Lkheng

الخنك

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

Population, 2024: 18,381
Since 2014: +29.7%from 14,177 in 2014
Density: 10.8people per km², 1,700.9 km²
Households: 4,011
Foreign residents: 18
Rank: 344344th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 29 in its province

Next door in Errachidia, 98.2% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 7.8%.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Laattaouia. Can’t read or write: 21.2% here, 24.3% there; aged 0 to 14: 31.5% here, 30.6% there; higher education: 7.7% here, 8.4% there.

Compare it with Laattaouia

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 Lkheng.

Lkheng +29.7%

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: 21.2%aged 10 and over29.1% in 201429.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 23.0%18.5% in 201442.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.9%aged 15 and over37.3% in 20148.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.85children per woman2.36 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.7%of people5.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 79.5%of settled households83.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Lkheng: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.5%	75 and over	3.5%
1.9%	70–74	2.4%
2.8%	65–69	2.7%
3.8%	60–64	3.9%
4.4%	55–59	4.0%
6.0%	50–54	5.0%
6.4%	45–49	6.3%
6.3%	40–44	7.5%
5.5%	35–39	7.1%
5.4%	30–34	6.8%
5.3%	25–29	6.5%
5.9%	20–24	7.1%
9.9%	15–19	8.0%
12.1%	10–14	10.8%
11.9%	5–9	9.8%
9.9%	0–4	8.5%

Local languages used

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

Darija94.1%
Tamazight39.9%
Tachelhit1.7%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.7%
French52.6%
English13.1%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle52.8%
On foot19.9%
Private car8.8%
Employer’s transport6.8%
Doesn’t travel to work6.3%
Taxi2.5%
Bus2.0%
Informal transport0.7%
Animal0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Another way0.0%

Can’t read or write: 29.1%aged 10 and over21.2% in 202438.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 18.5%23.0% in 202453.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.3%aged 15 and over34.9% in 20249.4% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.8%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.36children per woman2.85 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.7%of people4.7% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.2people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 83.4%of settled households79.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Lkheng: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.0%	75 and over	2.7%
2.0%	70–74	2.2%
1.9%	65–69	2.5%
3.4%	60–64	4.0%
3.8%	55–59	3.7%
4.2%	50–54	4.4%
4.9%	45–49	5.0%
6.7%	40–44	6.2%
7.2%	35–39	7.8%
7.3%	30–34	8.3%
7.1%	25–29	8.8%
8.0%	20–24	8.4%
9.0%	15–19	8.2%
9.1%	10–14	8.3%
10.4%	5–9	8.4%
12.0%	0–4	11.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija91.0%
Tamazight48.7%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French50.1%
Arabic only31.2%
Arabic, French and English14.5%
Other combinations4.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle45.2%
On foot34.9%
Bus6.8%
Private car4.2%
Not stated4.0%
Employer’s transport2.0%
Another way1.6%
Taxi0.9%
Works at home0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Another commune40.2%
Their own neighbourhood27.0%
No fixed place17.0%
Another province6.1%
Another in the commune5.0%
Not stated3.9%
At home0.4%
Somewhere else0.4%

