Taznakht

تازناخت

Urban commune in the province of Ouarzazate, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
8,268
Since 2014
+13.6%from 7,281 in 2014
Density
354people per km², 23.4 km²
Households
2,010
Foreign residents
8
Rank
878878th most populous of 1,503 communes15th of 17 in its province

Where it is

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

ToundouteImi-N'oulaouneSkoura Ahl El OustIdelsaneGhassateTelouetIghrem N'ougdalTidiliAmerzganeAit ZinebOuarzazateTarmigtIznaguenOuisselsateSirouaKhouzama

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Taznakht +13.6%

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
21.3%aged 10 and over28.7% in 201431.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
15.4%11.7% in 201430.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
40.6%aged 15 and over42.9% in 201412.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.59children per woman2.23 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.6%of people2.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.7%of settled households94.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Taznakht: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.3%75 and over2.6%
2.1%70–741.4%
3.0%65–692.6%
3.8%60–643.7%
4.3%55–594.1%
5.3%50–545.3%
6.2%45–496.5%
7.1%40–447.2%
7.1%35–397.3%
7.3%30–347.3%
6.1%25–297.0%
7.7%20–247.6%
7.9%15–198.7%
10.2%10–1410.0%
10.8%5–910.3%
8.7%0–48.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit92.9%
  • Darija72.9%
  • Tamazight3.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.7%
  • French66.8%
  • English26.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot50.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle13.9%
  • Employer’s transport11.2%
  • Private car8.2%
  • Taxi3.0%
  • Bus1.8%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
2,847
Standing empty
32.7%17.6% vacant15.1% a second home
Precarious
8.2%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
19.0%96.3% on the water mains92.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
11.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house90.2%
  • Rural-type7.6%
  • Traditional house1.4%
  • Other0.5%
  • Villa0.2%
  • Apartment0.1%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years47.1%
  • 20 to 49 years51.8%
  • 50 years or more1.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
76492.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
70892.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1,0171.4 per business
Public services
46
Associations
10in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce58.5%
  • Services23.0%
  • Industry14.3%
  • Construction4.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person86.6%
  • 2 to 310.3%
  • 4 to 92.3%
  • 10 to 490.7%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later36.3%
  • 2011–201935.7%
  • 2001–201015.8%
  • 1991–20007.2%
  • 1981–19902.5%
  • 1956–19802.0%
  • Before 19560.4%

In the data

Code
08.401.01.09
As digits
084010109
Slug
taznakht
Record
/api/communes/08.401.01.09.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.401.01.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.401.01.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.401.01.09/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/08.401.01.09/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.401.01.09/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2887654
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("taznakht");

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