Majjat
مجاط
Rural commune in the cercle of Majjat, province of Chichaoua, Marrakech-Safi.
- Population, 2024
- 14,708
- Since 2014
- +10.9%from 13,258 in 2014
- Density
- 31.3people per km², 470.2 km²
- Households
- 3,557
- Foreign residents
- 2
- Rank
- 456456th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 35 in its province
Since 2014, households with running water went from 61.8% to 89.2%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.
Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Youssef Ben Ahmed. Running water: 89.2% here, 89.2% there; household size: 4.1 here, 3.9 there; higher education: 3.7% here, 3.4% there.
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 Majjat.
Majjat +10.9%
People and homes
What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary
- Can’t read or write
- 37.1%aged 10 and over50.0% in 201447.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
- Unemployment
- 24.8%3.8% in 201421.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
- In the labour force
- 40.4%aged 15 and over43.7% in 20144.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
- At school, aged 6 to 11
- 94.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
- Fertility
- 1.41children per woman2.42 in 20141.97 across Morocco
- Disability
- 5.4%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
- Household size
- 4.1people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
- Running water
- 89.2%of settled households61.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco
Age
Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.
| Men | Age | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6% | 75 and over | 3.5% | ||
| 2.8% | 70–74 | 2.7% | ||
| 3.0% | 65–69 | 2.6% | ||
| 3.8% | 60–64 | 3.9% | ||
| 4.3% | 55–59 | 3.9% | ||
| 5.8% | 50–54 | 5.5% | ||
| 6.4% | 45–49 | 5.7% | ||
| 6.2% | 40–44 | 6.4% | ||
| 6.9% | 35–39 | 7.0% | ||
| 6.8% | 30–34 | 7.2% | ||
| 6.5% | 25–29 | 7.3% | ||
| 6.3% | 20–24 | 6.7% | ||
| 7.8% | 15–19 | 9.0% | ||
| 10.7% | 10–14 | 10.5% | ||
| 10.6% | 5–9 | 10.3% | ||
| 8.5% | 0–4 | 7.9% | ||
Local languages used
Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
More census figures
Languages read and written
By those aged 10 and over who can read.
Getting to work
How employed people get to work.
- Can’t read or write
- 50.0%aged 10 and over37.1% in 202460.3% among women32.2% across Morocco
- Unemployment
- 3.8%24.8% in 202423.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
- In the labour force
- 43.7%aged 15 and over40.4% in 20244.0% among women47.6% across Morocco
- At school, aged 7 to 12
- 93.4%95.1% across Morocco
- Fertility
- 2.42children per woman1.41 in 20242.22 across Morocco
- Disability
- 5.8%of people5.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
- Household size
- 5.2people on average4.1 in 20244.6 across Morocco
- Running water
- 61.8%of settled households89.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco
Age
Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.
| Men | Age | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1% | 75 and over | 2.4% | ||
| 2.0% | 70–74 | 2.2% | ||
| 2.3% | 65–69 | 2.3% | ||
| 3.6% | 60–64 | 3.5% | ||
| 3.6% | 55–59 | 3.3% | ||
| 4.3% | 50–54 | 4.6% | ||
| 5.1% | 45–49 | 4.4% | ||
| 6.8% | 40–44 | 6.5% | ||
| 7.3% | 35–39 | 6.9% | ||
| 7.2% | 30–34 | 7.4% | ||
| 7.7% | 25–29 | 7.9% | ||
| 7.8% | 20–24 | 9.0% | ||
| 8.8% | 15–19 | 9.6% | ||
| 9.2% | 10–14 | 9.1% | ||
| 9.8% | 5–9 | 10.1% | ||
| 11.3% | 0–4 | 11.0% | ||
Local languages used
Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
More census figures
Languages read and written
Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.
Getting to work
How employed people get to work.
Where people work
Where employed people work, asked in 2014.
What people did
The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.
Highest diploma
What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.
Business and jobs
Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary
- Establishments
- 54937.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
- Businesses
- 42176.7% of the establishments
- Permanent jobs
- 7061.7 per business
- Public services
- 104
- Associations
- 24in premises of their own
- Weekly souks
- 1counted outside the total
More business figures
Businesses by sector
Every sector but agriculture.
Businesses by the people they employ
By how many people work there.
When the businesses were founded
The year the business was set up.
