Ktaoua

كتاوة

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

Population, 2024
6,157
Since 2014
−31.0%from 8,921 in 2014
Density
2.6people per km², 2,392 km²
Households
1,204
Rank
1,0821,082nd most populous of 1,503 communes22nd of 25 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

47904

How it changed

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

Ktaoua −31.0%

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
35.4%aged 10 and over41.4% in 201445.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
24.2%22.8% in 201461.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
26.1%aged 15 and over34.3% in 20143.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.76children per woman3.65 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.5%of people5.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.1people on average8.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
82.7%of settled households77.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ktaoua: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.0%75 and over3.8%
3.8%70–743.1%
3.5%65–693.5%
3.2%60–644.4%
3.1%55–594.5%
3.9%50–544.8%
4.5%45–494.6%
4.9%40–446.5%
4.6%35–395.8%
6.9%30–346.8%
5.5%25–297.3%
6.0%20–246.9%
9.4%15–199.0%
13.4%10–1410.8%
11.5%5–910.2%
10.8%0–48.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija82.5%
  • Tachelhit58.5%
  • Tamazight1.2%
  • Hassania0.2%
  • Tarifit0.0%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Tachelhit 22.4% in 2014, 58.5% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French35.3%
  • English10.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot49.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle16.4%
  • Bus10.2%
  • Doesn’t travel to work9.1%
  • Employer’s transport5.2%
  • Taxi4.3%
  • Informal transport2.0%
  • Private car1.9%
  • Another way0.7%
  • Animal0.6%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
12420.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2419.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
271.1 per business
Public services
96
Associations
4in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce83.3%
  • Services12.5%
  • Industry4.2%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person95.8%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 4 to 94.2%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later41.7%
  • 2011–20198.3%
  • 2001–20100.0%
  • 1991–200037.5%
  • 1981–19908.3%
  • 1956–19804.2%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ktaoua’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 42 douars in 7 fractions, with 6,087 people. 70 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
أيت علي أومحمدAit Ali Aoumhmed6 douars · 1,188 people
الغلاضEl GhladGrouped692571.92.02.0
قصبة اعماموKasbet AmamouGrouped341111.11.91.9
اولاد عمرOuled AamarGrouped1234531.30.70.9
قصيبت ايت خرديKsibt Ait KherdiGrouped434———
اولاد يوسفOulad YoussefGrouped402222.01.01.1
بني سكوكنBni SkoukeneGrouped25111———
البليدةEl Belida1 douar · 843 people
لبليدةLablidaGrouped1388430.70.91.8
تيرافTiraf1 douar · 299 people
تيرافTirafGrouped482991.10.111.1
اولاد يوسف ايت اسفولOulad Youssef Ait Issfoule3 douars · 456 people
اولاد يوسف ايت اسفولOulad Youssef Ait IssfouleGrouped1484———
ايت كزوAit GazzouGrouped381912.00.76.6
ايت بوضاضAit BoudadGrouped341810.20.37.6
الزراهنةZrahna18 douars · 1,742 people
ايت علي اكناونAit Ali IgnaouenGrouped22116———
قصر الجديد اكناونKsar Jdid IgnaouenGrouped18105———
بني سمكينBni SemguineGrouped592677.41.06.0
تقشورتTakachourteGrouped26109———
زاوية مولاي الشريف الفوقانيةZaouia Moulay Cherif FouqaniaGrouped411657.01.15.5
زاوية مولاي الشريف التحتانيةZte My Chrif TahtaniaGrouped311566.21.45.4
قصر اعريبKsar AribGrouped418———
تاعشاتTaachateGrouped1175———
ايت عيسى اوبراهيمAit Issa Ou BrahimGrouped1371———
ايت زمروAit ZamrouGrouped1671———
زاوية الجديدة الزراهنةZaouia El Jadida ZrahnaGrouped512203.91.33.9
قصبة ناني الزراهنةKasbat Nani ZrahnaGrouped1448———
الزاوية الدخلانية الزراهنةZaouia Eddkhlania ZrahnaGrouped1352———
قصر الجديد الزراهنةKsar Jdid ZrahnaGrouped28134———
الناجية الزراهنةEnnajia ZrahnaGrouped29———
اقدارن الزراهنةIkadarne ZrahnaGrouped416———
ايت تعريفت إكناونAit Taarifte IgnaouenGrouped1183———
ايت بوتبراتينAit BoutbratineGrouped427———
كتاوة الجنوبيةKtaoua Janoubia6 douars · 443 people
كوركيرKourkirIn parts21145———
اولاد عليOulad AliGrouped523———
الركبةRagbaGrouped22145———
لانصارLansarGrouped210———
القصر الكبيرKsar el KebirGrouped1688———
زاوية القاضيةZâouïet el KediyâGrouped832———
ميردMird7 douars · 1,116 people
أم الخبOum El KhabeDispersed362201.31.640.0
بوتفرسكتBout FerssigueteDispersed331881.93.140.0
إراونIraouneDispersed25142———
إخف نوزركIkhf n’OuzergDispersed768———
ميكيدMikidIn parts1662———
تليليتTalilitDispersed1272———
أفردوAferdouDispersed543641.12.640.0

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
08.587.09.19
As digits
085870919
Slug
ktaoua
OpenStreetMap
2884928
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ktaoua");

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