Zarkt

زرقت

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

Population, 2024
5,601
Since 2014
−16.3%from 6,691 in 2014
Density
53.6people per km², 104.5 km²
Households
1,178
Rank
1,1471,147th most populous of 1,503 communes25th of 36 in its province

Where it is

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

ImzourenBni BouayachAl HoceimaAit Youssef Ou AliLoutaArbaa TaourirtNekkourIzemmourenRouadiAit KamraTifarouineImrabtenChakraneBni HadifaSenadaBni BoufrahBni AbdellahTarguistSidi BoutmimZaouiat Sidi AbdelkaderSidi BouzinebBni BchirBni BounsarBni Ahmed ImoukzanTaghzoutBni AmmartIssaguenKetamaTamsaoutAbdelghaya SouahelBni GmilBni Gmil MaksoulineMoulay Ahmed CherifBni BouchibetAjdir

How it changed

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

Zarkt −16.3%

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
37.8%aged 10 and over43.9% in 201448.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
44.7%11.0% in 201425.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.2%aged 15 and over48.0% in 20144.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.47children per woman2.46 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.7%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.8people on average5.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
16.5%of settled households9.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Zarkt: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.7%75 and over1.7%
1.9%70–742.2%
2.5%65–692.3%
3.3%60–643.9%
3.2%55–594.2%
4.7%50–545.2%
4.5%45–495.9%
6.4%40–446.2%
8.6%35–396.4%
7.8%30–346.8%
8.0%25–297.5%
7.7%20–247.5%
8.2%15–198.2%
10.6%10–1410.3%
10.8%5–911.0%
10.2%0–410.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.8%
  • Tarifit1.6%
  • Tachelhit0.3%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French18.0%
  • English4.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot28.3%
  • Private car7.1%
  • Employer’s transport1.5%
  • Bus1.1%
  • Taxi0.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.6%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
6411.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
710.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
101.4 per business
Public services
56
Associations
1in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce85.7%
  • Services14.3%
  • Industry0.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person71.4%
  • 2 to 328.6%
  • 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 later0.0%
  • 2011–201985.7%
  • 2001–201014.3%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
01.051.07.27
As digits
010510727
Slug
zarkt
Record
/api/communes/01.051.07.27.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.051.07.27/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.051.07.27/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.051.07.27/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.051.07.27/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2470158
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("zarkt");

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