Ouardana

وردانة

Rural commune in the cercle of Rif Sud, province of Driouch, Oriental.

Population, 2024
7,032
Since 2014
−1.2%from 7,120 in 2014
Density
165people per km², 42.5 km²
Households
1,765
Foreign residents
1
Rank
1,0031,003rd most populous of 1,503 communes13th of 23 in its province

Where it is

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

MtalssaTsaftAzlafMidarTafersitTemsamaneBen TaiebTrougoutOulad AmgharBoudinarTazaghineDar El KebdaniIjermaouasAit MaitM'hajerTalilitBni MarghnineAmejjaouIferniAin ZohraOulad BoubkerDriouch

How it changed

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

Ouardana −1.2%

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
40.1%aged 10 and over45.7% in 201450.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
30.5%14.2% in 201443.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
33.3%aged 15 and over40.0% in 20144.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.88children per woman1.65 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
10.2%of people9.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.0people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
7.8%of settled households4.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ouardana: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.3%75 and over4.4%
2.5%70–742.8%
4.4%65–694.9%
5.4%60–646.4%
5.3%55–596.1%
6.7%50–547.4%
6.0%45–496.5%
6.0%40–446.2%
6.7%35–396.9%
6.5%30–345.9%
6.6%25–295.8%
6.2%20–245.9%
7.2%15–196.6%
9.7%10–148.9%
9.6%5–98.9%
7.9%0–46.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Tarifit97.7%
  • Darija58.9%
  • Tamazight0.7%
  • Tachelhit0.3%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.9%
  • French44.9%
  • English9.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot29.6%
  • Private car16.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle11.7%
  • Taxi4.7%
  • Employer’s transport2.0%
  • Bus0.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
11316.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
6658.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
981.5 per business
Public services
46
Associations
1in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce48.5%
  • Industry21.2%
  • Services19.7%
  • Construction10.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person63.6%
  • 2 to 333.3%
  • 4 to 93.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later42.4%
  • 2011–201940.9%
  • 2001–20109.1%
  • 1991–20006.1%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19801.5%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
02.167.13.17
As digits
021671317
Slug
ouardana
Record
/api/communes/02.167.13.17.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.167.13.17/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.167.13.17/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.167.13.17/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.167.13.17/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2428509
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ouardana");

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