Lamrija

لمريجة

Rural commune in the cercle of Guercif, province of Guercif, Oriental.

Population, 2024: 14,457
Since 2014: −0.7%from 14,563 in 2014
Density: 19.4people per km², 745.3 km²
Households: 3,013
Foreign residents: 3
Rank: 474474th most populous of 1,503 communes5th of 10 in its province

Next door in Fritissa, 86.7% of households have running water. Here, it’s 16.8%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 67.8% to 91.4%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bouguargouh. Running water: 16.8% here, 11.5% there; household size: 4.8 here, 4.8 there; read French: 35.0% here, 34.0% there.

Compare it with Bouguargouh

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

35116

How it changed

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

Lamrija −0.7%

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: 38.9%aged 10 and over46.4% in 201449.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 21.9%9.8% in 201422.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 35.9%aged 15 and over41.9% in 20143.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 90.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.18children per woman2.48 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.3%of people5.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.8people on average5.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 16.8%of settled households18.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Lamrija: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.7%	75 and over	3.5%
2.3%	70–74	2.4%
3.1%	65–69	2.8%
3.7%	60–64	3.7%
4.1%	55–59	4.0%
5.2%	50–54	4.6%
6.1%	45–49	5.6%
5.8%	40–44	6.6%
6.5%	35–39	6.8%
6.2%	30–34	7.0%
6.6%	25–29	7.1%
7.1%	20–24	7.4%
9.1%	15–19	9.2%
11.1%	10–14	10.5%
10.3%	5–9	10.0%
9.2%	0–4	8.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.1%
Tamazight16.2%
Tachelhit9.9%
Tarifit0.3%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.2%
French35.0%
English6.8%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot52.2%
Doesn’t travel to work25.3%
Informal transport7.4%
Bike or motorcycle3.7%
Employer’s transport2.8%
Private car2.6%
Taxi2.2%
Bus2.0%
Animal1.3%
Another way0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 46.4%aged 10 and over38.9% in 202460.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 9.8%21.9% in 202416.9% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.9%aged 15 and over35.9% in 20247.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 90.3%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.48children per woman2.18 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.3%of people5.3% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.9people on average4.8 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 18.5%of settled households16.8% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Lamrija: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	3.0%
1.6%	70–74	1.9%
2.0%	65–69	1.9%
2.6%	60–64	2.6%
3.2%	55–59	3.0%
4.0%	50–54	3.8%
4.5%	45–49	4.6%
5.5%	40–44	5.0%
6.4%	35–39	6.4%
6.5%	30–34	7.5%
8.0%	25–29	8.6%
8.5%	20–24	8.7%
10.8%	15–19	10.4%
11.0%	10–14	11.0%
10.7%	5–9	10.2%
12.1%	0–4	11.5%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.2%
Tamazight25.5%
Tachelhit1.8%
Tarifit0.6%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French46.4%
Arabic only44.4%
Arabic, French and English7.7%
Other combinations1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot72.7%
Bus11.4%
Taxi4.1%
Works at home3.4%
Not stated2.4%
Private car2.3%
Bike or motorcycle1.9%
Another way1.3%
Employer’s transport0.2%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood63.7%
Another province16.4%
No fixed place7.1%
Another commune3.9%
At home3.4%
Another in the commune2.7%
Not stated2.2%
Somewhere else0.5%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing29.3%
Farm and fishing labour27.0%
Labouring and small trades15.8%
Crafts and skilled trades12.5%
Clerical work5.2%
Trade and broking4.7%
Machine operating3.3%
Managers and senior professionals0.9%
Technicians0.8%
Not classified0.7%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma71.9%
Primary20.4%
Lower secondary5.4%
