M'garto

مكارطو

Rural commune in the cercle of Ben Ahmed Chamalia, province of Settat, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024
7,508
Since 2014
−11.8%from 8,514 in 2014
Density
37.7people per km², 199.2 km²
Households
1,764
Rank
958958th most populous of 1,503 communes35th of 46 in its province

Next door in Sidi Dahbi, 50.1% of households have running water. Here, it’s 1.0%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 67.0% to 96.9%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Lahdar. Running water: 1.0% here, 0.5% there; unemployment: 28.9% here, 29.3% there; Darija: 99.7% here, 99.5% there.

Compare it with Lahdar

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 M'garto.

M'garto −11.8%

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
44.6%aged 10 and over50.3% in 201455.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
28.9%2.9% in 201449.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.6%aged 15 and over52.4% in 20144.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.32children per woman2.44 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.1%of people4.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
1.0%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

M'garto: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.6%75 and over5.7%
3.0%70–743.6%
4.1%65–693.8%
5.4%60–645.6%
4.8%55–594.7%
6.2%50–545.6%
6.7%45–496.3%
6.0%40–445.8%
5.9%35–396.2%
5.0%30–346.7%
5.6%25–295.0%
6.8%20–246.1%
8.6%15–198.5%
11.2%10–149.7%
9.0%5–99.1%
7.1%0–47.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.7%
  • Tachelhit1.0%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French42.8%
  • English9.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot46.2%
  • Doesn’t travel to work29.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle6.0%
  • Taxi5.3%
  • Private car5.1%
  • Informal transport3.2%
  • Employer’s transport2.8%
  • Another way0.7%
  • Animal0.6%
  • Bus0.1%
  • Tram0.1%
  • Train0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
14719.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
7349.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2643.6 per business
Public services
66
Associations
8in premises of their own
Weekly souks
2counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce65.8%
  • Industry21.9%
  • Services12.3%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person79.5%
  • 2 to 39.6%
  • 4 to 92.7%
  • 10 to 496.8%
  • 50 and over1.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later2.7%
  • 2011–20192.7%
  • 2001–201091.8%
  • 1991–20002.7%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

M'garto’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 20 douars in 6 fractions, with 7,508 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
امݣارطو المركزAmgartou Centre3 douars · 1,615 people
أولاد الطالبOulad TalebIn parts2671,1010.93.12.3
الكحالشEl KhalechIn parts793180.21.10.9
أولاد قاسمOulad KacemDispersed451960.42.32.9
أولاد عبد الله (الغابة)Oulad Abdellah (El Ghaba)3 douars · 354 people
أولاد الكبير الغابةOulad Lakbir El GhabaDispersed421481.94.55.5
أولاد الطالب الغابةOulad Taleb El GhabaIn parts421482.15.18.6
أولاد القرافي الغابةOulad Laqrafi El GhabaDispersed1458———
أولاد احمامةOulad Hmama4 douars · 1,550 people
الݣويطاتEl GouytatGrouped361425.17.89.6
الخلطKhlotGrouped4318714.96.915.1
أولاد مومنOulad MoumenIn parts1477018.05.98.6
أولاد الحسنOulad LahsenIn parts1185209.78.110.7
المعاريفMaârif5 douars · 1,909 people
بني إيمانBni ImmaneIn parts1236013.02.76.3
أولاد بن عريفOulad Ben ArifIn parts963953.22.45.4
أولاد فرجOulad FrejIn parts1305170.71.77.1
البويرات المعاريفEl Bouyrat MaârifIn parts572381.52.17.9
أولاد الشرقيOulad EcharqiIn parts481582.82.78.0
أولاد عبدالله الوطىOulad Abdellah Louta4 douars · 2,058 people
أولاد عبدالله الوطىOulad Abdellah LoutaIn parts1546623.92.87.7
أولاد محمدOulad MohamedDispersed1054990.81.26.6
القوادرLeqouaderIn parts1436062.63.37.6
أولاد القرافي الوطىOulad Leqrafi LoutaIn parts692913.43.17.6
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune1 douar · 22 people
الݣويطات البصيلةEl Gouytat El BsilaDispersed622———

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
06.461.11.13
As digits
064611113
Slug
m-garto
OpenStreetMap
2822778
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("m-garto");

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