Mzoura

امزورة

Rural commune in the cercle of Settat Chamalia, province of Settat, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024: 8,426
Since 2014: −11.5%from 9,525 in 2014
Density: 32.5people per km², 259.6 km²
Households: 2,090
Rank: 866866th most populous of 1,503 communes31st of 46 in its province

Next door in Sidi Ghanem, 2.2% of households have running water. Here, it’s 68.7%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 0.1% to 68.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Chouihia. Aged 65 and over: 12.7% here, 12.6% there; unemployment: 33.3% here, 31.4% there; can’t read or write: 42.5% here, 43.1% there.

Compare it with Chouihia

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Mzoura −11.5%

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: 42.5%aged 10 and over51.7% in 201451.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 33.3%5.9% in 201473.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.2%aged 15 and over49.7% in 20145.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 88.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.11children per woman2.85 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.9%of people4.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.0people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 68.7%of settled households0.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Mzoura: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.4%	75 and over	5.5%
3.8%	70–74	3.5%
4.2%	65–69	4.2%
4.9%	60–64	5.0%
4.4%	55–59	5.6%
5.3%	50–54	5.4%
5.7%	45–49	6.7%
6.3%	40–44	6.3%
6.1%	35–39	6.5%
6.7%	30–34	5.2%
6.8%	25–29	5.2%
6.6%	20–24	6.6%
8.5%	15–19	8.3%
9.3%	10–14	10.1%
9.5%	5–9	8.7%
7.5%	0–4	7.5%

Local languages used

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

Darija96.9%
Tachelhit0.7%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French42.0%
English7.8%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot52.3%
Doesn’t travel to work12.3%
Taxi11.9%
Bike or motorcycle7.5%
Bus4.8%
Informal transport4.6%
Private car2.9%
Employer’s transport2.7%
Animal0.6%
Another way0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 51.7%aged 10 and over42.5% in 202464.0% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 5.9%33.3% in 202422.4% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 49.7%aged 15 and over34.2% in 202412.4% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.3%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.85children per woman2.11 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.9%of people4.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.1people on average4.0 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 0.1%of settled households68.7% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Mzoura: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.5%	75 and over	4.3%
2.5%	70–74	2.6%
2.3%	65–69	2.1%
3.9%	60–64	4.0%
3.9%	55–59	3.9%
4.7%	50–54	4.9%
4.7%	45–49	5.4%
5.7%	40–44	5.5%
6.2%	35–39	7.1%
6.9%	30–34	6.7%
7.5%	25–29	7.3%
9.2%	20–24	6.9%
10.5%	15–19	9.2%
9.5%	10–14	9.6%
9.6%	5–9	9.8%
9.5%	0–4	10.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.7%
Tachelhit0.6%
Tarifit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French51.8%
Arabic only40.1%
Arabic, French and English7.0%
Other combinations1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot68.3%
Taxi11.5%
Works at home8.3%
Bus3.9%
Another way2.3%
Not stated2.2%
Private car1.8%
Bike or motorcycle1.6%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood67.8%
Another province10.0%
At home8.3%
No fixed place6.2%
Another commune3.1%
Another in the commune2.3%
Not stated2.1%
Somewhere else0.3%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farming and fishing37.9%
Farm and fishing labour33.0%
Crafts and skilled trades12.3%
Labouring and small trades8.6%
Clerical work2.3%
Trade and broking2.0%
Machine operating1.9%
Not classified1.4%
Managers and senior professionals0.3%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma76.9%
Primary16.4%
Lower secondary4.9%
Upper secondary1.3%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 19322.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 8242.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 951.2 per business
Public services: 103
Associations: 8in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce67.1%
Industry17.1%
Services15.9%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person89.0%
2 to 39.8%
4 to 91.2%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later8.5%
2011–201945.1%
2001–201037.8%
1991–20002.4%
1981–19902.4%
1956–19803.7%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Mzoura’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 36 douars in 4 fractions, with 8,424 people. 2 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
بني يخلفBni Yakhlef10 douars · 2,382 people
بني يخلفBni Yakhlef	In parts	197	751	8.5	1.3	11.9
الطوالع اولاد سيدي رحالToualaa Oulad Sidi Rahal	Grouped	37	141	5.2	1.1	6.0
اولاد سليمOulad Slim	Grouped	59	195	2.5	0.8	5.0
اولاد عليOulad Ali	Grouped	18	80	—	—	—
العزيزينEl Aziziene	In parts	65	223	1.1	3.5	3.5
الشرفةChorfa	In parts	16	52	—	—	—
رمشانةRemchana	Grouped	80	326	0.9	3.0	3.0
بئر النحلBir Nahel	In parts	78	336	9.2	3.0	11.3
الخريصاتKharissat	Grouped	63	214	3.2	0.0	12.4
درقاوةDerkaoua	Grouped	16	64	—	—	—
اولاد عبوOulad Abbou9 douars · 2,076 people
الكريمKraïm	In parts	133	517	0.3	1.0	5.3
زكرارةZegrara	In parts	51	195	0.9	1.0	9.0
اولاد العربيOulad El Arbi	In parts	58	276	0.9	2.9	10.0
اولاد سيدي رحالOulad Sidi Rahal	Grouped	39	171	1.9	2.0	7.0
لمزلفينMzalfine	Grouped	78	377	1.8	0.9	6.8
درقاوةDerkaoua	Grouped	10	41	—	—	—
لبرامجةLabramja	Grouped	59	219	3.0	0.1	13.1
القرامشةEl Karamcha	Grouped	28	142	—	—	—
التعاونية الرحاليةCoopérative Errhalia	Grouped	28	138	—	—	—
بولعوانBoulaouane7 douars · 2,479 people
الدشرةEddachra	In parts	172	721	0.6	1.5	5.8
الحدادةHaddada	In parts	71	305	0.4	0.9	1.4
الفرانيينEl Franiine	Grouped	82	316	2.0	2.0	5.0
اكناونAknaoune	Grouped	120	468	5.0	0.1	5.0
اوﻻد ياسينOulad Yassine	Grouped	29	97	—	—	—
الطواهرةTouahra	Grouped	55	224	4.1	2.0	12.1
العروسيينLaaroussine	Grouped	80	348	5.0	0.2	13.0
اولاد موسىOulad Moussa10 douars · 1,487 people
اولاد موسى 1 (المساعيد)Oulad Moussa 1 (El Msaid)	Grouped	14	79	—	—	—
اولاد موسى 2Oulad Moussa	In parts	126	508	2.8	3.7	3.6
سمامةSemmama	In parts	32	114	1.3	1.2	1.2
رمشانةRamchana	In parts	53	209	1.0	2.9	2.9
اولاد ادغوغيOulad D'Ghoughi	Grouped	13	47	—	—	—
الكوابرةEl Kouabra	Grouped	34	136	0.9	1.1	1.2
الشياظمةChiadma	Grouped	53	208	0.9	3.6	3.6
امزورة المركزMzoura Centre	Grouped	13	59	—	—	—
الشرفةChorfa	Grouped	22	96	—	—	—
أوﻻد سعيد الحدادOulad Said El Haddad	Grouped	8	31	—	—	—

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: 06.461.15.15
As digits: 064611515
Slug: mzoura
Record: /api/communes/06.461.15.15.json
Boundary: /api/communes/06.461.15.15/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/06.461.15.15/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/06.461.15.15/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/06.461.15.15/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/06.461.15.15/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2866436

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import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

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