Ghassate

غسات

Rural commune in the cercle of Ouarzazate, province of Ouarzazate, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
7,169
Since 2014
−15.1%from 8,448 in 2014
Density
7.2people per km², 1,002.5 km²
Households
1,431
Foreign residents
12
Rank
984984th most populous of 1,503 communes17th of 17 in its province

Where it is

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

ToundouteImi-N'oulaouneSkoura Ahl El OustIdelsaneTelouetIghrem N'ougdalTidiliAmerzganeAit ZinebOuarzazateTarmigtTaznakhtIznaguenOuisselsateSirouaKhouzama

How it changed

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

Ghassate −15.1%

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
40.1%aged 10 and over45.5% in 201451.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
40.0%7.2% in 201421.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
29.6%aged 15 and over33.2% in 20142.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.21children per woman2.03 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.0%of people6.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.0people on average6.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
90.8%of settled households91.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ghassate: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.5%75 and over5.8%
4.2%70–744.2%
4.3%65–693.9%
3.7%60–644.9%
3.4%55–594.3%
5.6%50–544.7%
5.0%45–496.2%
6.2%40–447.1%
6.3%35–397.4%
6.8%30–347.6%
6.6%25–296.4%
6.2%20–245.2%
8.2%15–196.8%
9.4%10–149.0%
9.0%5–99.1%
9.7%0–47.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit98.9%
  • Darija42.7%
  • Tamazight0.5%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.2%
  • French28.7%
  • English6.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot57.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle9.5%
  • Employer’s transport6.8%
  • Taxi4.7%
  • Bus4.1%
  • Private car2.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
24233.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
10443.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
6095.9 per business
Public services
116
Associations
22in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce45.2%
  • Services26.9%
  • Industry16.3%
  • Construction11.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person62.5%
  • 2 to 36.7%
  • 4 to 914.4%
  • 10 to 4913.5%
  • 50 and over2.9%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later31.7%
  • 2011–201941.3%
  • 2001–201015.4%
  • 1991–20007.7%
  • 1981–19903.8%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
08.401.07.01
As digits
084010701
Slug
ghassate
Record
/api/communes/08.401.07.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.401.07.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.401.07.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.401.07.01/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.401.07.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2887628
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ghassate");

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