Galdamane

كلدمان

Rural commune in the cercle of Taza, province of Taza, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 21,732
Since 2014: +1.4%from 21,433 in 2014
Density: 57.2people per km², 380.2 km²
Households: 4,840
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 277277th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 38 in its province

Next door in Taza, 97.8% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 23.0%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 3.4% to 53.5%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Moussa Lemhaya. Higher education: 3.1% here, 3.3% there; Darija: 99.0% here, 98.5% there; read French: 38.2% here, 40.2% there.

Compare it with Sidi Moussa Lemhaya

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

35025

How it changed

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

Galdamane +1.4%

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: 41.2%aged 10 and over53.2% in 201451.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 37.5%8.2% in 201458.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 35.5%aged 15 and over44.3% in 20145.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.55children per woman2.57 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.8%of people4.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 53.5%of settled households3.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Galdamane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.5%	75 and over	3.7%
2.5%	70–74	2.4%
3.5%	65–69	3.2%
4.7%	60–64	5.1%
4.1%	55–59	4.1%
5.0%	50–54	5.3%
6.3%	45–49	6.2%
6.7%	40–44	7.1%
7.0%	35–39	6.9%
6.3%	30–34	6.9%
6.4%	25–29	6.4%
6.8%	20–24	7.0%
9.3%	15–19	8.0%
10.2%	10–14	10.3%
9.6%	5–9	9.4%
8.2%	0–4	7.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.0%
Tachelhit16.9%
Tarifit0.4%
Tamazight0.2%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.7%
French38.2%
English5.7%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot61.5%
Taxi16.9%
Doesn’t travel to work5.5%
Private car4.2%
Informal transport3.9%
Bike or motorcycle3.0%
Employer’s transport2.1%
Bus1.3%
Another way1.2%
Animal0.5%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 53.2%aged 10 and over41.2% in 202465.8% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.2%37.5% in 202432.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 44.3%aged 15 and over35.5% in 20247.9% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 91.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.57children per woman1.55 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.2%of people5.8% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.2people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 3.4%of settled households53.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Galdamane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.0%	75 and over	2.4%
1.9%	70–74	1.9%
1.8%	65–69	2.0%
3.0%	60–64	3.2%
3.6%	55–59	3.3%
4.6%	50–54	5.2%
4.3%	45–49	4.8%
5.0%	40–44	5.7%
6.6%	35–39	6.6%
7.7%	30–34	8.0%
8.5%	25–29	8.9%
9.4%	20–24	9.5%
10.4%	15–19	9.7%
10.4%	10–14	9.9%
9.1%	5–9	8.7%
10.9%	0–4	10.3%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.5%
Tachelhit14.1%
Tamazight5.9%
Tarifit0.5%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French48.3%
Arabic only38.8%
Arabic, French and English7.5%
Other combinations5.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot71.6%
Taxi15.3%
Bus3.0%
Private car2.7%
Not stated2.1%
Another way2.0%
Bike or motorcycle1.3%
Works at home1.3%
Train0.4%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood58.2%
Another commune24.9%
No fixed place8.4%
Another province2.6%
Another in the commune1.9%
Not stated1.9%
At home1.3%
Somewhere else0.7%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing31.1%
Farm and fishing labour24.0%
Crafts and skilled trades20.3%
Labouring and small trades14.1%
Clerical work3.6%
Trade and broking3.4%
Machine operating2.2%
Not classified0.7%
Managers and senior professionals0.5%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma72.9%
