Melg El Ouidane

ملك الويدان

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

Population, 2024
8,009
Since 2014
−2.0%from 8,176 in 2014
Density
25.8people per km², 310.4 km²
Households
1,786
Rank
902902nd most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 14 in its province

Where it is

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

TaourirtEl Aioun Sidi MelloukMestegmerAin LehjerMechraa HammadiTancherfiSidi Ali Bel QuassemGteterDebdouEl AtefOuled M'hamedSidi LahsenAhl Oued Za

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Melg El Ouidane −2.0%

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
42.4%aged 10 and over49.8% in 201451.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
12.4%8.4% in 201446.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
37.6%aged 15 and over43.4% in 20143.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
93.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.07children per woman2.12 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.0%of people4.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.5people on average5.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
79.9%of settled households46.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Melg El Ouidane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.4%75 and over3.5%
2.4%70–742.6%
3.7%65–693.6%
4.8%60–644.5%
4.3%55–594.6%
5.1%50–545.2%
5.8%45–495.7%
6.5%40–447.0%
5.8%35–397.4%
5.9%30–347.1%
6.1%25–297.5%
7.5%20–246.7%
9.5%15–198.0%
10.4%10–149.8%
10.5%5–98.8%
8.3%0–47.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.0%
  • Tarifit19.4%
  • Tamazight1.8%
  • Tachelhit1.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.4%
  • French43.5%
  • English8.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot58.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle11.9%
  • Private car4.0%
  • Employer’s transport2.2%
  • Taxi1.8%
  • Bus1.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
11414.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4640.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
721.6 per business
Public services
63
Associations
5in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce56.5%
  • Industry30.4%
  • Services10.9%
  • Construction2.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person76.1%
  • 2 to 319.6%
  • 4 to 94.3%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later37.0%
  • 2011–201954.3%
  • 2001–20102.2%
  • 1991–20006.5%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
02.533.09.11
As digits
025330911
Slug
melg-el-ouidane
Record
/api/communes/02.533.09.11.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.533.09.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.533.09.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.533.09.11/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.533.09.11/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
3551315
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("melg-el-ouidane");

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