Hrara

حرارة

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

Population, 2024: 30,025
Since 2014: +15.0%from 26,103 in 2014
Density: 118people per km², 253.7 km²
Households: 6,676
Foreign residents: 8
Rank: 183183rd most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 25 in its province

Next door in Safi, 95.3% of households have running water. Here, it’s 5.8%.

Since 2014, the share of people aged 10 and over who can’t read or write went from 49.8% to 34.5%. Across Morocco, the fall was 7 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Mzamza Janoubia. Running water: 5.8% here, 11.9% there; read French: 32.2% here, 33.4% there; unemployment: 16.3% here, 18.1% there.

Compare it with Mzamza Janoubia

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 Hrara.

Hrara +15.0%

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: 34.5%aged 10 and over49.8% in 201443.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.3%8.9% in 201426.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.9%aged 15 and over46.4% in 20144.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.76children per woman2.93 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.8%of people4.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average5.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 5.8%of settled households2.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Hrara: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	3.3%
2.4%	70–74	2.4%
3.0%	65–69	2.7%
4.1%	60–64	3.9%
4.2%	55–59	3.7%
4.9%	50–54	4.8%
5.5%	45–49	5.4%
6.0%	40–44	6.4%
6.2%	35–39	6.5%
6.6%	30–34	6.1%
7.2%	25–29	6.2%
8.5%	20–24	7.8%
9.6%	15–19	9.7%
10.5%	10–14	11.3%
10.2%	5–9	10.7%
8.5%	0–4	9.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.3%
Tachelhit0.3%
Tamazight0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French32.2%
English5.2%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot29.1%
Taxi19.8%
Bike or motorcycle19.0%
Informal transport8.6%
Bus7.4%
Doesn’t travel to work5.9%
Private car5.0%
Employer’s transport2.4%
Animal1.5%
Another way1.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 49.8%aged 10 and over34.5% in 202462.2% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.9%16.3% in 202447.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.4%aged 15 and over37.9% in 20246.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.93children per woman2.76 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.1%of people5.8% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.4people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 2.1%of settled households5.8% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Hrara: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.5%	75 and over	2.8%
1.5%	70–74	1.8%
1.5%	65–69	1.6%
3.0%	60–64	2.9%
3.6%	55–59	3.2%
4.8%	50–54	4.3%
4.6%	45–49	4.4%
5.7%	40–44	5.1%
6.3%	35–39	6.2%
7.3%	30–34	7.2%
7.6%	25–29	7.8%
8.7%	20–24	8.3%
9.4%	15–19	9.3%
10.9%	10–14	10.7%
11.0%	5–9	11.6%
11.4%	0–4	12.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French48.0%
Arabic only44.1%
Arabic, French and English7.3%
Other combinations0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot44.8%
Taxi20.5%
Bus14.2%
Bike or motorcycle11.6%
Private car2.8%
Not stated2.5%
Another way2.2%
Works at home1.3%
Employer’s transport0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood40.6%
Another commune26.7%
No fixed place12.4%
Another province9.4%
Another in the commune6.9%
Not stated2.5%
At home1.3%
Somewhere else0.2%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour29.0%
Crafts and skilled trades22.1%
Farming and fishing20.2%
Labouring and small trades15.7%
Trade and broking4.1%
Clerical work3.5%
Machine operating3.3%
Not classified1.0%
Managers and senior professionals0.8%
Technicians0.3%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma74.2%
Primary19.6%
Lower secondary4.2%
Upper secondary1.4%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Hrara’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings: 550
Standing empty: 36.0%19.1% vacant16.9% a second home
Precarious: 14.7%0.0% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 0.0%48.7% on the water mains72.9% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 22.6%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house83.5%
Rural-type14.4%
Traditional house1.3%
Villa0.4%
Other0.4%
Apartment0.2%
Slum or basic house0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years69.6%
20 to 49 years18.4%
50 years or more12.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 79626.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 44856.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 9032.0 per business
Public services: 338
Associations: 10in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce59.6%
Services22.8%
Industry16.1%
Construction1.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person68.3%
2 to 322.3%
4 to 97.1%
10 to 492.0%
50 and over0.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later32.6%
2011–201931.7%
2001–201013.8%
1991–20004.2%
1981–19902.0%
1956–198015.2%
Before 19560.4%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Hrara

