M'haya

المهاية

Rural commune in the cercle of Meknès-Banlieue, préfecture of Meknès, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 30,060
Since 2014: +13.9%from 26,395 in 2014
Density: 257people per km², 116.8 km²
Households: 6,424
Foreign residents: 7
Rank: 181181st most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 21 in its préfecture

Next door in Mikkes, 21.8% of households have running water. Here, it’s 87.4%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 6.1% to 22.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Lamzoudia. Aged 65 and over: 7.0% here, 7.1% there; aged 0 to 14: 31.6% here, 31.8% there; higher education: 3.1% here, 2.4% there.

Compare it with Lamzoudia

Where it is

Its préfecture, 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 M'haya.

M'haya +13.9%

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: 36.3%aged 10 and over42.2% in 201445.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 22.7%6.1% in 201432.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 39.1%aged 15 and over45.5% in 20144.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 93.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.36children per woman2.29 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.6%of people3.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average5.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 87.4%of settled households71.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

M'haya: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.0%	75 and over	2.6%
2.1%	70–74	1.9%
2.7%	65–69	2.7%
4.1%	60–64	3.8%
3.8%	55–59	3.8%
5.2%	50–54	5.1%
6.1%	45–49	5.9%
6.6%	40–44	6.7%
6.3%	35–39	6.5%
6.3%	30–34	6.6%
6.4%	25–29	6.5%
7.5%	20–24	7.4%
9.1%	15–19	9.1%
11.0%	10–14	10.7%
10.8%	5–9	10.9%
9.9%	0–4	9.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.9%
Tachelhit1.6%
Tarifit1.2%
Tamazight0.5%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French39.2%
English6.5%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot36.0%
Employer’s transport18.6%
Informal transport13.8%
Bike or motorcycle8.8%
Taxi7.2%
Doesn’t travel to work6.0%
Private car5.7%
Bus2.6%
Animal0.6%
Another way0.6%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 42.2%aged 10 and over36.3% in 202455.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 6.1%22.7% in 202417.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 45.5%aged 15 and over39.1% in 20249.0% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 91.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.29children per woman2.36 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 3.8%of people5.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.4people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 71.7%of settled households87.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

M'haya: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.9%	75 and over	2.1%
1.5%	70–74	1.6%
1.1%	65–69	1.4%
2.7%	60–64	2.6%
3.7%	55–59	3.4%
4.8%	50–54	4.5%
4.8%	45–49	4.4%
6.1%	40–44	6.3%
7.0%	35–39	7.5%
7.7%	30–34	8.1%
8.1%	25–29	8.5%
8.9%	20–24	9.0%
9.3%	15–19	9.0%
10.0%	10–14	9.7%
10.5%	5–9	10.4%
11.9%	0–4	11.5%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tarifit1.6%
Tachelhit1.4%
Tamazight1.4%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French56.0%
Arabic only35.1%
Arabic, French and English7.9%
Other combinations1.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot62.0%
Taxi13.0%
Private car5.3%
Bus4.4%
Works at home4.3%
Another way4.2%
Bike or motorcycle3.4%
Not stated2.1%
Employer’s transport1.2%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood62.3%
No fixed place13.9%
Another in the commune7.3%
Another province7.0%
At home4.3%
Another commune2.8%
Not stated2.1%
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 labour41.3%
Crafts and skilled trades17.5%
Farming and fishing16.0%
Labouring and small trades8.1%
Trade and broking6.4%
Clerical work5.7%
Machine operating2.9%
Managers and senior professionals0.9%
Not classified0.7%
Technicians0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma72.6%
Primary18.5%
Lower secondary5.7%
Upper secondary2.6%
DEUG or Licence0.5%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in M'haya’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings: 1,939
Standing empty: 17.6%9.7% vacant7.8% a second home
Precarious: 1.3%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 68.8%95.7% on the water mains96.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 3.2%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house94.1%
Villa2.6%
Apartment1.1%
Rural-type1.0%
Traditional house0.9%
Other0.3%
Slum or basic house0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years82.0%
20 to 49 years16.6%
50 years or more1.4%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 65821.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 51778.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 8081.6 per business
Public services: 119
Associations: 22in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce55.1%
Services29.2%
Industry12.8%
Construction2.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person71.6%
2 to 324.2%
4 to 93.5%
10 to 490.8%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later34.4%
2011–201938.5%
2001–201013.9%
1991–20006.4%
1981–19901.7%
1956–19804.8%
Before 19560.2%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

