Maghraoua

مغراوة

Rural commune in the cercle of Taza, province of Taza, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
6,775
Since 2014
−17.4%from 8,204 in 2014
Density
13.4people per km², 505.2 km²
Households
1,664
Rank
1,0351,035th most populous of 1,503 communes24th of 38 in its province

Next door in Ras Laksar, 55.0% of households have running water. Here, it’s 13.6%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 54.7% to 93.9%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Senada. Running water: 13.6% here, 9.3% there; aged 65 and over: 12.1% here, 11.4% there; aged 0 to 14: 26.3% here, 26.1% there.

Compare it with Senada

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 Maghraoua.

Maghraoua −17.4%

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
51.3%aged 10 and over63.7% in 201462.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
30.1%13.7% in 201450.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
28.0%aged 15 and over39.8% in 20142.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.63children per woman2.47 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
10.3%of people7.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average5.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
13.6%of settled households7.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Maghraoua: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.7%75 and over6.1%
2.8%70–743.2%
2.8%65–693.6%
4.1%60–644.6%
4.8%55–594.3%
5.4%50–545.6%
6.8%45–496.5%
6.8%40–447.1%
6.4%35–396.7%
6.6%30–346.6%
5.1%25–295.2%
5.8%20–246.7%
9.4%15–198.7%
10.7%10–149.5%
8.8%5–97.8%
8.2%0–47.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija96.4%
  • Tamazight90.1%
  • Tachelhit0.4%
  • Tarifit0.4%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.5%
  • French39.2%
  • English10.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot56.6%
  • Doesn’t travel to work21.2%
  • Animal10.7%
  • Private car3.4%
  • Informal transport2.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.9%
  • Employer’s transport1.8%
  • Taxi1.6%
  • Another way0.5%
  • Bus0.2%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
17826.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
7441.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
791.1 per business
Public services
96
Associations
8in premises of their own
Weekly souks
2counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Industry50.0%
  • Services27.0%
  • Commerce23.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person93.2%
  • 2 to 36.8%
  • 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 later2.7%
  • 2011–201912.2%
  • 2001–201081.1%
  • 1991–20002.7%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19801.4%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Maghraoua’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 54 douars in 8 fractions, with 6,771 people. 4 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
اولاد الفرحOulad Al Farah10 douars · 1,214 people
تمورغوت اولاد الفرحTamourghout Oulad Al FarahDispersed712321.07.47.4
تمجوطTamjoutGrouped110———
الوجيقEl OujikIn parts873484.56.816.5
تسدالTisdaleDispersed5220110.110.210.2
تاوريرتTaourirtDispersed1662———
ازلافنIzlafeneDispersed411701.01.16.7
بوسعد اولاد الفرحBousad Oulad Al FarahDispersed2161———
إسغليIsghliDispersed1771———
إخلفونIkhlfouneDispersed519———
لجنابLajnabDispersed1340———
بني بوزرتBni Bouzert5 douars · 318 people
باب الطاهرBab TaharIn parts27145———
الشبوطChebboutGrouped1360———
امدرعانImedraneDispersed1247———
باب الأربعاء بني بوزرتBab Larbaa Bni BouzartGrouped12———
العنصر بني بوزرتEl Aansar Bni BouzartDispersed1664———
آيت محمد أيوسف الشرقيةAit Mohamed Ayousef Charqia4 douars · 1,561 people
تلاجدوتTalajdoutIn parts2099353.92.215.0
بويحييBouahyaDispersed29124———
أولاد العربيOulad LarbiIn parts552643.13.23.2
أسريرAsrirGrouped552381.11.11.1
بني عشوشBni Achouch9 douars · 479 people
بني خلوBni KhlouGrouped1340———
الزاويةZaouiaGrouped28112———
باب الاربعاء بني عشوشBab Arbaa Bni AchouchDispersed1037———
كاف النحلKaf NhelGrouped730———
تفرانت لوطة بني حمادTafrant Louta Bni HammadGrouped935———
تغروت بني حمادTaghrout Bni AhmedGrouped1979———
باب الخميسBab LakhmisDispersed415———
تاݣوراستTagourastGrouped1465———
العنصر بني عشوشEl Anceur Bni AchouchDispersed1666———
بني خيارBni Khiyar7 douars · 381 people
تمطغوست بني خيارTamtghoust Bni KhiyarDispersed311021.31.627.0
قرونةQrounaGrouped522———
باب أربعاء بني خيارBab Arbaa Bni KhiyarGrouped2067———
تافرانت لوطة بني خيارTafrant Louta Bni KhiarGrouped1046———
سيدي عبد الرزاقSidi Abd-ErrazakGrouped728———
المعقلEl MaklGrouped1655———
أوفنانAoufnaneGrouped1861———
مغراوة المركزMaghraoua Centre8 douars · 1,204 people
مغراوة المركزMaghraoua CentreIn parts2108501.41.41.4
بدوغتBdoughtDispersed1454———
القنطرةEl KantraDispersed2093———
تمورغوت بني خيارTamourghout Bni KhiyarDispersed1041———
إسوشةIssouchaIn parts945———
لينجوLinjouDispersed937———
الماء العايشlmalaychIn parts1352———
تمضيتTamditDispersed932———
ايت امحمد ايوسف الغربيةAit M'hamed Ayousef Gharbia5 douars · 1,131 people
تمطغوستTamat GhoustIn parts1555571.01.730.6
زريانZaryaneIn parts321471.35.825.5
تادمامتTadmamtGrouped492011.03.820.0
بيزيBiziIn parts24120———
بوسعد آيت امحمد ايوسفBousad Ait M'hamed AyousefGrouped18106———
بني إسماعيلBni Smail6 douars · 483 people
الحفرةEl HofraDispersed1555———
العرصةEl ArsaIn parts2166———
جامع بويعلاJamaa BouyaalaDispersed1354———
الخرباتEl KhirbatDispersed1452———
الصاريجEs SahrijDispersed3816215.616.016.0
أفزوAfzouDispersed2394———

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
03.561.13.15
As digits
035611315
Slug
maghraoua
OpenStreetMap
2816178
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("maghraoua");

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