Douars
Majjat’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 57 douars in 5 fractions, with 14,693 people. 15 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paved road | Primary school | Health centre | ||||
| مجاطMajjat9 douars · 6,970 people | ||||||
| ايت ابراهيمAït Brahim | In parts | 136 | 580 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4.9 |
| الولجةLoulja | Grouped | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| ايت علواشAït Aalouach | Grouped | 128 | 469 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| ايت بريسولAit Barraysoul | Grouped | 13 | 52 | — | — | — |
| ايت العربيAit Larbi | In parts | 99 | 415 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| ازرابوقAzerabouk | In parts | 93 | 357 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| زاوية مجاط الفوقانيةZaouia Majjat Fouqania | In parts | 938 | 3,703 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| زاوية مجاط التحتانيةZaouia Majjat Tahtania | Grouped | 186 | 679 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| ايت همانAit Amane | In parts | 153 | 710 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 7.3 |
| تكنة ايت لحسنTaknat Ait Lahcen14 douars · 1,144 people | ||||||
| بولعروكBoulaaroug | Grouped | 33 | 147 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| ادويفير الحصيةAdouyfir El Hsia | In parts | 23 | 96 | — | — | — |
| العيساويElissawi | Grouped | 42 | 166 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 16.1 |
| البرغوتLbarghout | Grouped | 22 | 74 | — | — | — |
| علي مسعودAli Massaoud | Grouped | 22 | 96 | — | — | — |
| المعايشةLamaayacha | Grouped | 8 | 31 | — | — | — |
| تالمستTalmest | Grouped | 49 | 178 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| الكنتاويel Kenntaoui | Grouped | 13 | 45 | — | — | — |
| الغاباتLghbat | Grouped | 22 | 75 | — | — | — |
| علي سالمAli Salem | Grouped | 21 | 86 | — | — | — |
| ايت سموكنAit Smoukn | Grouped | 5 | 20 | — | — | — |
| السي بالخيرSi Balkhir | Grouped | 7 | 29 | — | — | — |
| عليوةAlioua | Dispersed | 4 | 17 | — | — | — |
| عيادAyad | Grouped | 21 | 84 | — | — | — |
| تكنة مجونTaknat Majoune19 douars · 1,176 people | ||||||
| المعيصرةLamaisra | Grouped | 30 | 131 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| ايت زكريAit Zekri | Grouped | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| شيحChih | Grouped | 8 | 31 | — | — | — |
| البهياتEl Bhyat | Grouped | 6 | 15 | — | — | — |
| زكارة ليبلZkara Libl | In parts | 44 | 161 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| دريعة موسىDriaa Moussa | In parts | 36 | 148 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 15.4 |
| ايت لحسن المجونAit Lahcen Hmjoune | Grouped | 15 | 73 | — | — | — |
| زكارة الواليZougara El Ouali | Grouped | 5 | 21 | — | — | — |
| البيهاتLabbihat | Grouped | 27 | 116 | — | — | — |
| علي بن جامعAli Ben Jamae | In parts | 15 | 56 | — | — | — |
| الغازيEl Ghazi | Grouped | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| ايت احساينAit Hassine | In parts | 10 | 38 | — | — | — |
| جواليلJouali | Grouped | 8 | 47 | — | — | — |
| طريفةTrifa | Grouped | 25 | 111 | — | — | — |
| زويةZouiya | In parts | 12 | 41 | — | — | — |
| عرقوبLaargoub | Grouped | 17 | 83 | — | — | — |
| باغوغBaghough | Grouped | 4 | 12 | — | — | — |
| دويفيرDouifir | Grouped | 17 | 72 | — | — | — |
| فيلالةFilala | Dispersed | 4 | 13 | — | — | — |
| ايت باعمرانAit Bamrane8 douars · 3,053 people | ||||||
| القصيبةEl Ksiba | Grouped | 77 | 305 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 15.6 |
| شرفةEch Chorfa | Grouped | 60 | 264 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| ايت السي ابراهيمAit Si Brahim | Grouped | 24 | 101 | — | — | — |
| بن الدكاليBen Doukkali | In parts | 105 | 455 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 10.2 |
| لماخيخLamwakhikh | Grouped | 61 | 259 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 12.4 |
| زاوية سيدي سعيد امهيلZaouïa Sidi Saïd Amhil | Grouped | 80 | 359 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
| اسبوياIsbouya | Dispersed | 99 | 426 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| اكناواتAguenaouat | In parts | 169 | 884 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
| بوركبةBou Rekba7 douars · 2,350 people | ||||||
| اولاد عيسىOulad Aissa | In parts | 82 | 290 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| ايت بلاAit Bella | In parts | 77 | 306 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 10.2 |
| الحرارشةAl Hararcha | In parts | 135 | 569 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 9.0 |
| السبايتSbaït | In parts | 56 | 313 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| بوركبةBou Rekba | Grouped | 90 | 422 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 12.6 |
| لاراويينLaraouyine | Grouped | 108 | 432 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.9 |
| عين سيدي حمادAïn Sidi Ahmed | Grouped | 7 | 18 | — | — | — |
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
07.161.07.11- As digits
071610711- Slug
majjat- Census figures
/api/communes/07.161.07.11/indicators.json- Business and jobs
/api/communes/07.161.07.11/economy.json- Bordering communes
/api/communes/07.161.07.11/neighbours.json- OpenStreetMap
- 2830961
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";
getCommune("majjat");