Chakrane

شقران

Rural commune in the cercle of Bni Ouriaghel Charqia, province of Al Hoceima, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
3,306
Since 2014
−30.6%from 4,761 in 2014
Density
19.1people per km², 173.6 km²
Households
773
Rank
1,3651,365th most populous of 1,503 communes35th of 36 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 Chakrane.

Chakrane −30.6%

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
53.2%aged 10 and over60.4% in 201462.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
33.6%8.2% in 201423.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
32.8%aged 15 and over48.4% in 20146.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
92.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.57children per woman2.32 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.9%of people4.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.0%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Between the two censuses, households with a kitchen went from 80.5% to 34.6%. A fall this large is rare, and the site keeps it out of comparisons. How these are spotted

Age

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

Chakrane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.2%75 and over2.4%
1.6%70–741.8%
4.0%65–693.6%
3.5%60–646.3%
4.3%55–594.2%
4.0%50–544.7%
6.5%45–495.3%
7.9%40–447.6%
6.1%35–397.9%
6.4%30–346.9%
8.0%25–296.2%
7.2%20–246.8%
7.4%15–197.5%
9.4%10–148.2%
11.1%5–912.2%
10.5%0–48.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Tarifit98.5%
  • Darija11.6%
  • Tamazight0.8%
  • Hassania0.2%
  • Tachelhit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic97.0%
  • French28.5%
  • English3.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh3.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot54.1%
  • Animal34.2%
  • Informal transport5.6%
  • Private car3.2%
  • Taxi1.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.6%
  • Doesn’t travel to work0.6%
  • Employer’s transport0.4%
  • Bus0.2%
  • 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
8325.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
89.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
91.1 per business
Public services
75
Associations
0in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce50.0%
  • Services50.0%
  • Industry0.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person87.5%
  • 2 to 312.5%
  • 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 later0.0%
  • 2011–201912.5%
  • 2001–201037.5%
  • 1991–200012.5%
  • 1981–199012.5%
  • 1956–198025.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Chakrane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 14 douars in 5 fractions, with 3,290 people. 16 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
ايت عروصAit Arous3 douars · 634 people
مالوMaalouIn parts491996.62.321.5
سمارSammarIn parts652817.81.38.4
ايت جوهرةAit JouhraIn parts431549.90.99.9
شقران 1Chakrane 13 douars · 1,015 people
شقرانChakrane.In parts472190.73.76.2
بوسعيدةBousaïdaIn parts1255361.02.67.2
المقسوريتMakssouritIn parts632600.23.15.9
تافساستTafsast2 douars · 284 people
تافساستTafsastIn parts4418113.54.524.0
تيلوضينTiloudineIn parts24103———
شقران 2Chakrane 23 douars · 615 people
حمودةHamoudaIn parts492431.02.37.7
مارويMarouyIn parts301240.714.016.0
تيمكلوينTimklouineIn parts512480.11.610.0
محلاتMohlat3 douars · 742 people
محلاتMohlatIn parts963707.17.820.2
بومعدنBou MaadeneIn parts421664.45.311.3
ادواهرAdouaharIn parts452066.13.419.8

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
01.051.13.11
As digits
010511311
Slug
chakrane
OpenStreetMap
2440971
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("chakrane");

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