Morocco communes

    A commune, arrondissement, province or région, by name or by code. Another spelling finds it too.

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    Chefchaouen

    شفشاون

    Province in the région of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

    Population, 2024
    412,713
    Since 2014
    −9.8%
    Households
    90,956
    Communes
    28
    Area
    3,884 km²
    TizganeStehaBni BouzraAmtarFifiBni SalahTanaqoubLaghdirIounaneBni MansourBni SelmaneTassiftTalamboteTamorotOuaouzganeM'tiouaBni SmihBni RzineBab TazaBni DarkoulBab BerredOued MalhaBni Ahmed CherqiaDerdaraBni FaghloumBni Ahmed GharbiaMansouraChefchaouen

    Its communes, shaded by density. Each one has a page.

    Most populous
    Chefchaouen 46,168
    Grew the most
    Chefchaouen +7.9%
    Shrank the most
    Ouaouzgane −23.9%
    Densest
    Chefchaouen 2,815 people per km²

    People and homes

    What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

    Can’t read or write
    30.5%aged 10 and over40.2% in 201442.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
    Unemployment
    16.6%7.9% in 201422.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
    In the labour force
    45.0%aged 15 and over51.0% in 201412.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
    At school, aged 6 to 11
    95.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
    Fertility
    2.30children per woman2.53 in 20141.97 across Morocco
    Disability
    5.8%of people4.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
    Household size
    4.5people on average5.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
    Running water
    25.1%of settled households20.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

    Age

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

    Chefchaouen: men and women by age, as a share of each
    MenAgeWomen
    2.2%75 and over2.7%
    1.8%70–741.9%
    2.4%65–692.4%
    3.5%60–643.7%
    3.5%55–593.7%
    4.3%50–544.5%
    5.3%45–495.0%
    6.7%40–446.1%
    8.5%35–397.6%
    8.5%30–348.0%
    7.7%25–297.8%
    7.7%20–247.8%
    8.7%15–198.8%
    10.4%10–1410.7%
    10.0%5–910.4%
    8.7%0–49.1%

    Local languages used

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

    • Darija98.9%
    • Tachelhit0.4%
    • Tarifit0.2%
    • Tamazight0.1%
    • Hassania0.0%

    Languages read and written

    By those aged 10 and over who can read.

    • Arabic99.9%
    • French34.1%
    • English8.9%
    • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

    Getting to work

    How employed people get to work.

    • On foot71.8%
    • Private car3.4%
    • Taxi3.1%
    • Employer’s transport1.1%
    • Bike or motorcycle0.9%
    • Bus0.8%

    Urban dwellings

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

    Dwellings
    25,762
    Standing empty
    36.6%20.8% vacant15.8% a second home
    Precarious
    1.5%0.3% a slum or basic house
    On the sewer
    86.1%89.4% on the water mains90.8% on the electricity grid
    Housing shortfall
    2.1%households short, against the sound stock

    What kind they are

    Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

    • Modern house73.4%
    • Apartment14.8%
    • Traditional house9.5%
    • Villa0.8%
    • Rural-type0.6%
    • Other0.6%
    • Slum or basic house0.3%

    How old they are

    When the dwelling was built.

    • Under 20 years55.4%
    • 20 to 49 years33.8%
    • 50 years or more10.7%

    Business and jobs

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

    Establishments
    10,58425.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
    Businesses
    6,24859.0% of the establishments
    Permanent jobs
    11,1091.8 per business
    Public services
    4,080
    Associations
    256in premises of their own
    Weekly souks
    27counted outside the total

    Businesses by sector

    Every sector but agriculture.

    • Commerce57.1%
    • Services33.0%
    • Industry7.8%
    • Construction2.2%

    Businesses by the people they employ

    By how many people work there.

    • One person63.5%
    • 2 to 330.1%
    • 4 to 95.4%
    • 10 to 490.9%
    • 50 and over0.0%

    When the businesses were founded

    The year the business was set up.

    • 2020 or later24.0%
    • 2011–201940.0%
    • 2001–201021.3%
    • 1991–20009.4%
    • 1981–19902.2%
    • 1956–19802.5%
    • Before 19560.6%

    Communes

    CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
    Chefchaouenurban46,168+7.9%2,815
    Bab Tazarural29,895+4.1%101
    Bab Berredrural24,743−4.4%143
    Tamorotrural24,258−9.3%108
    Bni Selmanerural21,413−11.6%104
    Iounanerural19,494−22.1%133
    Bni Mansourrural16,660−20.0%104
    Bni Rzinerural16,539−20.9%108
    Bni Bouzrarural15,888−4.1%104
    Bni Darkoulrural13,984−5.4%193
    Bni Smihrural13,918−18.1%108
    Mansourarural13,526−14.5%126
    Ouaouzganerural12,766−23.9%61.7
    Tizganerural12,292−3.8%150
    Oued Malharural12,075−11.5%104
    Steharural11,452−4.8%127
    Derdararural11,276−2.4%52.5
    Bni Ahmed Cherqiarural10,800−16.1%151
    Bni Ahmed Gharbiarural10,623−18.2%166
    Bni Salahrural10,535−7.3%125
    M'tiouarural10,336−19.3%61
    Bni Faghloumrural9,260−10.8%99.7
    Amtarrural8,568−19.0%83.1
    Tanaqoubrural8,097−12.3%48.4
    Talamboterural8,007−5.6%49.3
    Tassiftrural6,924−6.0%33.3
    Fifirural6,762−16.6%64.8
    Laghdirrural6,454−11.4%58.1

    In the data

    Code
    01.151
    As digits
    01151
    Record
    /api/provinces/01.151.json
    Communes
    /api/provinces/01.151/communes/page/1.json
    Boundary
    /api/provinces/01.151/boundary.geojson
    Census figures
    /api/provinces/01.151/indicators.json
    Business and jobs
    /api/provinces/01.151/economy.json
    Urban dwellings
    /api/provinces/01.151/housing.json

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