Charqaoua

شرقاوة

Rural commune in the cercle of Zerhoun, préfecture of Meknès, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
4,727
Since 2014
−14.5%from 5,526 in 2014
Density
35.8people per km², 131.9 km²
Households
1,141
Rank
1,2291,229th most populous of 1,503 communes20th of 21 in its préfecture

Where it is

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

MeknèsAl Machouar-StiniaToulalDar Oum SoltaneAin JemaaAin OrmaMy Idriss ZerhounOualiliOued JdidaOuislaneDkhissaSidi Slimane Moul Al KifaneMajjateBoufakraneN'zalat Bni AmarM'hayaMrhassiyineSidi Abdellah Al KhayatAin Karma-Oued RommaneAit Ouallal

How it changed

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

Charqaoua −14.5%

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
39.3%aged 10 and over49.6% in 201451.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
36.0%3.9% in 201472.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
40.6%aged 15 and over47.7% in 20143.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.83children per woman2.96 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.6%of people4.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average6.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.4%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Charqaoua: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.8%75 and over4.4%
2.4%70–743.2%
2.5%65–692.6%
4.2%60–644.1%
4.5%55–594.5%
4.4%50–545.2%
6.0%45–496.5%
6.8%40–446.1%
6.3%35–397.1%
6.3%30–346.6%
5.9%25–295.3%
6.5%20–246.1%
10.4%15–198.8%
10.7%10–1410.2%
10.3%5–910.6%
9.9%0–48.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.6%
  • Tarifit8.8%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French22.6%
  • English3.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot77.5%
  • Employer’s transport3.3%
  • Bus2.8%
  • Private car2.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.4%
  • Taxi1.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
6814.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
710.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
71.0 per business
Public services
55
Associations
6in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce85.7%
  • Services14.3%
  • Industry0.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person100.0%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 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 later14.3%
  • 2011–20190.0%
  • 2001–201057.1%
  • 1991–200028.6%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
03.061.07.01
As digits
030610701
Slug
charqaoua
Record
/api/communes/03.061.07.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/03.061.07.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/03.061.07.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/03.061.07.01/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/03.061.07.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2813754
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("charqaoua");

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