Morocco communes

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    Béni Mellal-Khénifra

    بني ملال-خنيفرة

    One of Morocco’s 12 régions.

    Population, 2024
    2,525,801
    Since 2014
    +0.2%
    Households
    616,566
    Communes
    135
    Provinces and préfectures
    5
    Area
    27,514 km²
    KerrouchenAit SaadelliTighassalineEl KbabLehriAit IshaqOuaoumanaSidi LamineSidi AmarAguelmousSebt Ait RahouMoulay BouazzaHad BouhssoussenSidi HcineM'rirtEl HammamAguelmam AzegzaEl BorjOum RabiaMoha Ou Hammou ZayaniKhenifraEl FoqraKhouribgaOulad BoughadiBoulanouareOulad AbdouneOulad FtataLagnadizBni YkhlefBni OukilM'fassisBir MezouiHattaneLagfafBoujnibaAit AmmarKasbat TrochOulad FennaneMaadnaOulad AzzouzBni SmirOued ZemAin KaicherTachraftOulad GouaouchBejaadBni ZrantelBoukhrisseBni BataouRouachedChougraneBraksaOulad AissaBni ChegdaleKrifateFquih Ben SalahHad BoumoussaDar Ould ZidouhOuled AyadOuled NacerSouk Sebt Ouled NemmaOuled BourahmouneSidi Aissa Ben AliOuled ZmamHel MerbaaBradiaSidi JaberOuled GnaouSidi HammadiOuled M'barekFoum OudiOuled YaichOuled YoussefKhalfiaOuled Said LouedFoum El AnceurBéni MellalTaghzirtTanoughaBoutferdaTizi N'islyAghbalaSidi Yahya Ou SaadAit Oum El BekhtZaouiat CheikhNaourDir El KsibaEl KsibaKasba TadlaGuettayaSemguetTiffert N'ait HamzaAit OuqabliTagleftIsseksiOuaouizeghtBin El OuidaneTimouliltAfourarAit OuaardaBni A'yatTaounzaAnerguiTilougguiteTabarouchtAit MazighZaouiat AhansalRfalaMoulay Aissa Ben DrissTisqiBni HassaneBzouFoum JemaaTabiaTanantAit MajdenImlilDemnateTidili FetouakaAnzouSidi YacoubAit OumdisAit TamlilTifniTabantAit M'hamedAit AbbasAit Bou OulliAit BlalSidi BoulkhalfOuaoulaAit TaguellaAzilalTamda NoumercidAgoudi N'lkhair

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

    Most populous
    Béni Mellal 209,594
    Grew the most
    Foum Oudi +32.9%
    Shrank the most
    Sidi Amar −25.3%
    Densest
    Khenifra 8,012 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
    32.0%aged 10 and over39.1% in 201440.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
    Unemployment
    26.8%15.6% in 201437.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
    In the labour force
    37.3%aged 15 and over43.7% in 201411.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
    At school, aged 6 to 11
    96.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
    Fertility
    1.95children per woman2.30 in 20141.97 across Morocco
    Disability
    5.2%of people5.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
    Household size
    4.1people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
    Running water
    82.6%of settled households70.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

    Age

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

    Béni Mellal-Khénifra: men and women by age, as a share of each
    MenAgeWomen
    3.2%75 and over3.9%
    3.0%70–742.8%
    3.9%65–693.6%
    4.9%60–645.1%
    4.7%55–594.9%
    5.5%50–545.9%
    6.0%45–496.5%
    6.3%40–446.8%
    6.2%35–396.6%
    6.1%30–346.7%
    5.9%25–296.5%
    6.8%20–247.0%
    8.8%15–198.1%
    10.8%10–149.7%
    10.0%5–99.0%
    7.8%0–46.9%

    Local languages used

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

    • Darija85.2%
    • Tamazight27.4%
    • Tachelhit14.4%
    • Tarifit0.1%
    • Hassania0.1%

    Languages read and written

    By those aged 10 and over who can read.

    • Arabic99.4%
    • French58.7%
    • English19.0%
    • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.8%

    Getting to work

    How employed people get to work.

    • On foot46.8%
    • Bike or motorcycle13.3%
    • Private car10.4%
    • Bus5.1%
    • Employer’s transport4.9%
    • Taxi3.9%

    Urban dwellings

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

    Dwellings
    456,507
    Standing empty
    27.9%16.0% vacant11.9% a second home
    Precarious
    2.1%1.1% a slum or basic house
    On the sewer
    90.7%93.7% on the water mains93.3% on the electricity grid
    Housing shortfall
    2.6%households short, against the sound stock

    What kind they are

    Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

    • Modern house87.3%
    • Apartment6.5%
    • Villa2.5%
    • Traditional house1.6%
    • Slum or basic house1.1%
    • Rural-type0.5%
    • Other0.5%

    How old they are

    When the dwelling was built.

