
- Households
- 2,346
- Foreign residents
- 2
- Rank
- 711711th most populous of 1,503 communes22nd of 25 in its province
Next door in Jamaat Shaim, 96.9% of households have running water. Here, it’s 1.0%.
Since 2014, unemployment went from 13.2% to 27.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.
Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ziaida. Running water: 1.0% here, 2.7% there; aged 65 and over: 11.2% here, 10.8% there; unemployment: 27.7% here, 30.0% there.
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 Chahda.
Chahda +0.8%
People and homes
What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary
- Can’t read or write
- 35.6%aged 10 and over44.9% in 201448.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
- Unemployment
- 27.7%13.2% in 201431.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
- In the labour force
- 36.6%aged 15 and over44.9% in 20144.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
- At school, aged 6 to 11
- 96.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
- Fertility
- 2.34children per woman3.19 in 20141.97 across Morocco
- Disability
- 7.2%of people8.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
- Household size
- 4.5people on average5.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
- Running water
- 1.0%of settled households0.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco
Age
Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.
| Men | Age | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3% | 75 and over | 4.6% | ||
| 3.0% | 70–74 | 3.8% | ||
| 3.4% | 65–69 | 3.1% | ||
| 3.8% | 60–64 | 4.1% | ||
| 3.9% | 55–59 | 3.7% | ||
| 6.0% | 50–54 | 5.0% | ||
| 6.3% | 45–49 | 5.6% | ||
| 6.5% | 40–44 | 6.7% | ||
| 6.6% | 35–39 | 6.4% | ||
| 5.6% | 30–34 | 6.0% | ||
| 6.1% | 25–29 | 5.3% | ||
| 6.7% | 20–24 | 7.0% | ||
| 9.5% | 15–19 | 9.0% | ||
| 10.2% | 10–14 | 11.6% | ||
| 9.6% | 5–9 | 10.6% | ||
| 8.3% | 0–4 | 7.4% | ||
Local languages used
Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
More census figures
Languages read and written
By those aged 10 and over who can read.
Getting to work
How employed people get to work.
- Can’t read or write
- 44.9%aged 10 and over35.6% in 202459.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
- Unemployment
- 13.2%27.7% in 202462.7% among women16.2% across Morocco
- In the labour force
- 44.9%aged 15 and over36.6% in 20244.5% among women47.6% across Morocco
- At school, aged 7 to 12
- 94.4%95.1% across Morocco
- Fertility
- 3.19children per woman2.34 in 20242.22 across Morocco
- Disability
- 8.9%of people7.2% in 20245.1% across Morocco
- Household size
- 5.4people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
- Running water
- 0.1%of settled households1.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco
Age
Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.
| Men | Age | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7% | 75 and over | 3.9% | ||
| 2.3% | 70–74 | 2.7% | ||
| 2.3% | 65–69 | 2.7% | ||
| 3.5% | 60–64 | 4.1% | ||
| 3.7% | 55–59 | 3.7% | ||
| 4.4% | 50–54 | 4.0% | ||
| 4.4% | 45–49 | 4.0% | ||
| 6.4% | 40–44 | 5.2% | ||
| 7.4% | 35–39 | 6.2% | ||
| 8.0% | 30–34 | 7.2% | ||
| 7.9% | 25–29 | 7.4% | ||
| 7.6% | 20–24 | 8.2% | ||
| 8.3% | 15–19 | 8.3% | ||
| 9.1% | 10–14 | 9.4% | ||
| 10.6% | 5–9 | 10.6% | ||
| 10.5% | 0–4 | 12.5% | ||
Local languages used
Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
More census figures
Languages read and written
Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.
Getting to work
How employed people get to work.
Where people work
Where employed people work, asked in 2014.
What people did
The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.
Highest diploma
What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.
Business and jobs
Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary
- Establishments
- 28126.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
- Businesses
- 7024.9% of the establishments
- Permanent jobs
- 2403.4 per business
- Public services
- 209
- Associations
- 2in premises of their own
More business figures
Businesses by sector
Every sector but agriculture.
Businesses by the people they employ
By how many people work there.
When the businesses were founded
The year the business was set up.
