Mezguita

مزكيطة

Rural commune in the cercle of Agdz, province of Zagora, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
7,084
Since 2014
−16.2%from 8,451 in 2014
Density
222people per km², 31.9 km²
Households
1,135
Foreign residents
1
Rank
992992nd most populous of 1,503 communes19th of 25 in its province

Where it is

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

TazarineTaghbalteAit BoudaoudKtaouaTagouniteM'hamid El GhizlaneBleidaTansifteAgdzAfella N'draAfraTamezmouteTaftechnaAit OuallalN'kobOulad Yahia LagraireTinzoulineBni ZoliZagoraTamegrouteTernataBouzeroualErrouhaFezouata

How it changed

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

Mezguita −16.2%

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
31.0%aged 10 and over33.8% in 201443.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
23.3%22.1% in 201442.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
24.8%aged 15 and over30.2% in 20143.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.55children per woman2.76 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.8%of people6.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
6.2people on average8.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
89.5%of settled households95.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Mezguita: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.8%75 and over4.1%
2.2%70–743.6%
3.2%65–693.3%
3.0%60–644.5%
3.4%55–594.8%
3.7%50–544.7%
5.0%45–494.7%
5.6%40–446.3%
5.3%35–395.6%
6.2%30–346.8%
7.0%25–296.4%
8.4%20–248.8%
10.4%15–199.5%
11.9%10–149.7%
9.9%5–98.8%
10.1%0–48.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit98.0%
  • Darija44.4%
  • Tamazight0.8%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.7%
  • French56.5%
  • English24.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot46.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle18.7%
  • Taxi12.6%
  • Private car5.2%
  • Employer’s transport4.4%
  • Bus2.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
11416.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4640.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
581.3 per business
Public services
51
Associations
17in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce65.2%
  • Services32.6%
  • Industry2.2%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person91.3%
  • 2 to 32.2%
  • 4 to 96.5%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later23.9%
  • 2011–201950.0%
  • 2001–201013.0%
  • 1991–200010.9%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19802.2%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
08.587.03.21
As digits
085870321
Slug
mezguita
Record
/api/communes/08.587.03.21.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.587.03.21/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.587.03.21/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.587.03.21/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.587.03.21/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2884948
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("mezguita");

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