Majjate

مجاط

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

Population, 2024: 20,698
Since 2014: +128.1%from 9,074 in 2014
Density: 209people per km², 99 km²
Households: 4,909
Foreign residents: 10
Rank: 295295th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 21 in its préfecture

Next door in Ait Bourzouine, 1.0% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 66.7%.

Since 2014, households on the public sewer went from 17.4% to 66.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 7 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ain Tizgha. Apartments: 27.9% here, 26.3% there; can’t read or write: 18.8% here, 22.5% there; aged 65 and over: 6.6% here, 6.8% there.

Compare it with Ain Tizgha

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 Majjate.

Majjate +128.1%

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: 18.8%aged 10 and over34.5% in 201426.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 17.0%9.4% in 201424.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 42.0%aged 15 and over46.6% in 201412.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.32children per woman1.66 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 3.8%of people3.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 66.2%of settled households17.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Majjate: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.6%	75 and over	2.4%
1.9%	70–74	1.7%
3.1%	65–69	2.4%
4.0%	60–64	3.7%
4.8%	55–59	3.7%
5.6%	50–54	5.0%
6.8%	45–49	6.2%
7.0%	40–44	7.1%
7.9%	35–39	7.9%
6.6%	30–34	8.1%
5.2%	25–29	7.0%
6.7%	20–24	7.3%
8.0%	15–19	7.4%
10.6%	10–14	10.5%
10.8%	5–9	11.0%
9.5%	0–4	8.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.9%
Tamazight24.0%
Tachelhit3.8%
Tarifit2.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French56.5%
English14.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot33.9%
Private car18.1%
Bike or motorcycle13.2%
Employer’s transport10.7%
Doesn’t travel to work7.8%
Bus6.6%
Taxi6.1%
Informal transport2.0%
Animal1.2%
Another way0.3%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 34.5%aged 10 and over18.8% in 202449.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 9.4%17.0% in 202426.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.6%aged 15 and over42.0% in 20249.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.66children per woman2.32 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 3.7%of people3.8% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average4.2 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 17.9%of settled households66.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Majjate: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.5%	75 and over	2.8%
1.6%	70–74	2.2%
1.4%	65–69	2.0%
2.9%	60–64	3.2%
4.7%	55–59	4.3%
6.3%	50–54	5.4%
6.6%	45–49	5.6%
7.3%	40–44	6.7%
7.9%	35–39	8.0%
7.7%	30–34	7.9%
7.5%	25–29	8.6%
8.6%	20–24	8.9%
7.3%	15–19	7.5%
9.2%	10–14	7.6%
8.4%	5–9	8.4%
10.3%	0–4	11.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.1%
Tamazight57.9%
Tarifit1.8%
Tachelhit0.8%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French61.2%
Arabic only27.3%
Arabic, French and English10.1%
Other combinations1.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot68.6%
Bike or motorcycle7.2%
Bus6.4%
Taxi6.3%
Private car5.4%
Not stated2.8%
Employer’s transport1.3%
Works at home1.0%
Another way0.9%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood67.3%
Another commune15.1%
No fixed place6.2%
Another in the commune5.3%
Not stated2.7%
Another province2.1%
At home1.0%
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 labour35.2%
Farming and fishing17.9%
Crafts and skilled trades14.1%
Labouring and small trades12.5%
Clerical work8.6%
