Tatoft

تطفت

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

Population, 2024: 8,657
Since 2014: −9.1%from 9,527 in 2014
Density: 59.7people per km², 145 km²
Households: 2,317
Rank: 843843rd most populous of 1,503 communes15th of 19 in its province

Next door in Mzefroune, 0.7% of households have running water. Here, it’s 47.5%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 26.4% to 47.5%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Lamine. Can’t read or write: 46.1% here, 46.9% there; household size: 3.7 here, 3.9 there; aged 0 to 14: 27.3% here, 26.8% there.

Compare it with Sidi Lamine

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Tatoft −9.1%

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: 46.1%aged 10 and over58.0% in 201458.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 24.7%7.1% in 201452.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.6%aged 15 and over49.3% in 20143.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 98.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 4.50children per woman2.20 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.1%of people5.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.7people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 47.5%of settled households26.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tatoft: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.1%	75 and over	5.0%
3.6%	70–74	3.5%
3.4%	65–69	4.0%
4.5%	60–64	4.7%
4.7%	55–59	4.4%
4.6%	50–54	4.9%
6.5%	45–49	6.7%
6.5%	40–44	7.2%
7.6%	35–39	6.8%
6.8%	30–34	6.6%
5.3%	25–29	5.1%
6.1%	20–24	5.7%
8.6%	15–19	8.3%
9.6%	10–14	9.2%
9.7%	5–9	9.6%
8.3%	0–4	8.2%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.2%
Tachelhit0.3%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French37.6%
English9.8%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot64.4%
Animal21.3%
Informal transport4.8%
Employer’s transport4.0%
Bike or motorcycle2.4%
Taxi1.6%
Doesn’t travel to work0.8%
Private car0.6%
Another way0.2%
Bus0.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 58.0%aged 10 and over46.1% in 202472.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 7.1%24.7% in 20249.7% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 49.3%aged 15 and over38.6% in 202417.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.20children per woman4.50 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.3%of people6.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average3.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 26.4%of settled households47.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Tatoft: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.8%	75 and over	2.9%
2.6%	70–74	3.7%
2.6%	65–69	3.3%
4.1%	60–64	3.7%
3.2%	55–59	4.0%
4.4%	50–54	4.8%
4.8%	45–49	4.3%
4.6%	40–44	5.0%
6.5%	35–39	6.6%
7.5%	30–34	8.1%
8.2%	25–29	7.7%
9.5%	20–24	8.4%
9.4%	15–19	8.6%
9.3%	10–14	9.9%
9.5%	5–9	9.4%
10.1%	0–4	9.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit0.0%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic only51.0%
Arabic and French42.5%
Arabic, French and English5.6%
Other combinations0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot87.9%
Taxi5.5%
Not stated1.9%
Bus1.7%
Another way1.4%
Works at home0.6%
Bike or motorcycle0.5%
Private car0.3%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood87.4%
No fixed place3.7%
Another province3.4%
Another commune2.1%
Not stated1.9%
Another in the commune0.9%
At home0.6%
Somewhere else0.0%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour45.1%
Farming and fishing43.8%
Crafts and skilled trades4.0%
Clerical work2.8%
Labouring and small trades2.0%
Trade and broking0.8%
Machine operating0.5%
Managers and senior professionals0.4%
Not classified0.3%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma82.7%
Primary12.3%
Lower secondary3.8%
Upper secondary0.9%
DEUG or Licence0.3%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 17420.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 7844.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 921.2 per business
Public services: 92
Associations: 4in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce66.7%
Services25.6%
Industry7.7%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person94.9%
2 to 32.6%
4 to 92.6%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later28.2%
2011–201941.0%
2001–201010.3%
1991–200015.4%
1981–19903.8%
1956–19801.3%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Tatoft’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 25 douars in 6 fractions, with 8,657 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
مرقد الضبابMarkd Eddbab5 douars · 1,608 people
بني صاينBeni Sayine	Grouped	119	468	2.4	0.9	8.5
البيارLebiar	Grouped	152	594	0.9	4.6	5.0
بقارةBakara	Grouped	25	68	—	—	—
بورخةBourkha	Grouped	66	258	0.8	2.7	2.7
مركز تطفتCentre Tatoft	Grouped	59	220	0.0	0.2	0.4
الوطاويين الشماليةEl Outaouyine Chamalia3 douars · 2,104 people
القوسAl Kaous	In parts	171	709	0.0	0.1	6.0
وطاحOuattah	In parts	261	910	0.7	0.8	14.0
مليانةMeliana	Grouped	144	485	1.3	1.0	11.7
سيدي بكورSidi Bkour8 douars · 2,627 people
الجايزةEl Ja Iza	Grouped	77	311	0.8	8.7	8.8
الصبابAssebbab	Grouped	7	27	—	—	—
مخطيرMakhtir	In parts	119	451	7.0	0.9	15.0
عين حجلAin Hjal	Grouped	87	318	4.0	0.0	13.0
بني كدورBeni Gueddour	Grouped	76	299	5.0	0.6	10.0
المنجرةEl Manjera	Grouped	56	227	1.0	2.1	19.7
دار معيزوDar Maïzou	Grouped	47	195	1.3	1.0	22.2
الزعازعZeazea	Grouped	211	799	1.4	0.8	6.4
الوطاويين الشرقيةEl Outaouyine Charqia2 douars · 445 people
بني معافةBni Maafa	Grouped	57	177	7.0	0.0	15.0
العوشEl Och	Grouped	73	268	6.0	0.0	12.2
الوطاويين الجنوبيةEl Outaouyine Janoubia2 douars · 1,314 people
خندق الحمراءKhandak El Hamra	Grouped	179	694	8.0	0.0	15.0
دار الوزاريDar Louzari	In parts	156	620	5.0	0.3	12.0
فرقة الصف تراولةFerka Essf Traoula5 douars · 559 people
أدلم الغميقAdelem El Ghmik	Grouped	64	195	1.0	1.3	15.0
صخرة القطSakheret Lqat	Grouped	41	129	1.0	3.0	14.9
دار العطارDar El Attar	Grouped	6	16	—	—	—
تفيرTefer	Grouped	29	95	—	—	—
صف تراولةSaf Traoula	Grouped	35	124	1.0	1.0	15.0

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: 01.331.07.15
As digits: 013310715
Slug: tatoft
Record: /api/communes/01.331.07.15.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.331.07.15/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.331.07.15/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.331.07.15/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.331.07.15/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.331.07.15/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2563445

In JavaScript

import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("tatoft");

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