Douars
Chahda’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 59 douars in 6 fractions, with 10,430 people. 19 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts
| Douar | Kind | Households | People | Distance from home, km | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paved road | Primary school | Health centre | ||||
| أولاد الشوييخOulad Ecchouyykh11 douars · 1,357 people | ||||||
| اجبودة لكبارAjboudat Lakbar | Dispersed | 31 | 126 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| أولاد الواليOulad El Ouali | Grouped | 38 | 162 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| أولاد عمرانOulad Amrane | Grouped | 33 | 135 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| لمحاريرLamharir | Grouped | 23 | 97 | — | — | — |
| أولاد احميدةOulad Hmida | Grouped | 21 | 92 | — | — | — |
| أولاد عيادOulad Ayad | Grouped | 51 | 223 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 7.0 |
| الحجاجEl Hajjaj | Grouped | 28 | 117 | — | — | — |
| أولاد التوميOulad Touimi | Grouped | 44 | 222 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| لعبوبةAbouba | Dispersed | 30 | 125 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.2 |
| النواصرNouasser | Grouped | 6 | 27 | — | — | — |
| لمشورينLemchaourine | Grouped | 7 | 31 | — | — | — |
| الشهدةChehda9 douars · 1,519 people | ||||||
| أولاد برحيلOulad Berhail | Grouped | 12 | 72 | — | — | — |
| أولاد عزوزOulad Azzouz | Grouped | 51 | 239 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 5.8 |
| أولاد الزموريOulad Zemmouri | Grouped | 13 | 60 | — | — | — |
| أولاد ميمونOulad Mimoun | Grouped | 91 | 370 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| أولاد الزعريOulad Zari | Grouped | 30 | 140 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| لمراوحيةMraouhiya | Grouped | 62 | 271 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| لحميداتHmidat | Grouped | 32 | 138 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| الخربةLkharba | Grouped | 30 | 137 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| الكرارمةKrarma | Grouped | 22 | 92 | — | — | — |
| لوكاكدةLoukakda10 douars · 1,594 people | ||||||
| اتوامةAtouama | Grouped | 46 | 180 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| أولاد الحاج عليOulad El Haj Ali | Grouped | 64 | 292 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| أولاد بلعروسيOulad Belaroussi | Grouped | 55 | 233 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| لعبابسةBabsa | Grouped | 27 | 100 | — | — | — |
| أولاد احمادة (لفلالحة)Oulad Ahmada (Leflalha) | Grouped | 54 | 222 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| الدحاحنةDhahna | Grouped | 3 | 13 | — | — | — |
| أولاد اعمر الحريزاتOulad Amer El Harizat | Grouped | 45 | 246 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
| أولاد الحاج امحمد الحريزاتOulad El Haj M'hamed El Harizat | Grouped | 15 | 82 | — | — | — |
| الجراداتJradat | Grouped | 24 | 95 | — | — | — |
| الرداونةErrdaouna | Grouped | 23 | 131 | — | — | — |
| الجمايلEl Jmayl15 douars · 3,012 people | ||||||
| الزويناتZouinate | Grouped | 54 | 217 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| أولاد برزوكOulad Berzouk | Grouped | 82 | 397 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 9.9 |
| البازدةEl Bazda | Grouped | 38 | 201 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| العساسلةEl Asasla | Grouped | 28 | 127 | — | — | — |
| الكبير (الديار)El Kebir (Eddyar) | Grouped | 91 | 370 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 14.5 |
| المصابيحLemsibih | Grouped | 14 | 63 | — | — | — |
| بني ادغوغBni Adghough | In parts | 115 | 451 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| الرمامنةRmamna | In parts | 67 | 299 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 8.2 |
| بوتونBoutoune | Grouped | 9 | 45 | — | — | — |
| لقراقرةLaqraqra | Grouped | 17 | 47 | — | — | — |
| أولاد سي مصباحOulad Si Masbah | Grouped | 23 | 105 | — | — | — |
| نعاعمةNaama | In parts | 45 | 207 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 |
| لكريرماتLakrirmat | Grouped | 10 | 47 | — | — | — |
| أولاد ابراهيمOulad Brahim | In parts | 80 | 379 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| الشراكة الرحاحلةEcchraka Rehahla | Grouped | 17 | 57 | — | — | — |
| مركز شهدةCentre Chahda4 douars · 1,439 people | ||||||
| الشهدةChehda | Dispersed | 99 | 438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| أولاد داوودOulad Daoud | Grouped | 87 | 401 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| الجديانEl Jediane | Grouped | 70 | 334 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| البيزانEl Bizane | Grouped | 62 | 266 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| القلعةEl Kelâa10 douars · 1,509 people | ||||||
| القلعةEl Kelâa | In parts | 59 | 291 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 6.0 |
| لقدادرةEl Kdadra | Grouped | 14 | 76 | — | — | — |
| أولاد الحسينOulad El Houssine | Grouped | 29 | 110 | — | — | — |
| الجلالاتEl Jalalat | Grouped | 48 | 204 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| اسليمناتAslimnat | Grouped | 35 | 183 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 6.9 |
| العتاتمةEl Atatma | Grouped | 44 | 215 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| لعبيضلاتLabidlat | Grouped | 32 | 170 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 7.5 |
| الزبيداتEzzbidat | In parts | 17 | 81 | — | — | — |
| السعيداتSaidate | Grouped | 15 | 56 | — | — | — |
| الشنيتاتEcchnitat | Dispersed | 29 | 123 | — | — | — |
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
07.431.03.02- As digits
074310302- Slug
chahda- Census figures
/api/communes/07.431.03.02/indicators.json- Business and jobs
/api/communes/07.431.03.02/economy.json- Bordering communes
/api/communes/07.431.03.02/neighbours.json- Neighbourhoods and postcodes
/api/communes/07.431.03.02/neighbourhoods.json- OpenStreetMap
- 5173348
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";
getCommune("chahda");