Es-Sfalat

السفلات

Rural commune in the cercle of Er-Rissani, province of Errachidia, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
8,586
Since 2014
−25.2%from 11,483 in 2014
Density
39.3people per km², 218.6 km²
Households
1,732
Rank
852852nd most populous of 1,503 communes20th of 29 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

52453

How it changed

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

Es-Sfalat −25.2%

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
29.2%aged 10 and over35.8% in 201438.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
13.2%6.6% in 201410.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
29.1%aged 15 and over35.4% in 20141.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.48children per woman2.80 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.3%of people5.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.0people on average6.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
92.3%of settled households26.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Between the two censuses, households with a toilet went from 99.3% to 55.9%; households with a kitchen went from 95.5% to 51.9%. Falls this large are rare, and the site keeps them out of comparisons. How these are spotted

Age

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

Es-Sfalat: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.8%75 and over3.3%
2.9%70–743.3%
4.0%65–693.2%
4.1%60–644.7%
3.0%55–594.5%
4.0%50–545.6%
5.0%45–495.7%
5.8%40–446.0%
4.8%35–396.4%
6.5%30–345.5%
7.8%25–296.0%
8.0%20–246.9%
9.7%15–1910.2%
11.8%10–1411.3%
10.1%5–99.8%
8.6%0–47.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.0%
  • Tamazight3.4%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French37.4%
  • English10.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot56.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle28.5%
  • Doesn’t travel to work4.9%
  • Bus4.1%
  • Employer’s transport2.0%
  • Private car1.5%
  • Another way1.4%
  • Informal transport0.7%
  • Taxi0.5%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Animal0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
14917.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2114.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
371.8 per business
Public services
112
Associations
16in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce95.2%
  • Industry4.8%
  • Construction0.0%
  • Services0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person90.5%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 4 to 94.8%
  • 10 to 494.8%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later19.0%
  • 2011–201952.4%
  • 2001–201014.3%
  • 1991–200014.3%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Es-Sfalat’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 31 douars in 4 fractions, with 8,586 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
الثلت التحتانيEttlt Tahtani6 douars · 1,307 people
ارارةIraraGrouped1045660.00.02.0
ابدوAbadouGrouped1348———
بوزملةBou ZmellaGrouped1896———
أولاد الواليOuled El WaliGrouped782880.00.03.0
كاوزGaouzGrouped762931.01.04.6
لمطاهرةMetahraGrouped216———
الثلت الفوقانيEttlt Fougani10 douars · 3,796 people
زاوية ويغلانZaouia OuyghlaneGrouped1026340.20.33.0
قصبة ويغلانKasba OuyghlaneGrouped1448420.00.33.0
شرفة بحاجChorft Ba HajGrouped1325110.00.04.0
مولاي عبد الله الدقاقMoulay Abdellah EddkakGrouped945031.01.93.3
قصر كراوةKsar GraouaGrouped432030.01.08.0
أولاد سيدي إبراهيمOuled Sidi BrahimGrouped412020.91.83.6
تغنجاوتTaghanjawtGrouped28145———
أولاد بوعليOulad BoualiGrouped421930.00.05.1
أولاد جميعOulad JemiaGrouped532680.91.96.1
اوشانOuchcheneGrouped602951.01.84.3
الثلت الوسطانيEttlt Louastani5 douars · 2,811 people
تبو عصامتTabouasamtGrouped1517100.00.00.0
قصر تينغراسKsar TinghrassGrouped2139020.61.01.1
أولاد يحيىOulad YahyaGrouped724210.50.65.0
قصر هوارةKsar IraraGrouped1137310.00.03.1
تزكزوتTazigzoutGrouped1247———
الزواياتEzzouayat10 douars · 672 people
قصر الماطيKsar el MaatiGrouped482530.02.07.0
قصر سيدي الغازي بن قاسمKsar Sidi El Ghazi Ben KacemGrouped1470———
قصر سيدي الغازي بن العربيKsar Sidi El Ghazi Ben LarbiGrouped1155———
قصر تابوبكارتKsar TaboubkartGrouped636———
قصر زاوية القاضيKsar Zaouia El KadiGrouped413———
قصر عمارKsar AmarGrouped412———
قصر زاوية سيدي اعليKsar Zaouia Sidi AliGrouped351450.00.03.0
زاوية أولاد بو ابراهيمZaouia Oulad Bou BrahimGrouped1472———
زاوية الرملZaouia RemelGrouped313———
زاوية ملايخافZaouia MellaïkhafGrouped23———

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
08.201.11.05
As digits
082011105
Slug
es-sfalat
OpenStreetMap
2884752
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("es-sfalat");

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