Laghdir

لغدير

Rural commune in the cercle of Bab Taza, province of Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
6,454
Since 2014
−11.4%from 7,284 in 2014
Density
58.1people per km², 111.1 km²
Households
1,526
Rank
1,0621,062nd most populous of 1,503 communes28th of 28 in its province

Since 2014, households with a toilet went from 82.6% to 93.5%. Across Morocco, the rise was 4 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Saadla. Running water: 13.3% here, 0.5% there; unemployment: 9.9% here, 8.6% there; aged 0 to 14: 30.6% here, 30.1% there.

Compare it with Saadla

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 Laghdir.

Laghdir −11.4%

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
27.8%aged 10 and over35.7% in 201443.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
9.9%2.8% in 201414.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
44.7%aged 15 and over49.8% in 201419.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.57children per woman3.58 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.6%of people4.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average5.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
13.3%of settled households10.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Laghdir: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.3%75 and over3.9%
2.7%70–742.6%
3.1%65–693.1%
3.7%60–644.4%
3.4%55–593.6%
4.6%50–544.9%
6.2%45–496.0%
6.6%40–446.4%
7.4%35–396.4%
6.8%30–346.6%
5.3%25–295.1%
6.7%20–246.9%
9.9%15–199.5%
12.0%10–1411.5%
9.8%5–910.6%
8.5%0–48.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.5%
  • Tamazight0.2%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Tachelhit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French19.3%
  • English3.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot77.1%
  • Animal6.6%
  • Informal transport5.3%
  • Private car3.9%
  • Doesn’t travel to work2.2%
  • Taxi1.9%
  • Employer’s transport1.2%
  • Bus1.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.7%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Another way0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
17126.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
8750.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1261.4 per business
Public services
83
Associations
1in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce63.2%
  • Services24.1%
  • Industry8.0%
  • Construction4.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person80.5%
  • 2 to 313.8%
  • 4 to 95.7%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later32.2%
  • 2011–201943.7%
  • 2001–201014.9%
  • 1991–20005.7%
  • 1981–19902.3%
  • 1956–19801.1%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Laghdir’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 24 douars in 4 fractions, with 6,454 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
بوحامدBou Hamed4 douars · 1,160 people
تنكرامةTenkramaIn parts391890.93.44.1
تاينزةTaïenzaGrouped552142.52.510.3
بني ولالBeni OuallalGrouped2186———
بوحامدBou HamedIn parts1536714.00.110.0
سوق الاحدSouk El Ahd11 douars · 2,786 people
البحرويينBahriouenIn parts351471.13.010.0
الصادقيينSadqiyineGrouped552162.02.17.3
زيطانيشZitounichGrouped702530.10.15.0
إغرباونIghrbaouneIn parts5623313.90.815.0
منوقرةMenokraGrouped592484.91.514.9
تاوناتTaounateGrouped2183———
تاواريشتTaouarichteIn parts1144356.30.66.4
أمغريAmghriIn parts311343.52.74.0
زاوية مولاي إدريسZaouia Moulay DrissIn parts27114———
أشكيمAyachkimIn parts26108———
سوق الأحد المركزSouk El Ahd CentreIn parts2098150.31.21.5
تفراونTifraouene3 douars · 1,318 people
تفراونTifraoueneIn parts1546569.01.33.9
أغران قاضيGhrankadiIn parts793008.01.11.2
بني حمد اللهBeni Ahmed AllahIn parts713624.61.12.3
بني زرويل السفلىBni Zrouyl Essoufla6 douars · 1,190 people
الدشريينEd DechriyineGrouped1464———
تاج ناصرTaj NasserGrouped2489———
تاونيتTaouiniteIn parts693100.82.07.5
تدغوتTadghoutIn parts844429.01.015.0
المزاديينMezadieneGrouped341597.41.015.0
أيلاAïlaIn parts26126———

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
01.151.05.13
As digits
011510513
Slug
laghdir
OpenStreetMap
2563393
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("laghdir");

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