Nouirate

انويرات

Rural commune in the cercle of Gharb Bni Malek, province of Sidi Kacem, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024
26,833
Since 2014
+8.2%from 24,805 in 2014
Density
178people per km², 150.9 km²
Households
5,603
Foreign residents
2
Rank
210210th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 29 in its province

Next door in Mechraa Bel Ksiri, 97.1% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 7.4%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 6.3% to 31.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Oulad Aissa. Household size: 4.8 here, 4.8 there; aged 0 to 14: 30.8% here, 31.8% there; running water: 31.7% here, 37.8% there.

Compare it with Oulad Aissa

One of 39 communes where at least 1% of workers commute by train.

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 Nouirate.

Nouirate +8.2%

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
35.8%aged 10 and over41.7% in 201446.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
15.1%11.6% in 201417.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.3%aged 15 and over45.6% in 20148.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.05children per woman1.97 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.8%of people4.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.8people on average5.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
31.7%of settled households6.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Nouirate: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.1%75 and over2.9%
2.1%70–742.2%
3.2%65–692.8%
4.3%60–644.4%
4.0%55–594.0%
5.0%50–545.2%
5.9%45–495.9%
6.9%40–447.3%
6.6%35–396.9%
6.3%30–346.7%
6.2%25–296.2%
7.1%20–246.7%
8.7%15–198.6%
11.4%10–1410.5%
11.2%5–910.6%
9.0%0–49.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.9%
  • Tachelhit0.1%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic100.0%
  • French43.3%
  • English8.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot30.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle20.4%
  • Employer’s transport10.7%
  • Taxi10.5%
  • Informal transport10.5%
  • Doesn’t travel to work6.1%
  • Private car4.2%
  • Bus4.0%
  • Train1.1%
  • Animal1.1%
  • Another way0.7%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
33412.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
22667.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
3711.6 per business
Public services
106
Associations
2in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce60.6%
  • Services21.2%
  • Industry17.3%
  • Construction0.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person68.1%
  • 2 to 324.8%
  • 4 to 96.2%
  • 10 to 490.9%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.3%
  • 2011–201955.8%
  • 2001–20102.7%
  • 1991–20001.3%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Nouirate’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 26 douars in 4 fractions, with 26,833 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
قرية الحباسيKariat Lhabbassa5 douars · 5,088 people
قرية الحباسيKariat LhabbassaGrouped2961,3610.40.86.2
أولاد مراح الرملOulad Mrah RmelGrouped3981,8820.60.67.5
مغيطن أولاد مسلمMghaytene Oulad MsallamGrouped1286100.70.77.0
مغيطن الصوينيينMghaytene SouiniyineGrouped1155450.00.69.7
مغيطن أولاد عبد اللهMghaytene Oulad AbdellahIn parts1306900.80.98.4
سيدي مالكSidi Malek5 douars · 4,634 people
أولاد مراح الوادOulad Mrah LouedGrouped2039480.03.010.4
امغيطن الوادMghiten El OuedIn parts1185670.11.28.4
النجارة الوادNjajra El OuedGrouped1508110.01.89.0
بعابشة الوادBaabcha LouadGrouped3632,1230.20.49.0
تعاونية حسونCoopérative HassouneGrouped341850.00.07.9
سيدي قاسم حروشSidi Kacem Harrouch11 douars · 6,901 people
النويرات الوادNouirat LouedIn parts1808840.51.87.6
زهير باطاZhayer LebbataGrouped331571.12.79.6
تعاونية الوفاءCoopérative El OufaGrouped522770.22.59.1
بني عزيزBeni AzizGrouped26135———
أولاد الرياحيOulad RiahiDispersed2891,6880.82.511.2
الهيتمEl HitmIn parts2191,0380.12.911.5
سيدي قاسم حروشSidi Kacem HarrouchGrouped1486200.41.66.2
سيدي محمد بن قاسمSidi Mohamed Ben KacemGrouped1486960.21.68.1
زوايدZouayedGrouped1375980.81.110.2
أولاد عاصمOulad AssemGrouped1476800.10.714.0
بغورةBghouraDispersed27128———
البعابشة الرملEl Baabcha Rmel5 douars · 10,210 people
البعابشة العݣلةBaabcha El OuglaGrouped1,0074,1800.71.51.4
أولاد ايعيش الرملOulad Yaich RmelGrouped2651,2030.00.93.0
زهير جناناتZhir JnanateIn parts5492,4340.01.63.2
ݣباص الرملGabbas RmelDispersed3782,0230.10.57.3
تعاونية النويراتCoopérative NouiratGrouped633700.02.02.0

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
04.481.05.07
As digits
044810507
Slug
nouirate
OpenStreetMap
2827071
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("nouirate");

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