En-Nzala

النزالة

Rural commune in the cercle of Er-Rich, province of Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
4,873
Since 2014
+11.0%from 4,390 in 2014
Density
5.2people per km², 943.6 km²
Households
1,012
Rank
1,2161,216th most populous of 1,503 communes21st of 29 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 En-Nzala.

En-Nzala +11.0%

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
50.4%aged 10 and over60.2% in 201461.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
18.9%12.2% in 20148.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
37.5%aged 15 and over43.9% in 20144.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
92.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
3.33children per woman3.11 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.2%of people5.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.8people on average5.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
58.4%of settled households42.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

En-Nzala: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over3.5%
2.2%70–742.7%
1.6%65–693.2%
4.4%60–643.2%
3.6%55–594.3%
5.1%50–544.9%
6.6%45–496.0%
4.6%40–445.4%
5.3%35–395.6%
6.4%30–346.7%
7.1%25–296.0%
6.8%20–246.9%
9.2%15–199.3%
12.8%10–1410.9%
10.9%5–911.2%
10.3%0–410.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Tamazight93.4%
  • Tachelhit41.3%
  • Darija27.7%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.0%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Tachelhit 0.0% in 2014, 41.3% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.9%
  • French63.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh26.1%
  • English9.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot56.0%
  • Informal transport15.3%
  • Doesn’t travel to work8.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.4%
  • Employer’s transport4.1%
  • Bus3.9%
  • Private car2.0%
  • Another way1.6%
  • Animal0.9%
  • Taxi0.3%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
8818.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3843.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
441.2 per business
Public services
48
Associations
2in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce81.6%
  • Services13.2%
  • Industry2.6%
  • Construction2.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person97.4%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 4 to 92.6%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later42.1%
  • 2011–201947.4%
  • 2001–20102.6%
  • 1991–20005.3%
  • 1981–19902.6%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

En-Nzala’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 21 douars in 2 fractions, with 4,229 people. 644 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
النزالةEn-Nzala18 douars · 3,240 people
ايت العباسAit el AbbasGrouped693612.22.02.4
تاقاتTakkatGrouped341740.20.20.7
ايت خروAit KharrouIn parts431770.00.03.1
ايت واجوطAit OuajjoutIn parts482162.72.29.5
ايت امساعدAit MssaadGrouped2498———
ايت بالحسنAit Ba LahcenGrouped1772———
تموعوتTamou-outIn parts391780.70.94.1
ايت داود أموسىAit Daoud Ou MoussaDispersed572850.71.09.8
إمزداغImazdaghIn parts351551.00.210.9
إحنضارIhandarGrouped522400.00.014.6
اعباريAabariGrouped662730.20.620.6
ابحباحAbahbahGrouped941———
أغبالوAghbalouGrouped411515.82.26.5
تسارورتTasarourtDispersed1695———
تايرارتTayrartDispersed773842.01.98.3
تالموت تابوريتTalmout TabouritDispersed341793.00.220.5
زورزZourzGrouped517———
بويسروانBouyssarouanGrouped341440.00.00.0
ايت مسروح الغربيةAit Mesrouh Gharbia3 douars · 989 people
اينملAynemelGrouped854640.10.130.1
واوماترتOuaoumatertGrouped653251.01.225.5
بورديمBourdimeGrouped402000.10.537.1

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
08.363.09.01
As digits
083630901
Slug
en-nzala
OpenStreetMap
2827121
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("en-nzala");

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