Morocco communes

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

    Theme

    Kénitra

    القنيطرة

    Province in the région of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

    Population, 2024
    1,284,247
    Since 2014
    +21.0%
    Households
    300,046
    Communes
    23
    Area
    3,373 km²
    ChouafaaSouk Tlet El GharbSidi Allal TaziLalla MimounaSidi Boubker El HajOued El MakhazineArbaouaMoulay BousselhamKariat Ben AoudaBeni MalekSouk El ArbaaSidi Mohamed LahmarBahhara Ouled AyadBen MansourMograneMnasraOuled SlamaHaddadaSidi TaibiMehdyaKénitraAmeur SefliaNo commune boundary here in OpenStreetMap

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

    Most populous
    Kénitra 507,736
    Grew the most
    Mehdya +104.5%
    Shrank the most
    Oued El Makhazine −13.8%
    Densest
    Mehdya 4,874 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
    25.8%aged 10 and over35.1% in 201432.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
    Unemployment
    18.0%14.4% in 201421.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
    In the labour force
    43.3%aged 15 and over50.2% in 201419.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
    At school, aged 6 to 11
    94.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
    Fertility
    2.14children per woman2.27 in 20141.97 across Morocco
    Disability
    4.1%of people4.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
    Household size
    4.2people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
    Running water
    66.0%of settled households58.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

    Age

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

    Kénitra: men and women by age, as a share of each
    MenAgeWomen
    2.1%75 and over2.5%
    2.2%70–742.1%
    3.1%65–692.9%
    4.3%60–644.3%
    4.1%55–594.3%
    5.1%50–545.2%
    5.5%45–495.7%
    6.8%40–446.9%
    7.1%35–397.3%
    7.4%30–347.7%
    6.9%25–297.4%
    7.8%20–248.0%
    8.5%15–198.2%
    10.2%10–149.6%
    10.1%5–99.6%
    8.8%0–48.3%

    Local languages used

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

    • Darija98.6%
    • Tachelhit3.0%
    • Tamazight1.4%
    • Tarifit0.3%
    • Hassania0.1%

    Languages read and written

    By those aged 10 and over who can read.

    • Arabic99.5%
    • French53.6%
    • English19.3%
    • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.7%

    Getting to work

    How employed people get to work.

    • On foot35.9%
    • Employer’s transport15.5%
    • Private car12.2%
    • Bus7.9%
    • Bike or motorcycle7.2%
    • Taxi6.7%

    Urban dwellings

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

    Dwellings
    254,854
    Standing empty
    26.0%11.0% vacant15.0% a second home
    Precarious
    5.0%4.3% a slum or basic house
    On the sewer
    88.3%91.9% on the water mains96.7% on the electricity grid
    Housing shortfall
    6.7%households short, against the sound stock

    What kind they are

    Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

    • Modern house60.2%
    • Apartment29.8%
    • Slum or basic house4.3%
    • Villa3.8%
    • Traditional house1.2%
    • Other0.5%
    • Rural-type0.2%

    How old they are

    When the dwelling was built.

    • Under 20 years65.2%
    • 20 to 49 years31.6%
    • 50 years or more3.3%

    Business and jobs

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

    Establishments
    35,28127.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
    Businesses
    32,66092.6% of the establishments
    Permanent jobs
    128,6033.9 per business
    Public services
    2,281
    Associations
    340in premises of their own
    Weekly souks
    13counted outside the total

    Businesses by sector

    Every sector but agriculture.

    • Commerce51.1%
    • Services33.5%
    • Industry11.1%
    • Construction4.3%

    Businesses by the people they employ

    By how many people work there.

    • One person54.5%
    • 2 to 335.8%
    • 4 to 97.5%
    • 10 to 491.8%
    • 50 and over0.5%

    When the businesses were founded

    The year the business was set up.

    • 2020 or later29.5%
    • 2011–201946.2%
    • 2001–201014.3%
    • 1991–20004.9%
    • 1981–19902.0%
    • 1956–19802.8%
    • Before 19560.5%

    Communes

    CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
    Kénitraurban507,736+17.7%4,178
    Sidi Taibiurban76,227+42.6%720
    Souk El Arbaaurban70,894+2.4%3,124
    Mehdyaurban58,558+104.5%4,874
    Ben Mansourrural53,545+22.2%176
    Sidi Mohamed Lahmarrural52,679+23.6%360
    Mnasrarural41,434+20.4%225
    Bahhara Ouled Ayadrural38,611+21.2%210
    Ameur Sefliarural37,935+32.9%116
    Mogranerural36,452+16.5%178
    Lalla Mimounarural35,600+20.8%297
    Arbaouarural35,077+7.3%206
    Moulay Bousselhamrural32,643+22.7%275
    Beni Malekrural28,711+10.0%123
    Sidi Mohamed Benmansourrural24,703+28.4%—
    Souk Tlet El Gharbrural24,190+7.3%112
    Ouled Slamarural23,848+22.4%256
    Haddadarural22,652+42.5%111
    Sidi Allal Tazirural22,266+23.3%225
    Sidi Boubker El Hajrural21,610+11.8%199
    Chouafaarural21,374+15.9%129
    Kariat Ben Aoudarural11,238+1.4%79.3
    Oued El Makhazinerural6,264−13.8%72.7

    In the data

    Code
    04.281
    As digits
    04281
    Record
    /api/provinces/04.281.json
    Communes
    /api/provinces/04.281/communes/page/1.json
    Boundary
    /api/provinces/04.281/boundary.geojson
    Census figures
    /api/provinces/04.281/indicators.json
    Business and jobs
    /api/provinces/04.281/economy.json
    Urban dwellings
    /api/provinces/04.281/housing.json

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