Taftechna

تافتشنا

Rural commune in the cercle of Tinzouline, province of Zagora, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
4,661
Since 2014
−11.4%from 5,258 in 2014
Density
9.2people per km², 505.8 km²
Households
714
Foreign residents
2
Rank
1,2391,239th most populous of 1,503 communes24th of 25 in its province

Where it is

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

TazarineTaghbalteAit BoudaoudKtaouaTagouniteM'hamid El GhizlaneBleidaTansifteAgdzMezguitaAfella N'draAfraTamezmouteAit OuallalN'kobOulad Yahia LagraireTinzoulineBni ZoliZagoraTamegrouteTernataBouzeroualErrouhaFezouata

How it changed

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

Taftechna −11.4%

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
38.8%aged 10 and over51.0% in 201449.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
29.0%13.3% in 201452.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
30.9%aged 15 and over36.0% in 20142.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
3.82children per woman3.94 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
9.2%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
6.5people on average8.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
96.8%of settled households97.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Taftechna: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.6%75 and over3.6%
2.4%70–742.9%
2.6%65–693.8%
2.3%60–643.0%
3.1%55–593.4%
2.8%50–544.1%
4.3%45–493.7%
5.2%40–446.0%
4.6%35–396.0%
6.4%30–347.4%
8.4%25–295.9%
8.9%20–245.8%
10.4%15–1910.4%
12.4%10–1411.9%
11.9%5–911.7%
10.7%0–410.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit97.3%
  • Darija49.4%
  • Tamazight2.7%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.8%
  • French61.5%
  • English13.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot48.6%
  • Bus10.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle8.0%
  • Employer’s transport7.7%
  • Taxi4.7%
  • Private car2.1%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
5612.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2748.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
271.0 per business
Public services
17
Associations
12in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce59.3%
  • Services22.2%
  • Industry11.1%
  • Construction7.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person100.0%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.7%
  • 2011–201937.0%
  • 2001–201018.5%
  • 1991–20003.7%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
08.587.07.29
As digits
085870729
Slug
taftechna
Record
/api/communes/08.587.07.29.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.587.07.29/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.587.07.29/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.587.07.29/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.587.07.29/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2884959
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("taftechna");

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