Primary20.7%
Lower secondary4.6%
Upper secondary1.3%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
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: 43920.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 21248.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2611.2 per business
Public services: 214
Associations: 13in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 2counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce54.2%
Services22.2%
Industry15.1%
Construction8.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person84.9%
2 to 313.2%
4 to 91.9%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later25.9%
2011–201942.5%
2001–201025.5%
1991–20005.2%
1981–19900.9%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Galdamane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 43 douars in 7 fractions, with 21,721 people. 11 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
أهل الدولةAhl Eddoula7 douars · 1,826 people
أغيل أوميانArhil Oumyane	In parts	116	459	1.4	3.2	3.2
المصبنEl Masbane	Grouped	58	202	1.6	1.3	1.3
قصبة بشيينEl Kasba (bachiyine)	Grouped	69	267	1.0	1.0	1.2
تيسلوينTisliouine	Dispersed	42	187	10.2	3.8	10.5
تيتنسليتTite Neslite	Grouped	68	282	1.1	1.2	6.9
بني بسترBni Bster	In parts	54	243	4.2	4.9	9.8
الزاوية المرابطينZaouiet el Mrabtine	Grouped	45	186	4.6	2.8	3.3
بني بويحماد 1Bni Bouyhmad 17 douars · 2,852 people
الزراهنةZrahna	In parts	98	437	0.2	1.0	3.0
أولاد عليOulad Ali	Grouped	133	571	0.5	0.7	3.4
سكان التغرغورSoukane Tgharghoure	In parts	117	511	5.4	4.6	6.3
اولاد عيسىOulad Aissa	Grouped	44	197	1.0	1.0	3.0
اولاد الراضيOulad Radi	Grouped	73	310	1.1	1.9	4.0
اولاد علي بلحاجOulad Ali Bel Haj	Grouped	97	387	2.1	2.9	4.0
قصبة بني سقلابKasbat Bni Saklab	Grouped	109	439	2.0	3.0	5.0
متاركاتMtarkat7 douars · 3,313 people
الݣعدةEl Gaada	In parts	129	566	0.6	1.4	1.5
الغزازلةLaghzazla	In parts	46	231	1.2	2.4	7.3
الجبلةJebla	Grouped	75	324	0.9	1.3	3.3
النخيلةNkhila	In parts	78	350	1.4	2.3	1.5
سكان عين البحيرةSoukane Ain Labhira	In parts	32	155	1.0	2.2	2.5
سيدي حمو مفتاحSidi Hammou Maftah	In parts	234	1,010	0.9	1.3	3.4
وارݣينOuarguine	Dispersed	149	677	1.0	2.2	7.8
بني بيقطونBni Biktoune5 douars · 6,456 people
فراقشFrakech	In parts	103	449	0.2	1.3	5.7
الروفErrouf	Grouped	125	562	0.3	3.4	5.5
جعونةJaouna	Grouped	221	1,044	0.2	0.6	3.6
دوار عزرةDouar Azra	In parts	429	1,986	0.5	1.5	2.1
سهب الهواريSahb El Houari	Grouped	525	2,415	0.3	1.8	2.9
فرقة بني محسنFerkat Bni Mahsène5 douars · 2,842 people
الكسير بني محسنLagsir Bni Mahsan	Dispersed	117	571	0.5	1.6	5.9
ايسونان بني محسنIssounane Bni Mahsan	In parts	146	708	0.2	1.2	4.4
الزاوية بني محسنZaouia Beni Mahsene	In parts	101	445	1.0	2.2	4.2
سيدي عيسىSidi Aissa	In parts	160	748	4.4	2.3	8.8
باب الستوتBab Stoute	Dispersed	71	370	11.8	1.9	15.1
بني بويحماد 2Bni Bouyhmad 24 douars · 2,428 people
مركز كلدمانCentre Galdamane	Grouped	143	613	0.4	1.0	1.0
المحاوزةMhaouza	In parts	140	621	1.4	1.9	2.1
الكراشحةLakrachha	In parts	207	929	0.5	1.9	1.9
الثلاثاءTlat	In parts	66	265	2.6	3.8	3.9
أولاد علي موسىOulad Ali Moussa8 douars · 2,004 people
تيحجوتين المركزTihjoutine Centre	Grouped	61	289	1.0	1.0	1.0
الخنوسيينLakhnousiyine	Grouped	68	328	2.0	2.1	2.3
تعربيتTaarbite	Grouped	83	419	1.4	2.9	3.2
المغاسلMghassel	Dispersed	47	235	3.5	5.0	5.2
أولاد الحاجOulad El Haj	Grouped	72	341	1.0	2.5	2.7
عين الحجلAin El Hjel	Dispersed	32	171	1.1	3.6	5.0
إيديسانIdisane	Grouped	41	165	1.0	2.6	3.6
فدان الشيحFeddane Ecchih	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: 03.561.13.07
As digits: 035611307
Slug: galdamane
Record: /api/communes/03.561.13.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.561.13.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.561.13.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.561.13.07/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.561.13.07/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.561.13.07/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.561.13.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2758623

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