    • Under 20 years55.1%
    • 20 to 49 years37.7%
    • 50 years or more7.2%

    Business and jobs

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

    Establishments
    83,99933.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
    Businesses
    68,72481.8% of the establishments
    Permanent jobs
    135,4362.0 per business
    Public services
    12,766
    Associations
    2,509in premises of their own
    Weekly souks
    133counted outside the total

    Businesses by sector

    Every sector but agriculture.

    • Commerce54.1%
    • Services28.0%
    • Industry14.5%
    • Construction3.4%

    Businesses by the people they employ

    By how many people work there.

    • One person66.5%
    • 2 to 327.1%
    • 4 to 95.1%
    • 10 to 491.1%
    • 50 and over0.2%

    When the businesses were founded

    The year the business was set up.

    • 2020 or later34.2%
    • 2011–201934.7%
    • 2001–201015.5%
    • 1991–20008.9%
    • 1981–19903.7%
    • 1956–19802.7%
    • Before 19560.2%

    Provinces and préfectures

    Province or préfectureTypePopulation, 2024Communes
    Béni Mellalprovince580,32722
    Azilalprovince574,11244
    Khouribgaprovince525,14531
    Fquih Ben Salahprovince475,97716
    Khénifraprovince370,24022

    Communes

    CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
    Béni Mellalurban209,594+8.8%4,062
    Kasba Tadlaurban48,172+1.8%2,460
    Dir El Ksibarural25,851+13.1%89.5
    Ouled Yaichrural25,785−6.2%178
    Zaouiat Cheikhurban25,088−1.2%3,575
    Foum El Anceurrural24,232+31.6%132
    Ouled M'barekrural21,636+9.4%283
    Sidi Jaberrural20,455+0.1%218
    Taghzirtrural20,023+0.4%99.9
    El Ksibaurban19,964−0.2%3,402
    Foum Oudirural16,256+32.9%178
    Ouled Youssefrural14,247−2.4%97.6
    Tanougharural13,773+7.7%143
    Ouled Said Louedrural13,441−6.3%44.4
    Aghbalarural13,373+4.6%30
    Ouled Gnaourural13,366+5.1%296
    Guettayarural13,153−8.8%55.6
    Tizi N'islyrural12,547+5.3%32.9
    Semguetrural8,167−9.2%30.4
    Boutferdarural7,952+7.6%13.2
    Ait Oum El Bekhtrural7,863−4.1%19
    Naourrural5,389−10.2%20.3
    Azilalurban48,138+25.0%3,903
    Demnateurban33,635+14.0%3,762
    Ouaoularural26,410+6.5%98.4
    Bni A'yatrural23,675+3.4%160
    Ait M'hamedrural23,531−0.7%41.9
    Afourarrural20,215−5.5%394
    Sidi Yacoubrural18,868+10.6%119
    Ait Majdenrural18,538+5.5%123
    Ait Tamlilrural18,091−9.2%28.8
    Anzourural16,554+7.3%117
    Tagleftrural16,412+13.8%38.2
    Tabantrural16,401+9.6%32.1
    Sidi Boulkhalfrural16,229+3.9%94.9
    Ait Oumdisrural13,908−9.7%35.3
    Tidili Fetouakarural13,661+7.1%123
    Bzourural13,602−3.3%57.1
    Ait Abbasrural13,548+7.2%57.8
    Moulay Aissa Ben Drissrural13,409−2.8%114
    Ouaouizeghtrural13,402−8.0%96.3
    Tamda Noumercidrural12,959+8.7%72
    Bni Hassanerural12,390+2.6%87.2
    Ait Bou Oullirural11,992+8.1%24.7
    Agoudi N'lkhairrural11,964+1.8%43.7
    Tilougguiterural11,592+9.9%24.2
    Zaouiat Ahansalrural11,260+5.7%10.6
    Imlilrural11,175+7.1%115
    Tifnirural10,906−7.3%42.8
    Tanantrural10,891+1.7%59.7
    Taounzarural10,254−10.7%61.8
    Foum Jemaarural9,373−5.1%99.6
    Rfalarural9,352−4.1%48.7
    Ait Taguellarural8,662+4.8%63.8
