Sahel

الساحل

Rural commune in the cercle of Oued El Makhazine, province of Larache, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
18,258
Since 2014
+4.4%from 17,496 in 2014
Density
103people per km², 177.5 km²
Households
4,469
Rank
346346th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 19 in its province

Where it is

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

Bni GarfettAyachaKsar BjirOulad OuchihSouakenRissana JanoubiaRissana ChamaliaTatoftBoujedyaneSouk TolbaKsar El KebirBni AroussLaracheLaouamraZouadaZaarouraSouk L'qollaTazroute

How it changed

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

Sahel +4.4%

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
35.7%aged 10 and over46.2% in 201445.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
22.1%12.4% in 201417.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
41.9%aged 15 and over51.8% in 201416.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.17children per woman2.13 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.1%of people4.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
60.0%of settled households27.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sahel: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.9%75 and over3.2%
2.3%70–742.2%
3.6%65–693.2%
4.4%60–644.6%
3.3%55–594.2%
4.5%50–544.8%
5.3%45–495.7%
7.2%40–446.8%
7.9%35–397.9%
7.7%30–347.9%
7.1%25–296.6%
7.3%20–246.8%
7.8%15–197.8%
8.9%10–149.6%
10.7%5–99.7%
9.1%0–48.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.5%
  • Tarifit11.8%
  • Tamazight0.6%
  • Tachelhit0.5%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French28.9%
  • English6.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot36.3%
  • Employer’s transport20.0%
  • Taxi17.3%
  • Bus6.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle5.6%
  • Private car4.7%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Sahel’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings
2,218
Standing empty
23.9%14.4% vacant9.5% a second home
Precarious
4.4%2.7% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
76.8%70.4% on the water mains87.1% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
8.1%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house91.0%
  • Traditional house3.7%
  • Slum or basic house2.7%
  • Rural-type1.3%
  • Villa0.7%
  • Other0.4%
  • Apartment0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years61.0%
  • 20 to 49 years35.3%
  • 50 years or more3.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
40422.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
29272.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
6332.2 per business
Public services
103
Associations
9in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce46.2%
  • Services33.6%
  • Industry14.4%
  • Construction5.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person73.3%
  • 2 to 317.8%
  • 4 to 96.2%
  • 10 to 492.4%
  • 50 and over0.3%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later30.1%
  • 2011–201939.4%
  • 2001–201018.5%
  • 1991–20007.9%
  • 1981–19901.7%
  • 1956–19802.4%
  • Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Khemis Sahel7,077

In the data

Code
01.331.11.11
As digits
013311111
Slug
sahel
Record
/api/communes/01.331.11.11.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.331.11.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.331.11.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.331.11.11/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/01.331.11.11/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.331.11.11/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2754035
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("sahel");

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