Taliouine's monography

• Name of the comune : Taliouine
• Circle : Taliouine
• Province : Taroudant
• Region : Souss Massa Draa
• Total comune area : 43km2/10625 acres
• Boundaries :
• North : Zagmouzen comune
• South : Assaki comune
• East : Tassousfi comune
• West : Assiki comune

General information

• educational institutions :
  • 2 primary schools
  • 1 junior high school
  • 2 high schools

• Health
  • 1 hospital

• Culture
  • women association
  • 5 mosques
  • 1 cultural association
  • 1 Saffron House
  • 1 Saffron Museum
  • 2 Saffron Co-op

• Shops and other services
  • market, every monday morning
  • 2 pharmacies
  • 1 medication storage facility
  • 1 Red Cross Office
  • 2 ambulances
  • 5 hammams
  • 13 hairdressers
  • 2 doctors of pharmacy
  • 2 gas stations
  • 4 adouls (notaries)
  • 3 public writers
  • 2 banks (with ATM)
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office
  • transportation : 40 taxis 40 and 18 buses

Economic activity

• Land Usage :
  • total area : 2200 ha / 5436 acres
  • for agricultural use : 180 ha / 444 acres
  • irrigated land : 160 ha / 395 acres
  • fruit plantation : 1000 almond trees, 6000 olive trees, over 2000 others
  • travel land : 1880 ha / 4645 acres
  • barren land : 150 ha / 370 acres

Climate

• Type : semi-arid
• rainfall : yearly average : 220 millimeters / 8.66 inches
• average temperature : 20ºC / 68ºF
• maximum : 40ºC / 104ºF
• minimum : 0ºC / 32ºF
• Soil :
  • clay-limestone 80%
  • sand-silt 20%

Water resources

• 1 oued
• 3 sources (2 ONEP et 1 public)
• 1 ground water

Population and demography

• Total population : 8500

Distances from Taliouine

• closest town : Taroudant 120k / 74 miles
• closest bus station : Ouarzazate 170km / 105 miles
• closest train station : Marrakech 370km / 229 miles
• closest international airport : Agadir 200km / 124 miles
• closest port : Agadir 200km / 124 miles