What people did

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

Labouring and small trades25.7%
Crafts and skilled trades19.1%
Clerical work18.2%
Farming and fishing12.5%
Farm and fishing labour7.9%
Machine operating4.4%
Trade and broking3.7%
Managers and senior professionals3.4%
Not classified3.2%
Technicians1.9%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma55.0%
Primary26.1%
Lower secondary11.9%
Upper secondary4.6%
DEUG or Licence2.3%
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: 27114.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 17564.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 4912.8 per business
Public services: 88
Associations: 8in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce64.6%
Industry12.0%
Construction12.0%
Services11.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person84.0%
2 to 36.3%
4 to 91.7%
10 to 498.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later48.6%
2011–201932.0%
2001–201013.1%
1991–20003.4%
1981–19902.3%
1956–19800.6%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Lkheng’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 40 douars in 5 fractions, with 18,082 people. 299 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
قصر السوقKsar Es Souk12 douars · 6,089 people
سد الحسن الداخلBarrage Lahsen Eddakhl	Grouped	6	17	—	—	—
قصر تازوݣةKsar Tazouka	Grouped	72	285	1.0	1.1	3.0
قشلة تازوكةKachla Tazouka	Grouped	71	305	1.9	1.0	2.3
قصر تاكنيتKsar Tagounit	Grouped	30	122	1.0	1.0	1.0
قصر موشقلالKsar Mouchklal	Grouped	43	167	1.0	1.0	1.0
قصر ايت موحى أوعليKsar Ait Mouha Ali	Grouped	51	207	2.3	1.4	2.3
قصر أزروKsar Azrou	Grouped	82	408	1.2	1.0	0.8
قصر تيسكدلتKsar Tiskdelt	Grouped	159	760	1.0	2.0	2.8
قصر تاغزوتKsar Taghzout	Grouped	417	1,872	1.0	1.0	2.9
قصر ايت بوغروسKsar Ait Boughrous	Grouped	2	11	—	—	—
قصر أزمور القديمKsar Azemmour Kdim	Grouped	410	1,906	1.0	1.0	3.9
حي الأطرHay El Ater	Grouped	11	29	—	—	—
الخنك القديمLkheng Kdim8 douars · 1,130 people
تمراكشتTamarrakchit	In parts	16	53	—	—	—
إفريIfri	Grouped	40	135	1.0	1.3	3.9
أشباروAchbarou	Grouped	42	191	1.0	1.1	5.0
تسماعلتTassmaalet	Grouped	48	177	1.0	1.2	3.1
أيت يوسفAit Youssef	Grouped	32	115	1.0	1.7	1.1
أيت عتمانAit Athmane	Grouped	91	378	1.0	1.0	2.0
أيت منزوAït Menzou	Grouped	13	34	—	—	—
أمجوج القديمAmjouj Kdim	Grouped	15	47	—	—	—
القصر الجديدKsar Jdid11 douars · 2,963 people
تاردةTarda	Grouped	100	449	1.3	2.6	22.1
تازموريتTazmourit	Grouped	199	998	1.0	1.1	2.8
القصر الجديدKsar Jdid	Grouped	94	441	1.2	2.8	5.9
أيت تاعرابتAit Tarabt	Grouped	14	45	—	—	—
أيت الحاج احساينAit Lhaj Hssine	Grouped	10	37	—	—	—
أيت عقاAit Aakka	Grouped	16	62	—	—	—
الرحبة الجديدةRahba Jdida	Grouped	37	165	1.0	1.0	3.0
الرحبة القديمةRahba Leqdima	Grouped	43	188	1.0	1.0	3.1
أيت وراينAit Ouarain	Grouped	69	282	1.0	1.0	3.0
إباغاطنIbaghaten	Grouped	17	84	—	—	—
تيغيورينTighiourine	Grouped	51	212	0.5	2.0	3.1
الخنك الجديدLkheng Jdid7 douars · 5,074 people
قصر تيمزوغينKsar Timzoughine	Grouped	256	1,250	1.0	1.0	3.8
قصر اكباKsar K'ba	Grouped	91	385	1.0	1.0	3.3
قصر مولاي محمدKsar Moulay Mohamed	Grouped	246	1,172	1.2	1.2	3.5
قصر تينكبيتKsar Tinkbit	Grouped	112	485	1.0	1.0	2.0
قصر سرغينKsar Serghine	Grouped	274	1,285	1.0	1.0	2.0
قصر بني فوسKsar Bni Fous	Grouped	102	469	1.0	1.0	3.0
منطقة التحويل أZone Ettahouyl A	Dispersed	4	28	—	—	—
أيت خليفةAit Khlifa2 douars · 2,826 people
الدرمشانEddarmchane	Dispersed	3	15	—	—	—
أيت خليفة(تجزئة ايت خليفة)Ait Khlifa (Lotissement Ait Khlifa)	Grouped	591	2,811	1.6	2.5	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: 08.201.07.07
As digits: 082010707
Slug: lkheng
Record: /api/communes/08.201.07.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/08.201.07.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/08.201.07.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/08.201.07.07/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/08.201.07.07/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/08.201.07.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2827219

In JavaScript

import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("lkheng");

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