Metrane

مطران

Rural commune in the cercle of Bni Hilal-Laaounate, province of Sidi Bennour, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024
9,201
Since 2014
−13.0%from 10,580 in 2014
Density
92.8people per km², 99.1 km²
Households
2,127
Rank
798798th most populous of 1,503 communes21st of 25 in its province

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 Metrane.

Metrane −13.0%

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
47.3%aged 10 and over56.7% in 201459.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
15.2%9.9% in 201441.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
34.7%aged 15 and over47.3% in 20143.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.49children per woman2.34 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.9%of people6.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
7.2%of settled households42.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Between the two censuses, households with running water went from 42.7% to 7.2%. A fall this large is rare, and the site keeps it out of comparisons. How these are spotted

Age

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

Metrane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.7%75 and over6.4%
3.6%70–744.3%
4.2%65–694.5%
4.5%60–645.8%
4.2%55–595.1%
5.6%50–545.8%
6.2%45–496.7%
6.4%40–446.5%
6.0%35–395.6%
5.3%30–344.7%
5.2%25–294.8%
6.7%20–245.9%
8.7%15–198.2%
10.3%10–1410.0%
10.1%5–99.4%
8.3%0–46.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.4%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French39.1%
  • English9.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot37.6%
  • Doesn’t travel to work22.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle12.8%
  • Taxi8.7%
  • Animal7.0%
  • Private car5.1%
  • Bus3.6%
  • Informal transport2.4%
  • Employer’s transport0.5%
  • Another way0.2%
  • Tram0.1%
  • Train0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
21223.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
12659.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2051.6 per business
Public services
82
Associations
4in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce65.9%
  • Services23.0%
  • Industry11.1%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person58.7%
  • 2 to 336.5%
  • 4 to 94.8%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later25.4%
  • 2011–201940.5%
  • 2001–201011.1%
  • 1991–200014.3%
  • 1981–19904.8%
  • 1956–19804.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Metrane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 32 douars in 6 fractions, with 9,199 people. 2 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
أولاد افطيس 1Oulad Afetis 16 douars · 2,151 people
التوالةEttoualaDispersed1948181.01.312.5
الغليماتLeghlimatDispersed562221.02.56.5
ديور الحصبةDiour El-HassbaDispersed1244461.02.56.6
أولاد سي علي بن العونيOulad Si Ali Ben El AouniDispersed662891.02.05.7
ديور الفايضDiour El-FidGrouped1661———
أولاد امحمد العونيOulad M'hamed El AouniGrouped763153.01.06.9
مركز مطرانCentre Metrane5 douars · 800 people
أولاد غانمOulad GhanemGrouped542470.21.21.2
العتاعتةEl AtataDispersed730———
لهوانشةLahouanchaGrouped1986———
أولاد الحاج عبد اللهOulad El Haj AbdellahGrouped1563———
مركز حد العوناتCentre Had AwnatGrouped923740.70.70.8
مطرانMetrane4 douars · 2,225 people
الحنيشاتEl HanicheteIn parts1345281.81.43.2
أولاد صالحOulad SalahIn parts662151.31.82.1
أولاد رحمونOulad RahmouneIn parts2481,0651.81.04.8
أولاد يعلىOulad YaalaIn parts934171.41.12.9
مطران 2Metrane 212 douars · 3,136 people
أولاد عيسى العونيOulad Aissa LaaouniIn parts1557211.01.67.9
أولاد سليمانOulad SlimaneGrouped724———
العزيب الفوقانيAzib El-FouganiGrouped27146———
اعزيب الحصبةAzib LhassbaIn parts462181.12.35.6
أولاد سي أحمد بن الطالبOulad Si Ahmed Ben TalebIn parts30962.22.47.2
أولاد الطيبيOulad TaibiGrouped361481.03.73.7
الواداتLouadatIn parts712841.04.74.9
الشدادنة الحصبةChdadna El-HassbaIn parts1869410.62.86.7
مسناوةMassnaouaGrouped1478———
الطواهرةToihraIn parts2096———
الفراكنةLafragnaIn parts411820.72.39.9
العجانةEl AjanaIn parts392021.04.19.8
أولاد فطيس 2Oulad Fetis 23 douars · 845 people
الكرارمةLakrarmaGrouped522410.76.816.0
الدحامنةDhamnaDispersed431951.03.914.7
العجامةEl AjamaGrouped914090.94.112.3
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune2 douars · 42 people
لمعادنة لكارLamaadnat LakarGrouped521———
لبيدات أولاد رحالLbidat Oulad RahalGrouped421———

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
06.467.03.25
As digits
064670325
Slug
metrane
OpenStreetMap
2846733
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("metrane");

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