Et-Taous

الطاوس

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

Population, 2024: 9,360
Since 2014: +37.8%from 6,792 in 2014
Density: 2people per km², 4,652.3 km²
Households: 1,897
Foreign residents: 8
Rank: 786786th most populous of 1,503 communes18th of 29 in its province

Compare it with other communes

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Et-Taous +37.8%

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: 30.9%aged 10 and over44.9% in 201437.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.1%3.3% in 20144.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.7%aged 15 and over40.4% in 20144.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.32children per woman3.11 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 1.4%of people4.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average5.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 86.7%of settled households82.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Et-Taous: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.3%	75 and over	2.5%
1.4%	70–74	1.8%
2.2%	65–69	2.5%
2.7%	60–64	3.0%
3.3%	55–59	3.5%
4.1%	50–54	3.5%
5.5%	45–49	4.6%
6.4%	40–44	6.8%
7.2%	35–39	7.5%
8.1%	30–34	8.3%
8.1%	25–29	8.8%
8.2%	20–24	7.3%
9.0%	15–19	8.5%
10.3%	10–14	10.5%
11.5%	5–9	11.1%
9.8%	0–4	9.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija74.6%
Tachelhit53.1%
Tamazight42.7%
Hassania0.2%
Tarifit0.1%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Tachelhit 0.6% in 2014, 53.1% in 2024; Tamazight 95.0% in 2014, 42.7% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic96.1%
French49.0%
English13.1%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh5.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot36.2%
Bike or motorcycle14.4%
Employer’s transport12.3%
Private car12.1%
Doesn’t travel to work10.7%
Another way9.6%
Informal transport3.7%
Taxi0.6%
Bus0.3%
Animal0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 44.9%aged 10 and over30.9% in 202454.7% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 3.3%11.1% in 202418.6% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 40.4%aged 15 and over37.7% in 20244.5% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.7%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.11children per woman2.32 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.2%of people1.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.8people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 82.9%of settled households86.7% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Et-Taous: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.3%	75 and over	2.2%
1.8%	70–74	2.2%
1.3%	65–69	1.6%
2.2%	60–64	2.5%
3.0%	55–59	2.9%
3.9%	50–54	4.4%
4.2%	45–49	4.2%
5.3%	40–44	4.4%
6.8%	35–39	6.4%
7.4%	30–34	8.2%
9.4%	25–29	9.1%
10.5%	20–24	9.4%
10.9%	15–19	11.1%
9.9%	10–14	10.2%
9.8%	5–9	10.0%
11.2%	0–4	11.4%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight95.0%
Darija58.9%
Tachelhit0.6%
Hassania0.3%
Tarifit0.1%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Tachelhit 0.6% in 2014, 53.1% in 2024; Tamazight 95.0% in 2014, 42.7% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Other combinations37.1%
Arabic and French28.6%
Arabic only27.8%
Arabic, French and English6.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot60.9%
Bike or motorcycle16.6%
Private car7.7%
Not stated4.4%
Works at home4.0%
Another way3.9%
Taxi1.0%
Bus0.8%
Employer’s transport0.6%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood67.4%
No fixed place12.3%
Another in the commune9.4%
Not stated4.4%
At home4.0%
Another commune1.1%
Another province1.1%
Somewhere else0.3%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Labouring and small trades24.6%
Crafts and skilled trades23.3%
Clerical work20.0%
Machine operating8.2%
Farming and fishing7.5%
Farm and fishing labour4.9%
Trade and broking4.8%
Not classified3.0%
Managers and senior professionals2.5%
Technicians1.2%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma68.1%
Primary20.5%
Lower secondary6.9%
Upper secondary3.0%
DEUG or Licence1.5%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 32634.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 27484.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 7862.9 per business
Public services: 48
Associations: 4in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Services54.4%
Commerce44.5%
Industry0.7%
Construction0.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person47.1%
2 to 332.5%
4 to 916.1%
10 to 494.0%
50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later35.8%
2011–201936.5%
2001–201018.6%
1991–20006.6%
1981–19900.7%
1956–19801.8%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Et-Taous’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 16 douars in 6 fractions, with 8,933 people. 427 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
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
مرزوكةMarzouka3 douars · 3,901 people
مرزوكة الغربيةMarzouka Gharbia	Grouped	491	2,200	0.2	1.0	1.6
قصر تاقوجتKsar Takoujt	Grouped	204	1,080	0.0	0.0	2.0
قصر مرزوكة الشرقيةKsar Marzouka Charqia	Grouped	155	621	0.0	1.6	1.5
الخمليةKhamliya3 douars · 1,289 people
تهاريينTihariyine	Grouped	86	424	0.4	0.1	5.0
تبوميات (تعشابوت)Taboumyat (Tachabout)	Grouped	82	364	0.7	1.3	5.0
الخمليةKhamliya	Grouped	100	501	0.6	0.7	7.0
الطاوسEt-Taous5 douars · 1,053 people
قصر البكعةKsar El Bkaa	Dispersed	61	319	1.0	1.0	15.0
الطاوس المركزEt Taous Centre	Grouped	55	288	1.0	1.0	1.0
قصر الطاوسKsar Ettaous	Grouped	26	127	—	—	—
قصر الجدايدKsar El Jdayd	Grouped	45	230	1.0	1.0	3.1
قصر اوزيناKsar Aouzina	Grouped	17	89	—	—	—
حاسي البيضHassi El Bid1 douar · 2,173 people
حاسي الابيضHassi Labyed	Grouped	455	2,173	0.3	0.8	2.7
راس الرملRas Rmel3 douars · 461 people
راس الرملRas Rmel	Grouped	4	16	—	—	—
تيغمارتTighmart	Grouped	79	383	2.0	1.1	20.0
كمكميةKmkmia	Dispersed	13	62	—	—	—
شرق الكثبان الرمليةChrik El Katbane Erramlia1 douar · 56 people
منطقة المردانيZone El Mardani	Dispersed	13	56	—	—	—

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: 08.201.11.07
As digits: 082011107
Slug: et-taous
Record: /api/communes/08.201.11.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/08.201.11.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/08.201.11.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/08.201.11.07/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/08.201.11.07/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/08.201.11.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2884750

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