Morocco communes

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

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    Errachidia

    الرشيدية

    Province in the région of Drâa-Tafilalet.

    Population, 2024
    427,572
    Since 2014
    +2.2%
    Households
    90,107
    Communes
    29
    Area
    26,917 km²
    BoudnibOued NaamAmellagouAghbalou-N'kerdousTadighoustLkhengErrachidiaChorfa M'daghraAoufousSidi AliEt-TaousEs-SfalatBni M'hamed-SijelmassaEs-SifaEr-RtebAarab Sebbah ZizArfoudAarab Sebbah GherisJorfFeznaGheris Es-SoufliGoulmimaGheris El OulouiMelaabTinejdadFerkla El OuliaFerkla Es-SouflaEr-RissaniMoulay Ali Cherif

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

    Most populous
    Errachidia 97,687
    Grew the most
    Et-Taous +37.8%
    Shrank the most
    Es-Sfalat −25.2%
    Densest
    Arfoud 4,512 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
    20.3%aged 10 and over26.3% in 201427.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
    Unemployment
    21.1%15.8% in 201436.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
    In the labour force
    34.5%aged 15 and over38.7% in 20148.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
    At school, aged 6 to 11
    96.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
    Fertility
    2.25children per woman2.50 in 20141.97 across Morocco
    Disability
    4.4%of people4.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
    Household size
    4.7people on average5.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
    Running water
    94.0%of settled households84.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

    Age

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

    Errachidia: men and women by age, as a share of each
    MenAgeWomen
    3.0%75 and over3.3%
    2.4%70–742.5%
    3.1%65–692.9%
    4.2%60–644.2%
    4.2%55–594.3%
    5.1%50–545.3%
    5.9%45–496.2%
    6.1%40–447.0%
    5.9%35–396.6%
    6.3%30–346.9%
    6.2%25–296.6%
    7.0%20–247.2%
    9.2%15–198.6%
    11.6%10–1410.6%
    10.7%5–99.7%
    9.0%0–48.0%

    Local languages used

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

    • Darija86.4%
    • Tamazight32.4%
    • Tachelhit7.9%
    • Tarifit0.1%
    • Hassania0.1%

    Languages read and written

    By those aged 10 and over who can read.

    • Arabic99.4%
    • French51.1%
    • English16.6%
    • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.8%

    Getting to work

    How employed people get to work.

    • On foot38.0%
    • Bike or motorcycle30.5%
    • Private car10.0%
    • Employer’s transport5.6%
    • Taxi4.6%
    • Bus2.7%

    Urban dwellings

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

    Dwellings
    57,026
    Standing empty
    23.7%14.2% vacant9.6% a second home
    Precarious
    4.2%0.1% a slum or basic house
    On the sewer
    91.8%97.3% on the water mains97.9% on the electricity grid
    Housing shortfall
    5.1%households short, against the sound stock

    What kind they are

    Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

    • Modern house85.0%
    • Traditional house5.1%
    • Villa3.7%
    • Rural-type3.7%
    • Apartment2.1%
    • Other0.4%
    • Slum or basic house0.1%

    How old they are

    When the dwelling was built.

    • Under 20 years59.2%
    • 20 to 49 years37.8%
    • 50 years or more3.0%

    Business and jobs

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

    Establishments
    14,35033.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
    Businesses
    11,82182.4% of the establishments
    Permanent jobs
    18,8081.6 per business
    Public services
    2,072
    Associations
    457in premises of their own
    Weekly souks
    17counted outside the total

    Businesses by sector

    Every sector but agriculture.

    • Commerce58.0%
    • Services26.0%
    • Industry10.6%
    • Construction5.4%

    Businesses by the people they employ

    By how many people work there.

    • One person81.6%
    • 2 to 313.9%
    • 4 to 93.4%
    • 10 to 491.1%
    • 50 and over0.1%

    When the businesses were founded

    The year the business was set up.

    • 2020 or later33.7%
    • 2011–201937.1%
    • 2001–201015.0%
    • 1991–20009.1%
    • 1981–19902.8%
    • 1956–19802.2%
    • Before 19560.0%

    Communes

    CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
    Errachidiaurban97,687+5.8%3,525
    Arfoudurban28,912−1.3%4,512
    Ferkla El Ouliarural23,449+3.2%30.6
    Moulay Ali Cherifurban22,082−0.6%3,945
    Aarab Sebbah Zizrural20,538+7.0%18.8
    Lkhengrural18,381+29.7%10.8
    Chorfa M'daghrarural18,171+27.0%26.3
    Melaabrural17,230−0.8%14.6
    Goulmimaurban14,624−10.9%1,962
    Boudniburban13,411+17.9%2,750
    Er-Rtebrural12,852−4.5%47.6
    Gheris El Oulouirural12,193+1.3%50.7
    Bni M'hamed-Sijelmassarural11,925−17.4%82.9
    Ferkla Es-Souflarural11,886−3.6%49
    Jorfurban11,865−3.6%3,591
    Aghbalou-N'kerdousrural10,675+3.5%12.6
    Tinejdadurban9,528+6.6%2,318
    Et-Taousrural9,360+37.8%2
    Aoufousrural8,888−14.7%8.7
    Es-Sfalatrural8,586−25.2%39.3
    Gheris Es-Souflirural6,877+0.2%20.3
    Es-Sifarural6,531−7.2%158
    Tadighoustrural6,018−3.6%5.9
    Oued Naamrural5,708+6.9%1.4
    Aarab Sebbah Gherisrural4,758+8.2%17.6
    Amellagourural4,711−5.3%7.9
    Feznarural4,400−1.7%5.9
    Er-Rissanirural4,353−13.1%2.2
    Sidi Alirural1,973−8.7%0.4

    In the data

    Code
    08.201
    As digits
    08201
    Record
    /api/provinces/08.201.json
    Communes
    /api/provinces/08.201/communes/page/1.json
    Boundary
    /api/provinces/08.201/boundary.geojson
    Census figures
    /api/provinces/08.201/indicators.json
    Business and jobs
    /api/provinces/08.201/economy.json
    Urban dwellings
    /api/provinces/08.201/housing.json

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