Ahl Oued Za

أهل وادزا

Rural commune in the cercle of Taourirt, province of Taourirt, Oriental.

Population, 2024
11,024
Since 2014
−7.6%from 11,931 in 2014
Density
18.5people per km², 597.4 km²
Households
2,166
Foreign residents
8
Rank
666666th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 14 in its province

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

Bordering communes

Postcode

65806

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Ahl Oued Za.

Ahl Oued Za −7.6%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write
46.4%aged 10 and over53.8% in 201456.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
31.7%15.9% in 201473.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
42.7%aged 15 and over43.7% in 201412.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
93.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.86children per woman2.63 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.3%of people4.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.9people on average6.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
25.9%of settled households20.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ahl Oued Za: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.5%75 and over4.3%
2.7%70–742.7%
3.9%65–693.4%
4.3%60–644.4%
4.4%55–595.2%
4.8%50–545.7%
5.0%45–496.3%
5.5%40–446.5%
6.0%35–396.9%
6.5%30–346.6%
7.6%25–297.2%
7.7%20–247.7%
9.2%15–197.9%
10.0%10–149.4%
9.7%5–98.5%
8.3%0–47.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.5%
  • Tachelhit19.3%
  • Tamazight12.2%
  • Tarifit5.8%
  • Hassania0.0%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Tarifit 36.6% in 2014, 5.8% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French40.8%
  • English5.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot48.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle19.9%
  • Doesn’t travel to work16.0%
  • Informal transport7.3%
  • Private car3.3%
  • Bus1.6%
  • Taxi1.2%
  • Employer’s transport1.0%
  • Another way0.9%
  • Animal0.3%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
14913.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3724.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2266.1 per business
Public services
112
Associations
0in premises of their own
Weekly souks
3counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce70.3%
  • Industry27.0%
  • Services2.7%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person75.7%
  • 2 to 35.4%
  • 4 to 98.1%
  • 10 to 495.4%
  • 50 and over5.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later16.2%
  • 2011–201948.6%
  • 2001–201029.7%
  • 1991–20005.4%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ahl Oued Za’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 29 douars in 11 fractions, with 10,672 people. 352 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
بني اشبلBni Chebal2 douars · 729 people
ايعيساينAyissaineDispersed934912.02.58.8
ايموناينAymounaineDispersed442382.74.08.8
أولاد الميدي(1)Oulad El Midi (1)2 douars · 236 people
بني بوحنكBni BouhankDispersed26166———
لبغاغتةLabghaghtaDispersed1170———
بني كولال(1)Bni Koulal (1)1 douar · 604 people
بني يحييBni YahyaDispersed1206040.91.57.9
الكرارمة(1)Krarma (1)8 douars · 2,821 people
اولاد محمد سيدي علي بن طالبOulad Mohamed Sidi Ali Ben TalebGrouped954501.01.06.2
أولاد عدوOulad AddouGrouped1396141.01.21.2
أولاد الختيرOulad El KhatirIn parts1125321.12.65.6
الرحاحلةRhahlaGrouped612791.01.23.3
اولاد الهاديOulad El HadiGrouped995031.01.74.1
أولاد ونانOulad OuannaneGrouped431771.02.83.3
أولاد لعموري (الخزانة)Oulad Lamouri (Lakhzana)Grouped502291.02.02.0
أولاد حمو بالعادلOulad Hammou BalaadelGrouped937———
أولاد بن دينار بني اشبلOulad Ben Dinar Bni Chebal2 douars · 1,268 people
إبهاجنIbahajeneDispersed1548114.86.914.0
إعراجنIarajeneDispersed864574.97.413.4
اولاد الميدي(2)Oulad El Midi (2)3 douars · 257 people
بني زوليطBni ZoulitIn parts19117———
اولاد الناصرOulad EnnassarDispersed1667———
بني معلاBni MaallaDispersed1573———
اولاد الميدي(3)Oulad El Midi (3)2 douars · 620 people
اولاد عتمانOulad OthmaneDispersed663333.42.926.0
بني مالكBni MalekDispersed532873.33.525.6
بني كولال (2)Bni Koulal (2)2 douars · 472 people
بورجلينات الشرفةBourjlinat ChorfaDispersed361281.21.57.2
صادقيين صحراوةSadkiine SahraouaDispersed713441.01.04.1
بني كولال(3)Bni Koulal (3)1 douar · 815 people
اولاد ايشوOulad IchouDispersed1548151.02.19.1
بني كولال(4)Bni Koulal (4)2 douars · 808 people
اولاد ادريسOulad DrissDispersed1436891.02.46.9
اولاد بركةOulad BarkaDispersed22119———
الكرارمة(2)Krarma (2)4 douars · 2,042 people
اولاد التركي كهف الذيبOulad Ettarki Kaf EddibGrouped452051.12.44.1
اولاد رمضانOulad RamdaneGrouped1547160.20.85.8
اولاد بوطاهرOulad BoutaharGrouped582651.01.06.0
اولاد محمدOulad MohamedIn parts1728561.11.97.6

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code
Code
02.533.09.01
As digits
025330901
Slug
ahl-oued-za
OpenStreetMap
3551337
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ahl-oued-za");

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