Teroual

تروال

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

Population, 2024
11,673
Since 2014
−7.5%from 12,621 in 2014
Density
189people per km², 61.6 km²
Households
3,322
Rank
624624th most populous of 1,503 communes10th of 17 in its province

Since 2014, unemployment went from 9.8% to 59.9%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Tainaste. Unemployment: 59.9% here, 62.7% there; read French: 29.2% here, 31.4% there; in the labour force: 31.9% here, 31.6% there.

Compare it with Tainaste

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 Teroual.

Teroual −7.5%

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
38.9%aged 10 and over45.9% in 201454.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
59.9%9.8% in 201463.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
31.9%aged 15 and over44.3% in 20144.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.01children per woman1.88 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
9.2%of people8.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
23.1%of settled households21.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Teroual: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.0%75 and over4.8%
3.2%70–743.2%
3.9%65–693.8%
4.8%60–646.0%
4.7%55–595.2%
6.5%50–545.7%
6.1%45–497.0%
6.3%40–447.4%
6.6%35–397.3%
6.7%30–346.0%
4.9%25–294.8%
6.0%20–245.3%
9.2%15–198.8%
10.1%10–149.1%
9.3%5–98.8%
7.8%0–46.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija95.9%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic100.0%
  • French29.2%
  • English9.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot59.4%
  • Private car11.5%
  • Doesn’t travel to work8.5%
  • Taxi8.0%
  • Informal transport4.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle3.3%
  • Bus2.3%
  • Employer’s transport1.9%
  • Animal0.8%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Another way0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
38833.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
25866.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2881.1 per business
Public services
124
Associations
6in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce54.7%
  • Services30.6%
  • Industry12.8%
  • Construction1.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person91.9%
  • 2 to 37.8%
  • 4 to 90.4%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later38.0%
  • 2011–201935.7%
  • 2001–201013.2%
  • 1991–20006.6%
  • 1981–19904.3%
  • 1956–19802.3%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Teroual’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 29 douars in 6 fractions, with 11,673 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
الزيتونZaitoune4 douars · 2,237 people
أغبالوGhbalouIn parts3061,1130.52.513.5
عشيرةAchiraIn parts943400.20.78.8
عين عرصةAïn ArsaIn parts1334230.94.43.5
بقالةBakkalaGrouped963611.01.22.1
دار الواد أوضيرDar El Oued Aoudir4 douars · 1,351 people
الهدارينHaddariyeneGrouped763000.61.813.8
الزورقZouraqIn parts1907041.62.013.2
أولاد حموOulad HammouGrouped762461.12.114.0
أولاد بن طاهرOulad Ben TaharGrouped25101———
جامع الوادJamaa El Oued7 douars · 2,197 people
امكرولMgarouelGrouped1324221.01.13.2
المراقينLmaraqineGrouped411360.01.06.0
سيدي علال الزغاريSidi Allal ZghariGrouped1745710.00.96.1
العثامنةAl AtamnaGrouped541770.02.26.1
برية الرملBriat RmalGrouped502100.02.57.3
الكليثةGlitaGrouped1044370.42.28.1
الرملةRamlaGrouped572440.11.09.0
تروالTeroual3 douars · 2,816 people
أولاد بقالOulad BakkalIn parts722850.20.76.0
الحومرAl HomarGrouped391481.42.66.9
مركز تروالCentre TeroualIn parts7362,3830.12.42.0
واد لالة عائشةOued Lalla Aicha10 douars · 2,995 people
خندق البردKhendek el BerdIn parts1625530.62.812.0
الكذيةEl KoudiaGrouped702210.34.412.0
حجر طويلHjar TouilIn parts2599230.81.75.5
لالة عائشةLalla AichaGrouped471630.60.910.6
أولاد لحسنOulad LahseneGrouped461411.73.611.3
أزلايحAzlayhGrouped542082.05.411.0
أمالوAmalouGrouped2786———
عين حدادAin HaddadIn parts1204451.21.32.1
أولاد عمرانOulad AmraneGrouped411643.18.216.6
يندغارYndgharGrouped2491———
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune1 douar · 77 people
العرقوبEl ArkoubGrouped1777———

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
01.405.13.17
As digits
014051317
Slug
teroual
OpenStreetMap
2810051
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("teroual");

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