Selouane

سلوان

Urban commune in the province of Nador, Oriental.

Population, 2024
29,628
Since 2014
+37.4%from 21,570 in 2014
Density
334people per km², 88.8 km²
Households
7,568
Foreign residents
84
Rank
186186th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 23 in its province

Where it is

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

Bni ChikerBni AnsarNadorBni BouifrourIksaneAl AarouiZaioZeghanghaneBni Sidel JbelIaazzaneneArekmaneBouargRas-El-MaAl BarkanyeneTiztoutineBni Oukil Oulad M'handAfsouHassi-BerkaneBni Sidel LoutaOulad Daoud ZkhanineIhaddadeneOulad Settout

How it changed

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

Selouane +37.4%

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
18.1%aged 10 and over22.8% in 201424.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
21.8%18.0% in 201432.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
43.1%aged 15 and over45.7% in 201418.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.56children per woman2.58 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.2%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
96.9%of settled households89.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Selouane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.2%75 and over2.6%
2.5%70–742.0%
3.8%65–693.3%
5.0%60–644.8%
4.8%55–595.1%
5.4%50–545.3%
5.9%45–496.0%
7.0%40–446.9%
7.1%35–397.4%
6.9%30–348.2%
6.4%25–297.8%
6.8%20–247.4%
7.7%15–197.5%
10.3%10–149.3%
10.1%5–99.4%
8.0%0–47.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija92.3%
  • Tarifit58.3%
  • Tamazight6.1%
  • Tachelhit3.3%
  • Hassania0.2%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.4%
  • French68.2%
  • English28.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot27.6%
  • Private car25.4%
  • Employer’s transport11.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle10.9%
  • Bus8.9%
  • Taxi5.6%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
16,665
Standing empty
56.5%16.1% vacant40.4% a second home
Precarious
0.8%0.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
88.5%95.4% on the water mains95.9% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.7%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house52.9%
  • Apartment40.8%
  • Villa3.5%
  • Traditional house2.1%
  • Other0.6%
  • Slum or basic house0.2%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years82.9%
  • 20 to 49 years16.0%
  • 50 years or more1.1%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
1,37146.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1,26792.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
5,5504.4 per business
Public services
77
Associations
27in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce49.1%
  • Services30.6%
  • Industry12.8%
  • Construction7.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person31.7%
  • 2 to 347.8%
  • 4 to 913.1%
  • 10 to 496.4%
  • 50 and over0.9%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.6%
  • 2011–201938.3%
  • 2001–201012.5%
  • 1991–20004.8%
  • 1981–19902.1%
  • 1956–19801.8%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
02.381.01.19
As digits
023810119
Slug
selouane
Record
/api/communes/02.381.01.19.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.381.01.19/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.381.01.19/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.381.01.19/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.381.01.19/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.381.01.19/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2457863
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("selouane");

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