Meknassa Acharqia

مكناسة الشرقية

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

Population, 2024: 5,197
Since 2014: −13.7%from 6,020 in 2014
Density: 29.1people per km², 178.6 km²
Households: 1,288
Rank: 1,1801,180th most populous of 1,503 communes32nd of 38 in its province

Next door in Galdamane, 53.5% of households have running water. Here, it’s 5.8%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 53.8% to 92.2%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Khatazakane. Running water: 5.8% here, 2.1% there; unemployment: 13.0% here, 9.4% there; higher education: 2.4% here, 3.6% there.

Compare it with Khatazakane

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

35006

How it changed

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

Meknassa Acharqia −13.7%

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: 42.8%aged 10 and over51.4% in 201455.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 13.0%8.0% in 201432.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.4%aged 15 and over43.5% in 20143.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 84.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.19children per woman1.94 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.7%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.0people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 5.8%of settled households4.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Meknassa Acharqia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.9%	75 and over	4.4%
3.4%	70–74	3.6%
4.2%	65–69	3.5%
4.4%	60–64	5.9%
4.0%	55–59	4.4%
6.1%	50–54	5.0%
6.9%	45–49	6.4%
7.6%	40–44	7.3%
8.1%	35–39	7.8%
5.4%	30–34	5.5%
4.7%	25–29	6.6%
5.1%	20–24	6.0%
8.4%	15–19	6.8%
9.7%	10–14	9.5%
9.3%	5–9	9.2%
8.7%	0–4	8.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.8%
Tarifit2.7%
Tachelhit0.8%
Tamazight0.2%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French18.1%
English3.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot49.0%
Animal13.0%
Informal transport12.4%
Doesn’t travel to work10.3%
Taxi9.5%
Private car3.1%
Bike or motorcycle1.8%
Bus0.2%
Employer’s transport0.2%
Another way0.2%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 51.4%aged 10 and over42.8% in 202466.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.0%13.0% in 202434.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.5%aged 15 and over37.4% in 20244.6% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.94children per woman2.19 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.2%of people5.7% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.9people on average4.0 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 4.6%of settled households5.8% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Meknassa Acharqia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.5%	75 and over	3.1%
2.2%	70–74	2.1%
2.1%	65–69	2.0%
3.4%	60–64	3.6%
4.2%	55–59	4.1%
4.5%	50–54	5.3%
4.3%	45–49	5.3%
6.1%	40–44	5.1%
6.8%	35–39	7.5%
8.6%	30–34	7.6%
10.1%	25–29	9.4%
8.3%	20–24	8.3%
7.9%	15–19	9.2%
8.3%	10–14	9.4%
9.1%	5–9	8.1%
10.6%	0–4	10.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tarifit7.3%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French56.4%
Arabic only36.5%
Arabic, French and English6.8%
Other combinations0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot72.7%
Taxi12.8%
Another way4.4%
Bus3.0%
Not stated2.0%
Bike or motorcycle1.5%
Private car1.4%
Works at home1.3%
Employer’s transport1.0%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood75.9%
No fixed place8.6%
Another commune7.4%
Another in the commune3.0%
Not stated1.7%
Another province1.6%
At home1.3%
Somewhere else0.5%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farming and fishing48.1%
Farm and fishing labour22.6%
Labouring and small trades12.8%
Crafts and skilled trades5.2%
Clerical work4.1%
Trade and broking3.6%
Machine operating2.1%
Not classified1.0%
Managers and senior professionals0.3%
Technicians0.1%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma73.3%
Primary21.1%
Lower secondary4.1%
Upper secondary1.1%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 26651.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 8431.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3233.8 per business
Public services: 177
Associations: 5in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce40.5%
Industry39.3%
Services16.7%
Construction3.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person63.1%
2 to 321.4%
4 to 98.3%
10 to 496.0%
50 and over1.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later23.8%
2011–201952.4%
2001–201011.9%
1991–20007.1%
1981–19902.4%
1956–19802.4%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Meknassa Acharqia’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 40 douars in 4 fractions, with 5,132 people. 65 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
مغراوةMaghraoua4 douars · 624 people
المحامدةMhamda	In parts	62	210	1.6	1.6	28.6
العرقوبel Arkoub	In parts	33	123	6.4	2.4	45.1
اولاد منصورOuled Mansour	In parts	25	99	—	—	—
سيدي احمد بوروميةSidi Ahmed Bou Roumia	In parts	46	192	2.5	2.7	39.7
بني حيتمBni Hitm17 douars · 2,465 people
باب بن صالحBab Ben Salah	Dispersed	20	93	—	—	—
الجبوجةEl Jbouja	Dispersed	26	109	—	—	—
الصفارEssfar	Dispersed	42	172	2.5	3.3	8.1
قصبة بني حتيمKasba Beni Hitem	Grouped	63	251	1.0	1.0	6.9
البايجةEl Bayja	In parts	60	237	0.6	3.1	8.2
صف اللوزةSaflouza	Dispersed	18	97	—	—	—
المشتىEl Machta	Grouped	19	86	—	—	—
الصبابAssebbab	Dispersed	29	163	—	—	—
الخلالقةEl Khlalka	In parts	27	128	—	—	—
بوطيباتBoutaybate	Dispersed	11	49	—	—	—
وناغOunagh	In parts	8	33	—	—	—
خروبة عبودLkharroub Aboud	In parts	35	154	6.1	5.4	7.0
باب تيمالوBab Timalou	In parts	33	132	4.9	1.0	5.0
اولاد بريهOulad Brih	In parts	5	29	—	—	—
المخبوعةMekhboua	In parts	30	123	8.7	6.0	17.1
الخشنةEl Khachna	In parts	149	585	3.2	2.8	10.1
البياضEl Byad	Grouped	5	24	—	—	—
اولاد بكارOulad Bekkar16 douars · 900 people
كنورGuennour	Dispersed	5	23	—	—	—
الشياحنةEcchyahna	In parts	13	47	—	—	—
عين ساريجAïn es Serij	In parts	22	89	—	—	—
بوزرياناتBouzaryanat	Grouped	9	34	—	—	—
بن هاشماتBen Hachmat	Grouped	1	7	—	—	—
ظهر الزاويةDhar Zaouia	Dispersed	3	9	—	—	—
بوتفخسةBoutfakhssa	Dispersed	15	62	—	—	—
الكريبصEl Kribs	In parts	26	109	—	—	—
بوداوديةBoudoudia	Grouped	20	82	—	—	—
الكرونيةel Grounia	Grouped	2	12	—	—	—
الكعدةel Gaada	Grouped	31	112	1.9	1.2	2.0
القصبة الجديدةEl Kasba Jdida	Grouped	6	27	—	—	—
ظهر لعيونDhar Laayoune	In parts	29	94	—	—	—
بوزريانBouzaryane	Grouped	6	22	—	—	—
العتامنةLaatamna	Dispersed	4	11	—	—	—
اولاد علي منصورOulad Ali Mannsour	Dispersed	46	160	0.7	1.4	9.7
بوقلالBoukallal3 douars · 1,143 people
بوقلالBoukallal	Dispersed	101	362	0.3	1.4	2.0
البوراحيBou Rahi	In parts	122	514	2.0	3.6	8.0
عين بوقلالAïn Bou Kellal	Dispersed	69	267	1.3	1.6	3.2

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: 03.561.13.09
As digits: 035611309
Slug: meknassa-acharqia
Record: /api/communes/03.561.13.09.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.561.13.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.561.13.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.561.13.09/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.561.13.09/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.561.13.09/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.561.13.09/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2758622

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