Mestegmer

مستكمر

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

Population, 2024
5,295
Since 2014
−18.2%from 6,469 in 2014
Density
9.8people per km², 538.3 km²
Households
1,245
Rank
1,1701,170th most populous of 1,503 communes10th of 14 in its province

Next door in Melg El Ouidane, 79.9% of households have running water. Here, it’s 26.5%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 75.0% to 95.2%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Smia. In the labour force: 29.3% here, 28.7% there; aged 0 to 14: 25.1% here, 24.6% there; can’t read or write: 44.8% here, 44.0% there.

Compare it with Smia

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 Mestegmer.

Mestegmer −18.2%

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
44.8%aged 10 and over52.5% in 201456.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
30.3%18.4% in 201454.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
29.3%aged 15 and over39.1% in 20143.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.34children per woman2.47 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.7%of people6.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average5.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
26.5%of settled households17.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Mestegmer: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.8%75 and over6.3%
3.6%70–743.4%
4.3%65–694.5%
4.9%60–645.1%
4.8%55–595.8%
6.5%50–546.5%
7.4%45–496.9%
5.4%40–447.5%
6.0%35–396.6%
5.1%30–345.5%
5.9%25–295.2%
6.4%20–246.0%
8.0%15–197.7%
10.4%10–148.7%
10.0%5–98.5%
6.5%0–46.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.1%
  • Tarifit62.9%
  • Tachelhit1.6%
  • Tamazight0.9%
  • Hassania0.3%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French58.6%
  • English14.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot45.1%
  • Doesn’t travel to work24.3%
  • Informal transport11.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle10.6%
  • Private car3.0%
  • Employer’s transport2.0%
  • Taxi1.7%
  • Bus0.9%
  • Another way0.6%
  • Animal0.4%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
10620.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2826.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
622.2 per business
Public services
76
Associations
2in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce42.9%
  • Services39.3%
  • Industry17.9%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person92.9%
  • 2 to 33.6%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 493.6%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later7.1%
  • 2011–201967.9%
  • 2001–201014.3%
  • 1991–200010.7%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Mestegmer’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 45 douars in 6 fractions, with 5,291 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
بني بوزكو السهل1Bni Bouzkou Esshl14 douars · 2,075 people
أولاد علي بن أحمد مستكمرOulad Ali Ben Ahmed MestegmerDispersed822981.01.71.3
أولاد أحمد بن محمدمستكمرOulad Ahmed Ben MohmdmstekmrDispersed1355———
أولاد بو يوسفOulad BouyoussefIn parts441711.22.52.4
أولاد الحاج عليOulad El Hadj AliGrouped27111———
أولاد عمرو بن يطو متليليOulad Amar Ben Ittou MtliliGrouped341611.42.27.3
حمنيين(الميزاب)Hamniine (El Mizab)Grouped1334———
أولاد الحاج الخروبةOulad El Haj KharroubaGrouped2394———
لمصامدةLamsamdaDispersed492171.31.31.3
أولاد حمو بن أحمدOulad Hammou Ben AhmedIn parts873552.63.65.9
أولاد عمرو بن عبو تيزي أوزمورOulad Amar Ben Abbou Tizi OuzemmourGrouped26117———
عاشوريينAchouriyineDispersed432083.18.312.8
عربيينArbiyineIn parts2074———
لقراعنةLakraanaIn parts331412.05.411.8
العصلةLaslaDispersed839———
بني بوزكو السهل2Bni Bouzkou Esshl13 douars · 1,273 people
أولاد امحمدOulad MohammedIn parts24117———
لكشاشطةLagchachtaGrouped934———
لهبارةLahbaraGrouped1368———
أولاد عمرو بن عبو بوصدانOulad Amar Ben Abbou BousadaneGrouped1969———
إمغارنImgharaneGrouped953———
أولاد لحسنOulad LahcenGrouped1854———
أولاد علي بن عبوOulad Ali Ben AbbouIn parts481994.81.96.4
الدراغلةDraghlaGrouped23103———
الطاهريينEttahriyineGrouped424———
أولاد أحمدبن محمد(بوصدان)Oulad Ahmdbn Mohamed (Bousadane)Grouped29131———
أولاد علي بن أحمدOulad Ali Ben AhmedIn parts763202.03.53.4
أولاد بوزيانOulad BouzianeGrouped2067———
أولاد الطاهرOulad TaharGrouped834———
الشرايعEcchray11 douars · 682 people
الولجةLouljaDispersed1977———
سيدي عقبةSidi AkbaGrouped2185———
تكرومتTagueroumtDispersed517———
مولاي بوشتةMoulay BouchtaGrouped1766———
لعشاشLachachGrouped1990———
أولاد إبراهيمOulad BrahimGrouped2292———
أولاد بوطيبOulad BoutayebGrouped313———
الزاولةEzzaoulaDispersed1054———
أحمد بن حماد زاهري(بني كيل)Ahmed Ben Ahmed Zahri (Bni Guil)Grouped1061———
اولاد لحسن أغلالOulad Lahcen AghlalGrouped311060.71.54.7
حديينHadiineDispersed321———
بني وكيلBni Oukil3 douars · 591 people
أولاد القندوسيOulad El KandoussiDispersed712801.31.631.6
أولاد الجيلاليOulad JilaliIn parts341395.72.439.4
أولاد امحمدOulad M'hamedIn parts391724.62.857.2
الجفيراتEl Jfirat2 douars · 412 people
أولاد مسعودOulad MassaoudDispersed472331.92.728.8
أولاد خليفةOulad KhlifaIn parts371794.52.735.2
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune2 douars · 258 people
أولاد بومدينOulad BoumdineDispersed943———
إرزاينIrzaineGrouped462155.78.48.3

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
02.533.07.13
As digits
025330713
Slug
mestegmer
OpenStreetMap
2527997
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("mestegmer");

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