Laatamna

لعثامنة

Rural commune in the cercle of Ahfir, province of Berkane, Oriental.

Population, 2024: 14,561
Since 2014: +4.0%from 13,996 in 2014
Density: 137people per km², 106.1 km²
Households: 3,766
Foreign residents: 10
Rank: 470470th most populous of 1,503 communes8th of 16 in its province

Next door in Saidia, 79.7% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 7.3%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 64.8% to 83.4%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Azzaba. Aged 65 and over: 11.7% here, 12.0% there; household size: 3.9 here, 3.8 there; read French: 56.5% here, 55.8% there.

Compare it with Azzaba

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcodes

63054, 63324

How it changed

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

Laatamna +4.0%

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: 30.6%aged 10 and over34.1% in 201440.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 23.0%13.6% in 201432.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 39.7%aged 15 and over42.2% in 20149.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 98.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.51children per woman1.38 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.6%of people7.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.9people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 83.4%of settled households64.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Laatamna: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.2%	75 and over	4.6%
3.4%	70–74	3.2%
4.4%	65–69	4.6%
5.9%	60–64	5.9%
5.4%	55–59	5.6%
6.3%	50–54	6.5%
6.7%	45–49	6.9%
7.0%	40–44	7.4%
6.3%	35–39	6.3%
6.2%	30–34	6.6%
6.4%	25–29	6.4%
6.4%	20–24	5.9%
7.5%	15–19	6.5%
9.6%	10–14	9.2%
8.6%	5–9	8.0%
6.7%	0–4	6.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.4%
Tamazight3.2%
Tachelhit1.9%
Tarifit1.8%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.7%
French56.5%
English12.5%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle38.5%
On foot28.7%
Doesn’t travel to work8.7%
Bus8.2%
Employer’s transport6.8%
Private car5.3%
Informal transport1.6%
Taxi1.3%
Another way0.6%
Animal0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 34.1%aged 10 and over30.6% in 202446.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 13.6%23.0% in 202439.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 42.2%aged 15 and over39.7% in 20248.4% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.5%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.38children per woman1.51 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 7.7%of people6.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.4people on average3.9 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 64.8%of settled households83.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Laatamna: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	3.4%
1.9%	70–74	2.0%
1.7%	65–69	2.4%
4.1%	60–64	3.8%
5.7%	55–59	4.8%
6.1%	50–54	6.2%
6.3%	45–49	6.7%
7.2%	40–44	7.5%
7.2%	35–39	7.6%
8.2%	30–34	8.3%
7.6%	25–29	7.2%
8.4%	20–24	8.2%
8.1%	15–19	8.3%
7.7%	10–14	7.4%
7.6%	5–9	7.1%
9.2%	0–4	9.2%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.5%
Tachelhit3.7%
Tarifit2.4%
Tamazight1.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only43.8%
Arabic and French43.6%
Arabic, French and English11.4%
Other combinations1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot46.1%
Bike or motorcycle26.4%
Private car8.0%
Bus5.7%
Another way4.8%
Taxi3.7%
Not stated2.5%
Employer’s transport1.7%
Works at home1.1%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood56.8%
No fixed place14.7%
Another commune12.5%
Another in the commune10.3%
Not stated2.4%
Another province1.8%
At home1.1%
Somewhere else0.3%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour47.9%
Crafts and skilled trades13.2%
Farming and fishing10.1%
Labouring and small trades7.3%
Clerical work7.1%
Machine operating5.2%
Trade and broking4.5%
Managers and senior professionals2.1%
Not classified1.4%
Technicians1.1%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma65.2%
Primary22.0%
Lower secondary8.6%
Upper secondary2.7%
DEUG or Licence1.4%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 24917.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 16767.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2321.4 per business
Public services: 81
Associations: 1in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce68.3%
Services26.9%
Construction4.2%
Industry0.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person84.4%
2 to 310.2%
4 to 94.8%
10 to 490.6%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later13.2%
2011–201953.9%
2001–201024.6%
1991–20007.2%
1981–19900.6%
1956–19800.6%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Laatamna’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 17 douars in 2 fractions, with 14,561 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
لعثامنةLaatamna11 douars · 10,835 people
اولاد الناجي (علي بن خديجة)Oulad Ennaji (Ali Ben Khedja)	Dispersed	498	2,068	0.0	1.6	2.0
الدشيرةEddechira	Grouped	3	14	—	—	—
لعبادةLaabada	Dispersed	147	569	0.3	1.9	2.3
بني وكيل لعثامنة (سي البشير)Bni Oukil Laatamna	Grouped	378	1,482	0.0	0.6	2.1
الخضرانKhodrane	Dispersed	470	1,774	0.4	2.7	3.8
اولاد العامريOuled Laamri	In parts	251	934	0.8	2.0	5.1
لمعاريفEl Maarif	Grouped	87	364	1.2	1.9	4.0
القلعةEl Kelâa	Dispersed	57	220	1.0	3.8	3.8
بني وكيل اولاد منصورBni Oukil Oulad Mansour	In parts	214	836	0.6	1.0	6.4
العثامنة المركزLaatamna Centre	In parts	461	1,690	0.1	0.4	0.6
لغرابةGhraba	Grouped	233	884	0.1	1.2	3.4
أولاد صغيرOulad Sghir6 douars · 3,726 people
الشنن لفاكاEcchnen Louffaga	Dispersed	84	326	0.9	1.0	7.0
الشنن تحاتةEcchnen Tahata	Grouped	117	495	0.2	1.5	4.3
بني وكيل اولاد الصغيرBni Oukil Ouled Sghir	In parts	565	2,141	0.9	1.4	3.9
اولاد بو سمير لفاكاOulad Bou Smir Louffaga	Dispersed	11	41	—	—	—
اولاد بوسمير التحاتةOulad Bousmir Thata	Dispersed	110	438	1.1	1.9	5.4
اولاد عبد الرحمانOulad Abderrahmane	Dispersed	80	285	1.0	1.8	4.8

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: 02.113.03.09
As digits: 021130309
Slug: laatamna-021130309
Record: /api/communes/02.113.03.09.json
Boundary: /api/communes/02.113.03.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/02.113.03.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/02.113.03.09/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/02.113.03.09/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/02.113.03.09/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/02.113.03.09/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2447390

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