M'haya

6,965

Douars

M'haya’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 43 douars in 6 fractions, with 23,091 people. Another 6,965 live in M'haya, its urban centre, which has no douars. 4 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
أولاد سيد الشيخOulad Sid Cheikh16 douars · 5,111 people
الحيط لحمرHit Lahmar	Grouped	119	530	1.0	1.3	12.2
الساداتEssadat	Grouped	19	128	—	—	—
الحيط الشارفEl Hit Charef	Grouped	19	104	—	—	—
بير السلطانBir Sultan	In parts	45	223	1.0	2.0	10.0
أولاد سيد الحاج بحوصOd Sidi Lhaj Bahous	Grouped	118	526	1.4	3.3	17.9
دوار الجديدDouar Jdid	Grouped	39	196	1.0	2.0	18.0
أولاد زيادOulad Ziyad	In parts	37	170	1.4	2.6	17.0
لمعابدةLamaabda	Grouped	43	200	1.0	1.0	18.0
اريافة أولاد سي احمدRiafa Od Ssi Ahmed	Grouped	23	80	—	—	—
مشرع لعمورMachraa Lamour	Grouped	356	1,666	1.0	1.1	7.9
الشيخ بوشتةChikh Bouchta	Dispersed	68	289	1.0	1.4	9.7
لكبارتا سيدي ميمونLakbarta Sidi Mimoun	Grouped	39	161	1.0	2.4	5.7
بالخير سيدي ميمونBelkhir Sidi Mimoun	Grouped	26	155	—	—	—
الطيب سيدي ميمونTayeb Sidi Mimoun	Grouped	15	97	—	—	—
تعاونية موسى ابن نصيرCoopérative Moussa Ben Nsir	Grouped	111	518	1.0	1.6	20.0
البرنوصيBernoussi	Grouped	17	68	—	—	—
الزوالةZouala6 douars · 2,869 people
الرحامنةRhamna	Grouped	52	237	1.0	1.5	5.0
بني مطهرBni Mathar	Grouped	33	176	1.0	2.0	6.8
أورسفانOursefane	Grouped	40	186	1.0	2.0	6.0
الشبكةEchebka	Grouped	116	547	1.0	1.1	4.7
الزوالةZouala	Grouped	275	1,284	1.4	1.5	3.4
السهب الأبيضSehb El Abied	Dispersed	88	439	1.2	3.1	6.0
أولاد اسليمOulad Slim3 douars · 5,079 people
أولاد اسليمOulad Slim	In parts	881	4,448	2.3	2.0	5.7
عين الشقفAin Chkef	Dispersed	52	240	1.2	2.9	5.7
ايت ولال المهدومةAit Ouallal El Mehdouma	Grouped	83	391	1.0	1.1	7.1
امغيلة اعرب صباحAmghilat Aarab Sebbah11 douars · 2,961 people
الحاينEl Haine	Grouped	115	534	0.9	3.4	12.9
لعسارةLasara	Grouped	127	595	1.0	1.1	10.1
الكعدة الزمامتLgaada Ezzmamt	Grouped	104	507	1.0	1.0	9.0
لعليهميينLalihmiine	Grouped	12	46	—	—	—
دوار اريافةDouar Aryafa	Grouped	96	392	1.0	1.3	7.2
دوار الودغيريDouar El Oudghiri	Grouped	10	52	—	—	—
دوار الوزانيDouar El Ouzani	Grouped	48	262	1.0	1.0	7.0
دوار الخمسيDouar El Khemsi	Grouped	48	211	1.0	1.4	7.0
دوار الخياطيDouar El Khyati	Grouped	55	287	1.0	2.0	7.0
دوار القزداريDouar El Kazdari	Grouped	13	57	—	—	—
دوار العماريDouar El Amari	Grouped	4	18	—	—	—
المهاية المركزM'haya Centre3 douars · 1,867 people
الهرشةEl Harcha	Grouped	168	795	1.0	1.5	2.7
بلوك 460Belouk 460	Grouped	55	270	1.0	3.0	6.9
مستورةMestoura	In parts	159	802	1.3	1.7	4.3
الحرميين السخوناتEl Harmiyine Skhounat4 douars · 5,204 people
الخراريبEl Khrarib	Grouped	312	1,642	2.4	1.0	6.0
أولاد ابرازOulad Braz	Grouped	166	746	2.1	1.1	6.4
الحرميينEl Harmiyine	Grouped	310	1,467	1.8	1.1	6.7
السخوناتSkhounat	Grouped	274	1,349	1.0	1.0	11.0

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: 03.061.05.05
As digits: 030610505
Slug: m-haya
Record: /api/communes/03.061.05.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.061.05.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.061.05.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.061.05.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/communes/03.061.05.05/housing.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.061.05.05/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.061.05.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2813766

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