Ouirgane

ويركان

Rural commune in the cercle of Asni, province of Al Haouz, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024
7,687
Since 2014
−0.5%from 7,727 in 2014
Density
49.5people per km², 155.3 km²
Households
1,830
Foreign residents
7
Rank
939939th most populous of 1,503 communes26th of 40 in its province

Where it is

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

TameslohteMoulay BrahimTahannaoutLalla TakarkoustSidi BadhajOulad MtaaTizguineAmizmizDar JamaaAzgourAmghrasAit Sidi DaoudAit OurirAit FaskaTamazouzteSidi Abdellah GhiatGhmateOurikaTidili MesfiouaTouamaTazartZerktenTamaguertTighedouineAbadouAit Hkim-Ait YzidAit AadelSti FadmaIguerferouaneOukaimdenAsniImgdalIjoukakAghbarTalat N'yaaqoubIghilAnougalOuazguitaAghouatim

How it changed

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

Ouirgane −0.5%

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
40.3%aged 10 and over49.7% in 201452.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
6.4%11.0% in 20143.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
32.5%aged 15 and over47.2% in 20143.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.57children per woman3.08 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.1%of people6.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
72.6%of settled households92.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ouirgane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over3.9%
3.2%70–742.6%
3.8%65–693.9%
3.5%60–644.7%
4.2%55–595.1%
5.2%50–545.8%
5.3%45–496.3%
6.6%40–446.4%
6.1%35–397.3%
7.7%30–346.8%
7.1%25–295.5%
8.2%20–246.3%
10.0%15–199.3%
10.3%10–149.0%
8.5%5–99.4%
7.4%0–47.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit98.4%
  • Darija37.7%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French46.5%
  • English9.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot64.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle11.1%
  • Bus5.2%
  • Taxi3.1%
  • Private car1.8%
  • Employer’s transport1.5%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
15520.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
9360.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2462.6 per business
Public services
62
Associations
0in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Services54.8%
  • Commerce31.2%
  • Industry14.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person57.0%
  • 2 to 329.0%
  • 4 to 910.8%
  • 10 to 493.2%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later26.9%
  • 2011–201952.7%
  • 2001–20108.6%
  • 1991–20001.1%
  • 1981–19902.2%
  • 1956–19806.5%
  • Before 19562.2%

In the data

Code
07.041.07.11
As digits
070410711
Slug
ouirgane
Record
/api/communes/07.041.07.11.json
Boundary
/api/communes/07.041.07.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/07.041.07.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/07.041.07.11/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/07.041.07.11/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
3535462
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ouirgane");

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