Ghiata Al Gharbia

غياثة الغربية

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

Population, 2024
22,437
Since 2014
−2.6%from 23,038 in 2014
Density
114people per km², 196.7 km²
Households
4,703
Rank
266266th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 38 in its province

Next door in Ouad Amlil, 95.5% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 0.9%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 29.0% to 72.5%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Zaggota. Household size: 4.8 here, 4.7 there; in the labour force: 33.5% here, 33.0% there; read French: 54.7% here, 54.7% there.

Compare it with Zaggota

One of 39 communes where at least 1% of workers commute by train.

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 Ghiata Al Gharbia.

Ghiata Al Gharbia −2.6%

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
41.7%aged 10 and over52.4% in 201454.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
24.3%7.2% in 201452.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
33.5%aged 15 and over43.4% in 20142.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.58children per woman2.63 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.2%of people4.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.8people on average5.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
72.5%of settled households29.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ghiata Al Gharbia: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.1%75 and over4.0%
2.5%70–742.8%
3.6%65–693.4%
4.8%60–645.1%
4.0%55–594.5%
5.0%50–545.6%
5.6%45–495.9%
7.0%40–447.2%
7.3%35–396.9%
6.5%30–345.7%
6.0%25–295.9%
6.3%20–246.3%
8.7%15–198.3%
10.8%10–149.7%
10.2%5–910.3%
8.6%0–48.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.3%
  • Tachelhit0.3%
  • Tarifit0.3%
  • Tamazight0.2%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French54.7%
  • English11.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot44.0%
  • Informal transport14.6%
  • Bus14.1%
  • Taxi7.9%
  • Private car7.4%
  • Doesn’t travel to work3.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.9%
  • Employer’s transport2.3%
  • Train1.8%
  • Another way1.0%
  • Animal0.4%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
43019.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
24156.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
6682.8 per business
Public services
175
Associations
14in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Industry42.7%
  • Commerce39.8%
  • Services14.9%
  • Construction2.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person56.4%
  • 2 to 325.7%
  • 4 to 914.5%
  • 10 to 492.9%
  • 50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later15.8%
  • 2011–201949.8%
  • 2001–201026.1%
  • 1991–20005.8%
  • 1981–19900.8%
  • 1956–19801.7%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ghiata Al Gharbia’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 78 douars in 5 fractions, with 22,425 people. 12 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
اولاد عياش الديرOulad Ayach Eddir9 douars · 4,560 people
وجامة الجبلOujjama JbelGrouped531———
اهل لدخانAhl EddakhaneDispersed425———
المطاحنLamtaheneGrouped5692,5050.91.46.7
ساحل الموزازيSahal MozaziGrouped391802.84.07.2
عين كندولAin GandoulGrouped847———
سيدي خزرونSidi KhazrouneDispersed381913.84.19.3
العنبوبةEl AnboubaDispersed25106———
عين مزوزAin MazouzIn parts623022.43.68.5
سيدي عبد اللهSidi AbdellahGrouped2661,1731.12.26.0
امكاكط أهل السدسAmkakat Ahl Essdes20 douars · 4,860 people
عين تودةAin ToudaDispersed793611.91.44.2
الرقعةErroukaaGrouped28122———
عين الصفاAin SfaDispersed672830.91.47.9
وادي أسلنOued AsslenGrouped28151———
بوقطوسBoukattoussDispersed29120———
زوالتةZoualtaGrouped1261———
لخميسLakhmissGrouped24100———
الݣعدة الحمراءAlgaada ElhamraDispersed1095561.01.92.0
عين ݣمارةAin GammaraDispersed1575———
فرونكةFrounkaDispersed592861.64.17.8
لعزيبLaazibDispersed713531.35.45.9
الغويبةLaghouibaGrouped321553.23.48.3
جامع الظهرJamae DharDispersed29135———
عين قلايعAin KlayaaDispersed632721.82.44.5
دار العراسDar El A"rrassGrouped391691.21.33.4
المسدورةEl MasdouraDispersed773411.82.63.8
كدية البياضKdia El ByadGrouped1256———
البيبانEl BibaneGrouped20108———
الملاعبLamlaabGrouped2491,1250.21.03.3
الكفياتEl KfyatGrouped831———
الخمامجة اولاد وشنEl Khemamjat Oulad Ououchen14 douars · 2,898 people
ابرارق الجبلBrarek JbelGrouped1980———
الهوتةEl HoutaGrouped734———
بورفاعةBourfaaIn parts422560.04.913.5
اغننوAghnanouGrouped24105———
سيد الرقيقSidi RqiqGrouped652972.01.04.2
باب الغنمBab LaghnemIn parts1105561.12.63.9
لخمامجةKhmamjaGrouped341840.42.314.0
مناديEl MenadiGrouped1051———
الحجرة العاليةEl Hajra El AliyaGrouped492452.62.34.2
برارق الحجرBrarek LahjarGrouped381483.12.54.9
الولجةEl OualjaGrouped301700.91.32.4
السيخةEssikhaIn parts914120.91.55.8
كركورةKarkouraDispersed552671.52.86.2
امحجرAmhjarGrouped2093———
اولاد حجاحOulad Hajah25 douars · 7,575 people
القبةEl KoubaGrouped2841,4730.00.83.5
الخروبةEl KharroubaGrouped382100.01.83.3
بوعامرBou AmerDispersed713221.51.95.1
الغرهيEl GharhiGrouped840———
باب السدرةBab EssadraDispersed6126713.32.718.3
دار ݣندولDar GandelIn parts7234715.13.619.6
دار عسريDar AassriDispersed1255———
بوساندوسBoussandousDispersed19103———
امسكرينAmskrineDispersed311544.01.512.4
باب التربةBab TourbaDispersed27124———
خندق الدكارةKhandak DokaraGrouped1236130.10.54.2
عين السكاكAin SekkakDispersed673340.71.32.5
الزويتينة (تعاونية النهضة)Ezzouytina (Coopérative Nahda)In parts733720.01.02.1
الكركورEl KarkourGrouped341810.11.64.0
تالغمتTalghamtGrouped1677———
بوداودBoudaoudGrouped1889———
الحاجب اولاد حجاجEl Hajeb Oulad HajjajGrouped864070.21.97.1
عين العيونAin LaâyouneGrouped852———
عين غانمAin GhanemGrouped1790———
باب الحمراءBab el HamraDispersed341827.32.812.2
دومة الجمارDoumat EjjamarIn parts322074.51.410.7
القلعةEl KalaaIn parts1286591.32.86.1
الݣلايبEl GlaibGrouped1356871.01.44.9
سهب الغريقSehb LaghrikIn parts934541.32.07.3
تمطغوستTamtghoustGrouped1576———
بني مگارةBni Moukara10 douars · 2,532 people
الصواطيEssouatiDispersed572768.52.59.6
عين العزونيAin El AzzouniGrouped419———
القصبةKasbaDispersed1356080.81.25.7
السريجة الدريدرةEssrija DridraDispersed532151.72.18.8
والݣزOualgzDispersed301364.50.910.9
الحادةEl HaddaDispersed532305.04.412.0
تيغردوسنTighardoussaneDispersed753212.52.67.9
كانطيةKantiaDispersed27117———
العزيبLaazibDispersed321766.62.211.9
الدشيرEd DechiraDispersed734345.11.510.5

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
03.561.07.07
As digits
035610707
Slug
ghiata-al-gharbia
OpenStreetMap
2758248
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ghiata-al-gharbia");

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