1,993

Douars

Hrara’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 89 douars in 13 fractions, with 28,019 people. Another 1,993 live in Hrara, its urban centre, which has no douars. 13 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
الغليميينEl Ghlimiine5 douars · 2,001 people
أولاد سيدي عليOulad Sidi Ali	Grouped	124	557	1.5	1.5	13.3
الزيدانيةZidaniya	Grouped	196	858	3.9	1.4	11.1
أولاد بوحسونOulad Bouhassoune	Grouped	40	190	2.0	1.2	10.1
اللحاحمةLhahma	Grouped	32	160	1.0	1.1	8.4
القضيةKodia	Grouped	55	236	0.0	2.0	8.0
أولاد إبراهيمOulad Brahim13 douars · 3,453 people
الشليحاتChlihat	Grouped	92	433	4.0	5.0	10.0
القلالدةQlalda	In parts	131	548	3.0	1.6	9.0
البلاتEl-Bellat	Grouped	31	158	2.6	1.1	9.2
السلاماتSlamat	Grouped	41	215	2.6	3.9	7.3
السلاهمة أولاد الطاهرSlahma Oulad Tahar	Grouped	12	50	—	—	—
الركيعاتRguiaat	Grouped	46	230	1.0	1.0	6.0
أولاد بن رحوOulad Ben Rahou	Grouped	74	339	1.0	1.0	6.0
البراولةLabraoula	Grouped	51	219	2.0	1.4	4.4
البير الطويلEl Bir Ettouil	Grouped	96	476	1.0	1.0	5.2
البكاكرةel Bagra	In parts	63	294	1.0	3.2	5.0
البيهاتLebbihat	Dispersed	60	272	1.0	2.9	2.9
الغرايرLaghrayr	Grouped	16	51	—	—	—
أولاد الخاوةOulad Lakhaoua	Grouped	48	168	0.5	1.0	1.0
أولاد اسعيدOulad Said7 douars · 1,914 people
السلالمةSlalma	In parts	59	238	0.5	2.1	10.7
أولاد علي بن الشلحOulad Ali Ben Chalh	Grouped	13	78	—	—	—
لعوينةLaaouina	Grouped	52	241	3.3	1.1	8.0
لحماداتLahmadat	Grouped	14	57	—	—	—
أولاد سي إبراهيمOuled Si Brahim	Grouped	66	318	1.1	3.0	5.1
لغريباتLeghribat	In parts	84	487	0.0	0.8	8.4
أولاد عبد السلامOulad Abdessalam	In parts	116	495	0.4	2.3	11.2
الجليداتJlidat7 douars · 2,330 people
لكبيرLekbir	Grouped	141	658	1.1	1.2	4.0
لعجامةLajema	In parts	76	339	3.3	3.6	4.0
الشراقةChraqa	Grouped	85	417	0.1	1.2	4.1
أولاد علي بن زيدOulad Ali Ben Zid	In parts	112	487	2.6	1.1	7.3
ازواكةZouaka	Grouped	22	133	—	—	—
الدريدرات الفوقانيينDridrate-Foukaniyin	Dispersed	52	245	1.2	2.7	6.0
الدريدرات سيدي عليDridrate Sidi Ali	Grouped	10	51	—	—	—
اكدال سيدي عبد الرحمانAgdal Sidi Abderrahmane7 douars · 2,344 people
لهدادجةLahdadja	In parts	115	528	4.0	4.0	9.1
كاروشKarouch	Dispersed	115	503	1.9	1.8	9.2
لهضوضاتLahdoudate	Grouped	17	78	—	—	—
البرانكةEl Branka	Dispersed	166	715	2.2	1.0	7.4
درقاوةDerkaoua	Grouped	42	165	4.1	4.6	7.4
تكابروت أولاد الحاج ملوكTakabrout Oulad El Haj Mellouk	Dispersed	76	311	3.0	4.2	7.5
باراج سيدي عبد الرحمانBaraj Sidi Abderrahmane	Grouped	15	44	—	—	—
اكدال الساحل الغربيةAgdal Sahel Gharbia9 douars · 2,658 people
الشايفEchayef	Grouped	190	711	1.3	0.3	3.0
الركراكةErrkraka	Grouped	33	139	1.7	1.5	4.0
الدياباتDiabate	Dispersed	38	152	2.0	1.9	6.2
ايتوركينIterkine	In parts	113	406	0.1	0.2	6.4
بوخشبةBoukhachba	In parts	88	365	1.1	2.6	8.7
لمخاشنةLamkhachna	Grouped	19	77	—	—	—
لالة ملوكةLalla Mlouka	Grouped	67	308	1.0	2.1	14.9
ايت موليAit Mouli	In parts	93	471	0.0	1.0	9.0
أولاد سي فارسOulad Si Fares	Grouped	6	29	—	—	—
اكدال الساحل الشرقيةAgdal Sahel Charqia11 douars · 3,010 people
الحرابلةLehrabla	In parts	48	203	2.8	2.9	10.6
أولاد احميدةOulad Hmida	Dispersed	97	417	0.8	2.3	10.4
