Sahel Chamali

الساحل الشمالي

Rural commune in the cercle of Assilah, préfecture of Tanger-Assilah, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
5,028
Since 2014
−6.2%from 5,358 in 2014
Density
59.4people per km², 84.6 km²
Households
1,235
Foreign residents
6
Rank
1,1941,194th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 12 in its préfecture

Where it is

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

Aquouass BriechHad Al GharbiaAl ManzlaDar ChaouiSebt AzzinateAssilahLaaouamaHjar EnnhalTangerSidi LyamaniGueznaia

How it changed

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

Sahel Chamali −6.2%

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
37.8%aged 10 and over45.9% in 201446.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
9.7%10.7% in 201417.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
50.9%aged 15 and over61.5% in 201419.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.38children per woman2.97 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.1%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
64.9%of settled households15.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sahel Chamali: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.0%75 and over5.2%
2.3%70–742.8%
3.2%65–693.8%
5.1%60–643.9%
4.9%55–595.1%
5.5%50–545.2%
5.3%45–496.5%
6.6%40–446.8%
6.7%35–397.0%
7.5%30–346.2%
7.5%25–296.1%
7.8%20–247.4%
8.3%15–198.2%
8.6%10–148.9%
8.6%5–98.8%
8.1%0–48.2%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.7%
  • Tarifit3.1%
  • Tachelhit0.4%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French40.0%
  • English9.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot55.8%
  • Taxi9.1%
  • Employer’s transport3.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle3.4%
  • Private car2.0%
  • Bus0.9%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
12324.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
6048.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1302.2 per business
Public services
56
Associations
7in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Services55.0%
  • Commerce38.3%
  • Industry6.7%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person83.3%
  • 2 to 36.7%
  • 4 to 98.3%
  • 10 to 491.7%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later26.7%
  • 2011–201926.7%
  • 2001–201026.7%
  • 1991–200010.0%
  • 1981–199010.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
01.511.03.11
As digits
015110311
Slug
sahel-chamali
Record
/api/communes/01.511.03.11.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.511.03.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.511.03.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.511.03.11/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.511.03.11/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2806011
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("sahel-chamali");

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