Machine operating5.4%
Trade and broking3.2%
Managers and senior professionals1.5%
Technicians1.1%
Not classified0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma62.7%
Primary23.5%
Lower secondary9.7%
Upper secondary3.0%
DEUG or Licence0.9%
Master’s or doctorate0.3%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 45221.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 36480.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3,73710.3 per business
Public services: 84
Associations: 4in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce46.4%
Industry23.4%
Services20.9%
Construction9.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person39.8%
2 to 332.1%
4 to 911.3%
10 to 4913.5%
50 and over3.3%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later44.0%
2011–201935.2%
2001–201014.8%
1991–20005.2%
1981–19900.8%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Majjate’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 34 douars in 3 fractions, with 20,656 people. 42 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
أيت رحوAit Rahou13 douars · 2,835 people
أيت عثمان احمارينAit Othmane Hmarine	Grouped	54	228	0.2	0.1	3.8
أيت حمو أورحوAit Hammou Ourahou	Grouped	141	543	0.2	0.7	0.7
أيت يوسف أورحوAit Youssef Ou Rahou	Grouped	85	345	0.4	2.5	2.5
أيت توركينAit Ourguine	Grouped	85	354	0.0	2.5	2.6
أيت اعمرAit Amer	Grouped	71	287	0.3	3.5	3.7
المركز الفلاحيCentre El Flahi	Grouped	16	43	—	—	—
أيت عثمان ايت حميAit Othmane Ait Himmi	Grouped	55	200	1.0	2.1	3.0
تعاونية الأملCoopérative Al Amal	Grouped	39	208	1.0	1.6	3.8
تعاونية أيت شعوCoopérative Ait Chaaou	Grouped	66	323	1.2	2.0	4.4
أيت بوحياتAit Bouhiate	Dispersed	52	202	0.3	3.1	3.9
المدرسة الوطنية الفلاحيةÉcole nationale d'agriculture	Grouped	24	71	—	—	—
ضيعة ميكيل (طالة 1)Ferme Mikil (Talat 1)	Grouped	2	6	—	—	—
ضيعة ضبوعFerme Dbou	Grouped	5	25	—	—	—
أيت يحيىAit Yahya5 douars · 8,641 people
سيدي بوشطيبSidi Bouchtib	Dispersed	20	94	—	—	—
تعاونية سيدي العربيCoopérative Sidi Larbi	Grouped	49	245	1.2	2.2	3.5
البريديةEl Bridia	In parts	1,628	6,722	0.4	1.2	4.4
تجزئة كاريان كلم 10Lotissement Karyane Km 10	Grouped	330	1,532	0.2	0.4	4.0
تعاونية النعيجي 2Coopérative Ennaiji 2	Dispersed	10	48	—	—	—
أيت يحيى دوار العلويAit Yahya Douar El Ouloui16 douars · 9,180 people
ضيعة فانسنFerme Fansen	Grouped	4	16	—	—	—
تعاونية النعيجيCoopérative Ennaiji	Grouped	33	146	1.2	1.1	9.1
دوار العلويDouar El Ouloui	In parts	108	445	1.0	3.9	9.6
ضيعة ماسيFerme Massi	Grouped	2	2	—	—	—
كاريان سيدي بوزكريKaryane Sidi Bouzekri	Dispersed	8	26	—	—	—
بلاد بوزيانBled Bouziane	Dispersed	5	31	—	—	—
بلاد أجاناBled Ajana	Dispersed	10	29	—	—	—
تجزئة المنتزهLotissement El Mantzeh	Grouped	683	2,819	0.7	1.1	10.4
تجزئة السلامLotissement Essalam	Grouped	208	881	0.0	1.0	2.1
تجزئة جنان الرياضLotissement Jnan Riyad	Grouped	62	300	0.0	1.0	2.2
تجزئة المنتزه توسيعLotissement El Mantzeh Toussi	Grouped	3	12	—	—	—
تجزئة الباهيةLotissement El Bahia	Grouped	339	1,228	0.6	0.6	8.4
تجزئة البريديةLotissement El Bridia	Grouped	564	2,604	0.4	0.9	8.6
تجزئة الانوارLotissement El Anouar	Grouped	94	438	1.0	1.0	9.9
اسوار مكناسAssouar Meknès	Grouped	42	154	0.0	1.0	2.0
الحي الصناعي مجاطHay Essanai Majjat	Grouped	12	49	—	—	—

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: 03.061.05.03
As digits: 030610503
Slug: majjate
Record: /api/communes/03.061.05.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.061.05.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.061.05.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.061.05.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.061.05.03/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.061.05.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2808056

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