أولاد سعيد بن احميدةOuled Said Ben Hmida	Grouped	51	226	0.9	0.5	13.0
أولاد الطالبOulad Taleb	Grouped	43	193	2.0	2.0	17.0
الرحوحاتEr-rhuhat	Dispersed	128	616	2.0	3.1	12.1
المناصرةLemnasra	In parts	59	251	1.1	1.9	17.1
المعاشاتLamaachate	Grouped	44	185	0.7	0.6	17.0
بعليتنBaaliten	In parts	22	93	—	—	—
الزواهرZouaher	Dispersed	76	331	1.2	1.2	8.3
سعيد اولحسنSidi Ou Lahcen	In parts	100	435	2.8	2.9	9.0
تيدليTidli	Grouped	22	60	—	—	—
أولاد سي عبد القادرOulad Si Abdelkader4 douars · 1,691 people
أولاد اعمرOulad Aamare	Grouped	25	130	—	—	—
السلاهمةSlahma	In parts	37	201	1.0	2.2	7.1
أولاد سي عبد القادرOulad Si Abdelkader	In parts	252	1,130	0.7	1.0	7.1
الركامنةRgamna	In parts	47	230	2.0	2.1	5.0
الغليميين الشرقيةEl Ghlimiine Charqia9 douars · 2,514 people
الشويرداتChouirdat	Grouped	75	312	0.0	2.1	8.0
أولاد سي لحسنOulad Si Lahssan	Grouped	36	155	1.0	2.0	7.0
أولاد بوعلالةOulad Bou-Allala	In parts	89	357	0.7	1.3	6.9
البوحيداتEl Bouhiddate	In parts	30	113	0.3	0.8	6.7
أولاد السي امحمد التحتانيينOulad Si M'hamed Et Tahtaniine	In parts	125	631	1.4	1.8	6.4
قرية بن عبادKariat Ben Abade	In parts	59	257	1.5	3.0	5.2
أولاد بن جلولOulad-Ben-Jaloul	Grouped	45	227	0.9	1.0	3.5
أولاد المقدمOulad Lemqaddem	Grouped	53	272	0.8	1.3	3.6
أولاد الشرقيOulad Echarqi	Grouped	40	190	1.2	1.2	4.2
أولاد اسعيد الساحلOulad Said Sahel7 douars · 1,802 people
لعطاطرةLaatatra	In parts	122	510	0.1	1.3	11.6
العطوطاتLaatoutat	Grouped	75	337	0.0	3.1	11.9
البداهجةLebdahja	In parts	52	242	0.0	3.0	12.2
البعيراتEl Bairat	In parts	45	221	0.1	1.1	11.8
الهبولاتLahboulat	Dispersed	39	174	0.6	1.8	13.9
الشنيناتChninat	In parts	54	232	0.0	2.7	12.2
أولاد سيدي فارسOulad Sidi Fares	Grouped	15	86	—	—	—
فرقة احد حرارةFerkat Had Hrara4 douars · 1,466 people
بوزديوينBouzdouine	In parts	56	237	1.1	1.1	3.1
الدراوشDrawch	In parts	69	315	0.8	1.0	3.1
لمنادلةLemnadla	In parts	158	677	1.0	2.0	2.0
عين مولاي التهاميAin Moulay Thami	Grouped	47	237	2.6	2.7	4.7
فرقة اكدال سيدي امساهلFerkat Agdal Sidi Mssahel3 douars · 2,312 people
تكابروت جنان الرمانTakabrout Jnan Rommane	Grouped	27	100	—	—	—
اجباراتJbarat	In parts	458	1,935	0.5	1.7	6.0
المجموعة السكنية كاردن سيتيEl Majmoua Esskniat Karden Cité	In parts	79	277	0.0	2.9	8.0
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune3 douars · 524 people
لخريباتLakhribate	In parts	41	204	0.1	0.2	13.5
لكريكيرLekraykir	Grouped	44	180	0.0	1.5	21.1
النواصرة أولاد الحاجNouasar Oulad Hadj	Grouped	30	140	1.0	1.0	8.0

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: 07.431.09.07
As digits: 074310907
Slug: hrara
Record: /api/communes/07.431.09.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.431.09.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.431.09.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.431.09.07/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/communes/07.431.09.07/housing.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.431.09.07/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.431.09.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2827822

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