Maatarka

معتركة

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

Population, 2024
6,554
Since 2014
−17.9%from 7,986 in 2014
Density
0.9people per km², 7,018.7 km²
Households
1,334
Rank
1,0531,053rd most populous of 1,503 communes10th of 13 in its province

Where it is

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

FiguigTendraraTalsintBoumeriemeBouchaoueneBouarfaAbbou LakhalAin ChouaterBouananeBni TadjiteBni GuilAin Chair

How it changed

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

Maatarka −17.9%

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
50.7%aged 10 and over70.0% in 201459.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
30.9%4.1% in 201440.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
35.6%aged 15 and over72.4% in 20145.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
88.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.48children per woman3.63 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
2.7%of people1.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.9people on average5.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.1%of settled households3.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Maatarka: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.9%75 and over2.1%
1.9%70–741.3%
2.1%65–692.2%
2.9%60–643.2%
2.9%55–592.7%
3.2%50–544.4%
3.9%45–494.6%
4.4%40–445.5%
6.3%35–395.6%
6.6%30–346.6%
6.6%25–298.9%
7.3%20–248.3%
11.1%15–198.6%
14.3%10–1413.1%
14.0%5–912.4%
9.5%0–410.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.1%
  • Tachelhit2.1%
  • Tamazight0.9%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French17.0%
  • English0.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot67.3%
  • Employer’s transport5.1%
  • Private car3.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.9%
  • Bus0.3%
  • Taxi0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
639.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1727.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
191.1 per business
Public services
44
Associations
2in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce47.1%
  • Services29.4%
  • Industry23.5%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person94.1%
  • 2 to 35.9%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later23.5%
  • 2011–201970.6%
  • 2001–20105.9%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
02.251.05.05
As digits
022510505
Slug
maatarka
Record
/api/communes/02.251.05.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.251.05.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.251.05.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.251.05.05/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.251.05.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2527823
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("maatarka");

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