Ouijjane

وجان

Rural commune in the cercle of Tiznit, province of Tiznit, Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024
4,079
Since 2014
−17.4%from 4,938 in 2014
Density
17.1people per km², 239.1 km²
Households
1,180
Rank
1,3011,301st most populous of 1,503 communes13th of 25 in its province

Next door in Tiznit, 86.7% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 10.0%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 77.2% to 92.5%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Compare it with other communes

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 Ouijjane.

Ouijjane −17.4%

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
41.3%aged 10 and over43.2% in 201457.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.7%15.3% in 201437.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
24.7%aged 15 and over29.3% in 20143.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.73children per woman1.44 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.1%of people7.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average4.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
92.5%of settled households77.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ouijjane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
9.2%75 and over9.8%
5.6%70–744.9%
6.4%65–696.1%
5.0%60–646.3%
6.2%55–597.9%
6.8%50–547.4%
6.2%45–496.9%
5.6%40–446.4%
5.1%35–395.3%
5.1%30–344.2%
4.8%25–294.3%
6.2%20–245.0%
7.5%15–196.8%
8.4%10–148.8%
7.1%5–95.6%
4.8%0–44.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit99.6%
  • Darija37.5%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.8%
  • French56.5%
  • English19.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot27.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle20.0%
  • Bus15.1%
  • Doesn’t travel to work13.7%
  • Private car10.1%
  • Taxi5.8%
  • Employer’s transport4.6%
  • Another way1.5%
  • Informal transport1.2%
  • Animal0.9%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
18344.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5630.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1132.0 per business
Public services
107
Associations
20in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce53.6%
  • Industry26.8%
  • Services10.7%
  • Construction8.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person73.2%
  • 2 to 316.1%
  • 4 to 95.4%
  • 10 to 495.4%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later28.6%
  • 2011–201932.1%
  • 2001–201025.0%
  • 1991–20005.4%
  • 1981–19905.4%
  • 1956–19803.6%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ouijjane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 38 douars in 4 fractions, with 4,071 people. 8 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
وجان1Oujan8 douars · 1,279 people
تدارتTaddarteGrouped411331.01.05.0
بودفايلBoudfaïlGrouped2280———
إد مسيعيدId M SaidGrouped421270.03.03.0
إد عبد القاديرId AbdelkaderGrouped953620.52.62.6
تكيوتTikioutGrouped1351———
إد المقدمId LamqademGrouped732920.71.71.7
إد علي أوبلاId Ali Ou BellaIn parts592220.01.31.9
ايت اوزاريفAit OuzarifGrouped312———
أسكاAssaka15 douars · 1,048 people
أكال ملولنAkal MelloulnGrouped451531.04.13.9
أسكا أوبلاغAssaka AoublaghGrouped682311.03.93.7
العيون اواسىLaâyoune AouassaGrouped30961.01.11.2
العيون أوفلاLaayoune Ou FellaGrouped2267———
ميغرمانMiyghrmaneGrouped301070.33.13.1
أوريرAourireGrouped1553———
إد بيهي أوعمرId Bihi Ou AmarGrouped1018———
تالبرجتTalborjtGrouped58———
ميراMiraGrouped511570.04.14.1
إد عبلاId BllaGrouped1639———
إد أحمد أوعليId Ahmed Ou AliGrouped1134———
لكصايبL KksaibGrouped2056———
إدمالكId MalekGrouped23———
إد عمورId AmourGrouped12———
إد خروفId KhroufGrouped824———
وجان2Oujan9 douars · 1,052 people
تملوتTamalouteGrouped2599———
أمزوغارنImzoughareneIn parts331250.83.03.0
إد عبلا أوعليId Blla AliGrouped1754———
دوتنوطفيDou T NoutfiGrouped628———
قصبة أكنانKasba IgounaneGrouped1143———
أكادير أوفلاAgadir OufellaGrouped672500.01.62.8
تانوت المركزTanout CentreIn parts521910.14.51.2
أوشانOuchcheneGrouped642321.04.82.9
إد عثمانId OthmaneGrouped1030———
عين ن إبراهيم اوصالحAin N Brahim Salah6 douars · 692 people
امان نتمغراAmane TamghraGrouped33911.01.012.0
انون نعدوAnou NaadouGrouped441671.01.012.0
ابوشتيBouchttiGrouped1651———
الدخيلةDkhilaIn parts2173———
بواركانBouarkaneGrouped1745———
لعين ن ابراهيم اوصالحEl Aïn Brahim Ou SalahGrouped822651.01.013.0

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
09.581.11.09
As digits
095811109
Slug
ouijjane
OpenStreetMap
2888256
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ouijjane");

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