Had Dra

حد الدرا

Rural commune in the cercle of Essaouira, province of Essaouira, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024
9,435
Since 2014
+5.0%from 8,989 in 2014
Density
83.7people per km², 112.8 km²
Households
2,432
Foreign residents
20
Rank
779779th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 57 in its province

Since 2014, households with running water went from 26.6% to 88.5%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: N'zalat Bni Amar. Household size: 3.9 here, 3.7 there; running water: 88.5% here, 95.7% there; aged 65 and over: 10.9% here, 11.0% there.

Compare it with N'zalat Bni Amar

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

44003

How it changed

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

Had Dra +5.0%

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 over51.0% in 201449.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
39.8%9.9% in 201427.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
35.6%aged 15 and over47.7% in 20144.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.96children per woman2.78 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.4%of people6.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
88.5%of settled households26.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Had Dra: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.0%75 and over4.4%
3.2%70–743.5%
3.7%65–693.2%
5.2%60–644.6%
4.6%55–594.3%
5.9%50–545.1%
6.8%45–495.7%
7.3%40–447.9%
5.7%35–396.2%
6.4%30–346.8%
4.8%25–296.3%
6.3%20–247.3%
8.3%15–198.2%
10.3%10–1410.0%
9.6%5–99.2%
7.9%0–47.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.9%
  • Tachelhit3.1%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.4%
  • French34.5%
  • English8.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot55.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle9.8%
  • Doesn’t travel to work9.8%
  • Taxi8.0%
  • Animal6.1%
  • Private car5.7%
  • Bus2.7%
  • Employer’s transport1.5%
  • Another way0.8%
  • Informal transport0.5%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
35437.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
26073.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
3571.4 per business
Public services
87
Associations
7in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce50.4%
  • Services25.4%
  • Industry18.8%
  • Construction5.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person79.6%
  • 2 to 318.8%
  • 4 to 90.8%
  • 10 to 490.8%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later34.2%
  • 2011–201925.0%
  • 2001–201023.5%
  • 1991–200012.3%
  • 1981–19905.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Had Dra’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 15 douars in 3 fractions, with 9,435 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
عين الحجرAin Lehjer6 douars · 2,969 people
أكاديرAgadirIn parts1807771.32.112.3
شعابChaabIn parts662441.42.47.9
أيت الحاج الطاهرAit El Haj TaharIn parts2197834.81.97.7
أيت العياشيAit El AyachiIn parts1205014.51.44.6
سيدي يحيىSidi YahyaIn parts482053.41.015.4
تكميجوTegmijouIn parts1084591.01.16.1
مترازةMatraza5 douars · 2,640 people
لمسايمLamsaimIn parts792552.31.86.6
لعماراتEl AmarateIn parts883341.41.63.6
زماناتAzmanateIn parts1014622.60.92.9
مترازةMatrazaIn parts2711,0231.92.16.2
نكيعةNkiaIn parts1375662.21.96.0
المعاشاتLamaachat4 douars · 3,826 people
تابيةTabiaIn parts5141,8130.30.70.7
أيت التهريةAit TahriaIn parts1917441.11.33.6
شبابطةChbabtaIn parts1495851.03.54.1
المعاشاتLamaachatIn parts1616840.61.12.3

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code
Code
07.211.03.05
As digits
072110305
Slug
had-dra
OpenStreetMap
2821043
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("had-dra");

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