Zghira

ازغيرة

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

Population, 2024
13,415
Since 2014
−13.5%from 15,503 in 2014
Density
233people per km², 57.5 km²
Households
3,637
Foreign residents
4
Rank
527527th most populous of 1,503 communes8th of 17 in its province

Where it is

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

MoqrissatZoumiKalaat BouqorraAin BeidaBrikchaAsjenMzefrouneMasmoudaOuezzaneBni QuollaLamjaaraSidi Ahmed CherifSidi BousberSidi RedouaneOuannanaTeroual

How it changed

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

Zghira −13.5%

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
41.2%aged 10 and over43.7% in 201453.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
41.0%25.6% in 201421.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
20.7%aged 15 and over40.4% in 20142.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.85children per woman2.42 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
10.5%of people8.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
1.8%of settled households1.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Zghira: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.5%75 and over4.6%
3.2%70–743.3%
3.6%65–693.3%
5.5%60–645.3%
4.5%55–594.9%
5.8%50–546.8%
5.6%45–496.1%
6.5%40–447.0%
7.3%35–396.2%
5.9%30–345.5%
4.6%25–294.8%
6.3%20–246.3%
9.6%15–199.3%
10.5%10–1410.5%
9.8%5–99.0%
6.9%0–47.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.3%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.2%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French38.0%
  • English10.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot37.6%
  • Private car8.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle4.6%
  • Employer’s transport4.0%
  • Taxi2.4%
  • Bus2.1%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
25418.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
13252.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1421.1 per business
Public services
117
Associations
5in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce59.1%
  • Services31.8%
  • Industry6.8%
  • Construction2.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person93.9%
  • 2 to 36.1%
  • 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 later33.3%
  • 2011–201942.4%
  • 2001–201012.1%
  • 1991–200010.6%
  • 1981–19901.5%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
01.405.13.19
As digits
014051319
Slug
zghira
Record
/api/communes/01.405.13.19.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.405.13.19/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.405.13.19/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.405.13.19/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.405.13.19/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2810053
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("zghira");

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