Moqrissat

مقريصات

Rural commune in the cercle of Moqrissat, province of Ouezzane, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
9,413
Since 2014
−10.7%from 10,545 in 2014
Density
42.6people per km², 221.1 km²
Households
2,585
Rank
781781st most populous of 1,503 communes14th of 17 in its province

Where it is

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

ZoumiKalaat BouqorraAin BeidaBrikchaAsjenMzefrouneMasmoudaOuezzaneBni QuollaLamjaaraSidi Ahmed CherifSidi BousberSidi RedouaneOuannanaTeroualZghira

How it changed

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

Moqrissat −10.7%

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
29.6%aged 10 and over36.1% in 201444.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
14.6%8.2% in 201434.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
34.4%aged 15 and over45.1% in 20146.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.64children per woman1.70 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
8.1%of people6.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
19.8%of settled households13.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Moqrissat: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.7%75 and over5.2%
3.1%70–743.8%
3.8%65–693.9%
4.5%60–644.9%
4.0%55–594.7%
6.2%50–546.3%
7.7%45–495.8%
7.0%40–447.0%
7.7%35–396.4%
7.1%30–346.6%
6.3%25–295.5%
6.2%20–246.6%
8.7%15–198.5%
9.0%10–149.5%
9.0%5–98.2%
5.9%0–47.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.2%
  • Tachelhit0.3%
  • Tamazight0.2%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French37.7%
  • English12.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot73.2%
  • Private car3.1%
  • Employer’s transport1.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.9%
  • Taxi0.6%
  • Bus0.4%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Moqrissat’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings
738
Standing empty
26.6%9.1% vacant17.5% a second home
Precarious
23.2%0.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
67.3%87.0% on the water mains94.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
40.4%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house74.5%
  • Rural-type21.5%
  • Apartment1.5%
  • Other1.4%
  • Villa0.4%
  • Traditional house0.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years60.0%
  • 20 to 49 years37.5%
  • 50 years or more2.4%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
33235.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
16549.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2041.2 per business
Public services
155
Associations
12in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce49.7%
  • Services33.9%
  • Industry13.9%
  • Construction2.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person82.4%
  • 2 to 317.0%
  • 4 to 90.6%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later25.5%
  • 2011–201931.5%
  • 2001–201029.1%
  • 1991–20007.9%
  • 1981–19901.2%
  • 1956–19804.8%
  • Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Moqrissat2,007

In the data

Code
01.405.09.09
As digits
014050909
Slug
moqrissat
Record
/api/communes/01.405.09.09.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.405.09.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.405.09.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.405.09.09/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/01.405.09.09/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.405.09.09/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2563387
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("moqrissat");

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