Morocco communes

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

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    El Jadida

    الجديدة

    Province in the région of Casablanca-Settat.

    Population, 2024
    914,367
    Since 2014
    +16.2%
    Households
    221,678
    Communes
    27
    Area
    3,875 km²
    El JadidaOulad HamdaneHaouziaOulad RahmouneAzemmourSi Hsaien Ben AbderrahmaneMy AbdellahSidi AbedOuled HcineOulad AissaLbir JdidLamharza EssahelChtoukaChaibateZaouiat LakouacemOuled FrejOulad Sidi Ali Ben YoussefBoulaouaneMettouhMogressSidi SmailZaouiat SaissSidi M'hamed AkhdimOuled GhanemSebt SaissLaghdiraSidi Ali Ben Hamdouche

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

    Most populous
    El Jadida 237,464
    Grew the most
    My Abdellah +39.3%
    Shrank the most
    Oulad Sidi Ali Ben Youssef −3.9%
    Densest
    Azemmour 9,447 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
    29.0%aged 10 and over38.3% in 201436.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
    Unemployment
    19.3%11.6% in 201426.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
    In the labour force
    41.8%aged 15 and over50.5% in 201413.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
    At school, aged 6 to 11
    94.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
    Fertility
    2.22children per woman2.49 in 20141.97 across Morocco
    Disability
    4.4%of people4.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
    Household size
    4.1people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
    Running water
    66.8%of settled households51.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

    Age

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

    El Jadida: men and women by age, as a share of each
    MenAgeWomen
    2.2%75 and over3.0%
    2.4%70–742.4%
    3.3%65–693.1%
    4.3%60–644.4%
    4.0%55–594.2%
    5.0%50–545.1%
    5.9%45–495.8%
    6.8%40–446.7%
    7.0%35–397.0%
    6.9%30–347.2%
    6.8%25–297.0%
    7.5%20–247.6%
    8.6%15–198.4%
    10.4%10–1410.0%
    10.2%5–99.9%
    8.6%0–48.3%

    Local languages used

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

    • Darija98.7%
    • Tachelhit2.1%
    • Tamazight0.7%
    • Tarifit0.1%
    • Hassania0.1%

    Languages read and written

    By those aged 10 and over who can read.

    • Arabic99.7%
    • French57.0%
    • English19.4%
    • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

    Getting to work

    How employed people get to work.

    • On foot37.6%
    • Private car12.6%
    • Employer’s transport12.1%
    • Bike or motorcycle11.3%
    • Taxi10.5%
    • Bus3.2%

    Urban dwellings

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

    Dwellings
    156,037
    Standing empty
    36.1%13.8% vacant22.2% a second home
    Precarious
    1.2%0.7% a slum or basic house
    On the sewer
    94.3%96.2% on the water mains96.6% on the electricity grid
    Housing shortfall
    1.9%households short, against the sound stock

    What kind they are

    Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

    • Modern house53.1%
    • Apartment32.9%
    • Villa9.5%
    • Traditional house3.2%
    • Slum or basic house0.7%
    • Other0.4%
    • Rural-type0.1%

    How old they are

    When the dwelling was built.

    • Under 20 years64.3%
    • 20 to 49 years29.8%
    • 50 years or more5.9%

    Business and jobs

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

    Establishments
    25,76028.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
    Businesses
    22,02185.5% of the establishments
    Permanent jobs
    99,6754.5 per business
    Public services
    3,264
    Associations
    475in premises of their own
    Weekly souks
    19counted outside the total

    Businesses by sector

    Every sector but agriculture.

    • Commerce52.5%
    • Services32.1%
    • Industry12.5%
    • Construction2.9%

    Businesses by the people they employ

    By how many people work there.

    • One person50.7%
    • 2 to 338.1%
    • 4 to 98.8%
    • 10 to 491.9%
    • 50 and over0.6%

    When the businesses were founded

    The year the business was set up.

    • 2020 or later29.9%
    • 2011–201940.4%
    • 2001–201016.3%
    • 1991–20007.0%
    • 1981–19902.6%
    • 1956–19803.2%
    • Before 19560.5%

    Communes

    CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
    El Jadidaurban237,464+21.8%7,913
    My Abdellahrural103,993+39.3%564
    Azemmoururban42,098+2.9%9,447
    Sidi Ali Ben Hamdoucherural38,169+8.5%291
    Chtoukarural38,025+14.6%174
    Ouled Hcinerural36,018+12.1%157
    Haouziarural35,777+24.1%234
    Oulad Rahmounerural33,380+17.3%173
    Sidi Smailrural32,694+13.8%185
    Lbir Jdidurban30,247+25.3%5,160
    Ouled Ghanemrural27,895+12.6%125
    Laghdirarural26,192+31.1%132
    Mettouhrural26,075+0.9%181
    Sidi Abedrural25,935+12.9%208
    Oulad Aissarural25,367+8.6%115
    Lamharza Essahelrural20,929+17.8%159
    Ouled Frejrural20,176+2.2%223
    Mogressrural16,277+3.6%120
    Boulaouanerural14,740+1.8%93.4
    Oulad Hamdanerural12,130+4.8%67.5
    Zaouiat Saissrural11,730+5.1%94
    Zaouiat Lakouacemrural11,490+4.8%70.5
    Sebt Saissrural11,052+5.4%148
    Sidi M'hamed Akhdimrural11,038+2.0%79.1
    Chaibaterural9,821−0.6%52
    Oulad Sidi Ali Ben Youssefrural9,641−3.9%81.3
    Si Hsaien Ben Abderrahmanerural6,014+0.4%45.3

    In the data

    Code
    06.181
    As digits
    06181
    Record
    /api/provinces/06.181.json
    Communes
    /api/provinces/06.181/communes/page/1.json
    Boundary
    /api/provinces/06.181/boundary.geojson
    Census figures
    /api/provinces/06.181/indicators.json
    Business and jobs
    /api/provinces/06.181/economy.json
    Urban dwellings
    /api/provinces/06.181/housing.json

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