Tafoughalt

تافوغالت

Rural commune in the cercle of Aklim, province of Berkane, Oriental.

Population, 2024
2,366
Since 2014
−13.5%from 2,735 in 2014
Density
20.5people per km², 115.3 km²
Households
623
Rank
1,4211,421st most populous of 1,503 communes16th of 16 in its province

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 Tafoughalt.

Tafoughalt −13.5%

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
32.9%aged 10 and over40.5% in 201444.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
43.0%19.6% in 201412.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
34.0%aged 15 and over43.8% in 20146.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.60children per woman2.54 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
8.0%of people11.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
92.3%of settled households78.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tafoughalt: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.7%75 and over5.7%
3.4%70–743.7%
5.4%65–694.6%
7.0%60–646.3%
6.9%55–598.1%
8.8%50–547.6%
5.9%45–497.2%
4.0%40–446.6%
5.5%35–395.2%
5.3%30–344.6%
6.6%25–294.3%
6.9%20–245.6%
8.0%15–197.7%
9.6%10–149.5%
7.9%5–96.6%
5.2%0–46.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.7%
  • Tamazight60.8%
  • Tarifit1.0%
  • Tachelhit0.4%
  • Hassania0.0%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Tamazight 11.1% in 2014, 60.8% in 2024; Tarifit 62.5% in 2014, 1.0% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French60.2%
  • English12.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot56.2%
  • Doesn’t travel to work13.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle11.3%
  • Informal transport6.8%
  • Private car6.2%
  • Taxi2.5%
  • Another way2.0%
  • Employer’s transport0.8%
  • Bus0.6%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Animal0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
9238.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4144.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1152.8 per business
Public services
47
Associations
4in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Services58.5%
  • Commerce41.5%
  • Industry0.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person46.3%
  • 2 to 324.4%
  • 4 to 924.4%
  • 10 to 494.9%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later14.6%
  • 2011–201941.5%
  • 2001–201022.0%
  • 1991–200014.6%
  • 1981–19907.3%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Tafoughalt’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 14 douars in 3 fractions, with 2,362 people. 4 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
بني اعميرBni Amir5 douars · 905 people
اولاد الحاج تغاسروتOulad El Hadj TghasroutDispersed632600.51.67.0
بني اعمير(اولاد معمر)Bni Amir (Oulad Maammer)Dispersed1234751.02.45.8
اولاد علي بن ياسينOulad Ali Ben YassineIn parts2484———
بني حمادBeni hammedDispersed1354———
بني عامرBeni-AmeurDispersed932———
بني بويعلةBni Bouyla5 douars · 216 people
اولاد عيسىOulad AissaDispersed514———
اولاد عبد الكريمOulad Abd el KrimDispersed1984———
اولاد اوليوOulad AouliouDispersed527———
لبطاطنةLabtatnaDispersed1252———
الجعالاتJaalateGrouped839———
تافوغالت المركزTafoughalt Centre4 douars · 1,241 people
تافوغلت المركزTafoughlt CentreGrouped2378600.10.30.3
لحوافيLahouafiDispersed2484———
اونوتAounoutGrouped381220.03.03.0
اولاد يعقوبOuled YaâcoubDispersed431750.10.67.0

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
02.113.05.17
As digits
021130517
Slug
tafoughalt
OpenStreetMap
2502040
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("tafoughalt");

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