    Ait Blalrural7,840+0.9%103
    Tabiarural7,354−6.3%80.2
    Timouliltrural6,852+3.6%155
    Tisqirural5,734−6.7%66
    Bin El Ouidanerural4,605−15.1%33.7
    Anerguirural3,976+11.4%15
    Tabarouchtrural3,877+1.2%32.6
    Tiffert N'ait Hamzarural3,784+8.2%21.5
    Ait Ouqablirural3,405+3.2%29.3
    Ait Mazighrural2,765−17.0%15.4
    Isseksirural1,464−12.5%19.3
    Ait Ouaardarural1,459−11.3%20.3
    Khouribgaurban195,931−0.1%5,194
    Oued Zemurban93,776−1.6%5,603
    Bejaadurban47,209+0.7%3,594
    Oulad Abdounerural15,860+16.8%69.7
    Boulanouarerural15,043−6.2%316
    Boujnibaurban14,722−8.2%3,489
    Hattaneurban9,727−8.4%4,897
    Oulad Azzouzrural8,983−8.5%39
    Bni Ykhlefrural8,928−10.7%55.3
    Kasbat Trochrural8,612−6.3%110
    Lagfafrural8,560+0.6%82
    Oulad Boughadirural8,147−5.8%27.5
    Braksarural6,948−6.6%42.3
    Oulad Fennanerural6,912−8.8%20.2
    Lagnadizrural6,905−4.5%35.4
    Bni Smirrural6,725+7.8%25.8
    Bir Mezouirural5,617−8.4%49
    Maadnarural5,595−10.2%48.1
    Chougranerural5,591−18.6%29.2
    Bni Zrantelrural5,533−16.1%25
    M'fassisrural4,937−8.8%35.7
    Oulad Aissarural4,652−20.4%26.4
    Boukhrisserural4,323−16.9%22.3
    Bni Bataourural4,191−18.0%25.2
    Ain Kaicherrural3,900−15.4%41.7
    Ait Ammarrural3,392−20.4%36.7
    Rouachedrural3,353−25.2%18.3
    Tachraftrural3,082−15.2%26.1
    El Foqrarural2,965−6.0%15.4
    Oulad Ftatarural2,552−2.8%34.4
    Oulad Gouaouchrural2,474−8.7%18.9
    Fquih Ben Salahurban97,380−4.6%3,125
    Souk Sebt Ouled Nemmaurban60,293+0.4%5,090
    Had Boumoussarural41,154−7.9%107
    Bradiarural37,064−8.9%286
    Dar Ould Zidouhrural30,114−3.4%115
    Ouled Zmamrural30,039−10.7%151
    Krifaterural28,601−2.1%114
    Ouled Nacerrural26,733−6.0%220
    Ouled Ayadurban24,564+3.1%3,826
    Sidi Aissa Ben Alirural24,503−4.2%321
    Ouled Bourahmounerural14,583−3.5%221
    Bni Oukilrural14,097−7.6%33.5
    Khalfiarural13,766−10.9%68.3
    Sidi Hammadirural12,981−8.8%209
    Bni Chegdalerural10,413−9.0%53
    Hel Merbaarural9,692−19.4%118
    Khenifraurban123,738+5.3%8,012
    M'rirturban46,285+8.3%6,116
    Aguelmousrural36,560+2.6%35.3
    Ait Ishaqrural17,847−6.7%62.3
    Sidi Laminerural16,501−1.8%34.2
    Tighassalinerural15,788+3.8%59.4
    El Kbabrural14,580−9.8%54.8
    Moha Ou Hammou Zayanirural10,444+12.5%49.5
    El Hammamrural9,697−24.4%13.8
    Ouaoumanarural8,850+0.0%72.5
    Lehrirural8,669−4.6%28.2
    Sebt Ait Rahourural8,018−13.3%12.7
    Oum Rabiarural7,821−18.2%19.9
    Moulay Bouazzarural7,621−10.2%27.9
    Had Bouhssoussenrural7,303−0.9%32.7
    Sidi Yahya Ou Saadrural6,911−2.0%36.1
    Kerrouchenrural6,796−3.2%37.6
    Aguelmam Azegzarural6,781−11.8%14.5
    El Borjrural3,266−14.3%25.1
    Ait Saadellirural2,629+3.5%37.8
    Sidi Hcinerural2,510−15.9%10.7
    Sidi Amarrural1,625−25.3%16.1

    In the data

    Code
    05
    As digits
    05
    Record
    /api/regions/05.json
    Communes
    /api/regions/05/communes/page/1.json
    Boundary
    /api/regions/05/boundary.geojson
    Census figures
    /api/regions/05/indicators.json
    Business and jobs
    /api/regions/05/economy.json
    Urban dwellings
    /api/regions/05/housing.json

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