Taghzout

تاغزوت

Rural commune in the cercle of Ketama, province of Al Hoceima, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
4,116
Since 2014
−19.8%from 5,132 in 2014
Density
77.9people per km², 52.8 km²
Households
993
Rank
1,2971,297th most populous of 1,503 communes32nd of 36 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 Taghzout.

Taghzout −19.8%

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
42.3%aged 10 and over42.6% in 201457.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
80.2%15.4% in 201490.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
28.1%aged 15 and over60.2% in 20145.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.60children per woman2.58 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
10.7%of people7.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.1%of settled households0.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Taghzout: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over4.3%
3.2%70–743.7%
4.2%65–694.7%
4.3%60–645.8%
4.9%55–595.5%
6.0%50–546.0%
6.1%45–496.5%
6.6%40–444.9%
7.8%35–394.8%
7.1%30–345.3%
5.3%25–296.0%
5.1%20–246.4%
6.7%15–198.3%
10.3%10–1410.3%
9.5%5–99.0%
9.7%0–48.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija79.9%
  • Tamazight16.3%
  • Tachelhit0.9%
  • Tarifit0.3%
  • Hassania0.0%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Tarifit 74.2% in 2014, 0.3% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French22.0%
  • English2.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot77.9%
  • Doesn’t travel to work6.7%
  • Private car4.3%
  • Animal3.1%
  • Informal transport1.8%
  • Another way1.8%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.2%
  • Taxi1.2%
  • Employer’s transport1.2%
  • Bus0.6%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
7819.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3443.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
451.3 per business
Public services
44
Associations
0in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce67.6%
  • Services32.4%
  • Industry0.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person73.5%
  • 2 to 326.5%
  • 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 later2.9%
  • 2011–201935.3%
  • 2001–201017.6%
  • 1991–200020.6%
  • 1981–199014.7%
  • 1956–19808.8%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Taghzout’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 10 douars in 3 fractions, with 4,116 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
القلعةEl Kelâa5 douars · 2,090 people
اولاد الورطيطOld El OuartitIn parts933641.82.92.9
اولاد البكارOuled AbakkarGrouped864404.51.14.5
بني يخلفBni YakhlefDispersed1075084.31.13.6
القلعة سيدي مخفيEl Kelâa Sidi MakhfiIn parts1125125.40.94.5
قلعة مروانKelaa MarouaneGrouped562664.21.85.5
الساحلSahel1 douar · 1,072 people
تريرينTirineIn parts2461,0725.10.948.5
اجورارنIgourarene4 douars · 954 people
اجورارنIgourareneGrouped1294480.00.94.4
الساقيةSakiaIn parts511641.42.40.9
تزارينTazarineGrouped942771.02.12.9
تارية مزيتTaryamazziteGrouped1965———

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
01.051.09.23
As digits
010510923
Slug
taghzout
OpenStreetMap
2507409
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("taghzout");

Report an error on this page