Upper secondary1.6%
DEUG or Licence0.6%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 29420.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 18663.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3621.9 per business
Public services: 104
Associations: 4in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce51.1%
Industry27.4%
Services21.0%
Construction0.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person87.6%
2 to 38.6%
4 to 92.2%
10 to 491.1%
50 and over0.5%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later25.3%
2011–201940.9%
2001–201016.1%
1991–20009.1%
1981–19903.8%
1956–19804.8%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Lamrija’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 43 douars in 13 fractions, with 14,328 people. 129 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
اولاد احميدOulad Ahmed3 douars · 1,156 people
الكواليلEl Koualil	Dispersed	54	289	1.8	2.2	8.5
يحياتYhyat	In parts	72	380	2.5	1.2	4.6
الصباغاتSebaghat	In parts	83	487	1.0	3.4	3.5
بويعقوباتBou Yakoubat1 douar · 1,045 people
بويعقوباتBou Yakoubat	In parts	183	1,045	2.4	2.0	16.0
أوفريدن المريجةAoufriden Lamrija1 douar · 1,877 people
أوفريدنOufriden	In parts	379	1,877	1.0	2.5	6.1
المعاريف(فوناسة)M"aarif Founassa2 douars · 892 people
المعاريف فوناسةM"aarif Founassa	Dispersed	167	773	2.2	2.5	6.9
اونيناتAouninat	Dispersed	28	119	—	—	—
بني يخلفتن المطاهرةBni Ykhlften El Mtahra4 douars · 1,207 people
المطاهرة لݣلايبEl Mtahrat Laglayb	Dispersed	146	620	0.1	0.4	1.3
القصر القديمKsar Kdim	Grouped	52	221	0.6	1.3	1.3
ظهر الجناناتDhar El Jnanat	Dispersed	75	331	0.1	2.6	2.7
احمدورAhmdour	Dispersed	9	35	—	—	—
أرشيدةArchida5 douars · 457 people
راس العينRas El Ain	Grouped	35	139	0.0	0.1	6.9
أهل الزاويةAhl Zaouia	Grouped	36	130	0.1	0.2	0.9
الفرمةEl Ferma	Grouped	20	67	—	—	—
اولاد الشارفOulad Charef	Grouped	18	61	—	—	—
المحاجيبel Mahjoub	Grouped	18	60	—	—	—
أهل أدمر المركزAhl Admr Centre7 douars · 803 people
اولاد حموOulad Hammou	Grouped	12	65	—	—	—
اولاد الفضيلOulad Lafdil	Grouped	73	332	0.1	0.1	14.9
اولاد هاشمOulad Hachem	Grouped	22	85	—	—	—
اولاد صالحOulad Salah	Grouped	14	66	—	—	—
اولاد عبد الوهابOulad Abdelouahab	Grouped	30	128	0.0	0.0	15.0
تاغيلاستTaghilast	Dispersed	20	115	—	—	—
خطابKhattab	Dispersed	4	12	—	—	—
أهل أدمر الخابيةAhl Admr El Khabia6 douars · 988 people
الخابيةEl Khabia	Dispersed	57	310	3.7	3.4	11.9
الفيضةEl Faïda	Dispersed	38	163	2.0	5.9	5.9
ظهر الزفانDhar Ezzfane	Dispersed	14	62	—	—	—
تاجموتTajemoute	Dispersed	3	15	—	—	—
الرݣاصةErrgassa	Dispersed	59	260	1.2	4.5	5.1
زوريݣZourig	Dispersed	38	178	0.9	5.3	5.3
بني بونصرBni Bounsar1 douar · 1,870 people
تافراطة بني بونصرTafratat Bni Bounsar	In parts	307	1,870	2.1	3.2	12.5
واد بني ݣاسم ارشيدةOued Bni Kacem Archida4 douars · 591 people
بني غمراسنBni Ghamrassen	Grouped	55	235	0.6	0.6	18.6
واد بني ݣاسمOued Bni Kacem	Grouped	61	243	0.3	0.3	20.3
بودشيش تافراطةBoudchich Tafrata	Dispersed	30	109	1.4	9.2	11.8
تونين بني غمراسنTounine Bni Ghamrasen	Dispersed	1	4	—	—	—
المريجة المركزLamrija Centre1 douar · 876 people
المريجة المركزLamrija Centre	Grouped	229	876	0.4	0.5	0.8
المعاريف اولاد عيسىMaârif Oulad Aissa4 douars · 1,489 people
خلوفةKhloufa	Dispersed	63	286	0.6	3.0	2.7
الراعفErraf	Dispersed	73	326	1.8	6.4	6.5
الݣرونEl Grounel	Dispersed	33	152	0.7	4.8	4.8
معروفMaârouf	Dispersed	152	725	1.3	3.1	3.8
بني يخلفتن الشرامطةBni Ykhlften Ecchramta4 douars · 1,077 people
الشرامطةChramta	In parts	168	792	0.4	1.6	1.7
العرعارEl Araar	Dispersed	21	82	—	—	—
امطلM'tal	Dispersed	37	182	2.3	2.7	2.7
الݣعدةLgaada	Dispersed	3	21	—	—	—

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: 02.265.05.07
As digits: 022650507
Slug: lamrija
Record: /api/communes/02.265.05.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/02.265.05.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/02.265.05.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/02.265.05.07/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/02.265.05.07/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/02.265.05.07/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/02.265.05.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2759221

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