Bghaghza

بغاغزة

Rural commune in the cercle of Jebala, province of Tétouan, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 6,238
Since 2014: −10.3%from 6,955 in 2014
Density: 72people per km², 86.6 km²
Households: 1,386
Rank: 1,0751,075th most populous of 1,503 communes17th of 22 in its province

Since 2014, households that own their home went from 87.2% to 67.9%. Across Morocco, the fall was 2 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Moulay Bousselham. In the labour force: 49.8% here, 51.1% there; read French: 32.1% here, 31.9% there; higher education: 1.3% here, 2.7% there.

Compare it with Moulay Bousselham

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

90072

How it changed

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

Bghaghza −10.3%

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: 33.3%aged 10 and over44.7% in 201449.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 2.6%2.7% in 20141.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 49.8%aged 15 and over55.7% in 201421.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.56children per woman2.82 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.9%of people7.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 0.1%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bghaghza: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.6%	75 and over	3.6%
2.2%	70–74	2.4%
2.5%	65–69	2.8%
3.3%	60–64	3.8%
3.2%	55–59	3.8%
4.5%	50–54	5.2%
5.1%	45–49	4.7%
5.2%	40–44	6.5%
6.6%	35–39	6.3%
8.0%	30–34	6.2%
7.9%	25–29	6.2%
8.6%	20–24	7.6%
10.0%	15–19	10.2%
10.6%	10–14	11.4%
9.7%	5–9	10.7%
8.7%	0–4	8.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.4%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French32.1%
English2.5%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot56.9%
Doesn’t travel to work24.3%
Animal10.1%
Taxi2.6%
Employer’s transport2.6%
Private car1.8%
Informal transport1.1%
Bike or motorcycle0.2%
Bus0.2%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%
Another way0.0%

Can’t read or write: 44.7%aged 10 and over33.3% in 202464.3% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 2.7%2.6% in 20242.1% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 55.7%aged 15 and over49.8% in 202430.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 90.7%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.82children per woman2.56 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 7.5%of people6.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.2people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 0.0%of settled households0.1% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bghaghza: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	2.3%
1.6%	70–74	1.5%
2.0%	65–69	1.9%
2.5%	60–64	2.4%
2.7%	55–59	2.6%
3.7%	50–54	3.8%
3.6%	45–49	3.7%
4.5%	40–44	5.2%
5.7%	35–39	4.9%
6.2%	30–34	6.5%
8.2%	25–29	7.6%
10.5%	20–24	9.6%
10.6%	15–19	11.8%
12.8%	10–14	12.3%
11.5%	5–9	11.8%
11.4%	0–4	11.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija100.0%
Tarifit0.1%
Tachelhit0.0%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic only72.0%
Arabic and French27.6%
Arabic, French and English0.3%
Other combinations0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot93.4%
Taxi1.5%
Not stated1.4%
Bus1.1%
Works at home0.8%
Private car0.7%
Employer’s transport0.7%
Bike or motorcycle0.2%
Another way0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood92.4%
No fixed place2.2%
Another province1.3%
Another in the commune1.2%
Not stated1.2%
Another commune0.8%
At home0.8%
Somewhere else0.0%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour45.4%
Farming and fishing45.1%
Clerical work3.7%
Crafts and skilled trades1.7%
Labouring and small trades1.6%
Machine operating1.0%
Trade and broking0.7%
Technicians0.3%
Not classified0.2%
Managers and senior professionals0.1%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma88.3%
Primary10.3%
Lower secondary1.2%
Upper secondary0.1%
DEUG or Licence0.1%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 19731.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 5427.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 741.4 per business
Public services: 135
Associations: 8in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce59.3%
Services27.8%
Industry13.0%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person83.3%
2 to 311.1%
4 to 95.6%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later31.5%
2011–201935.2%
2001–201016.7%
1991–20009.3%
1981–19907.4%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bghaghza’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 25 douars in 2 fractions, with 6,238 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
سيلولة العلياSiloula El Oulia12 douars · 3,673 people
اشتاونةChtaouna	In parts	126	593	0.1	0.3	8.9
فج حنونFèje Hannoun	In parts	42	166	0.1	0.1	6.5
فج الريحFaj Rih	In parts	84	363	0.0	0.0	1.9
واد أسلاOued Asla	In parts	94	464	0.0	0.7	4.9
قريرشEl Kourriech	Grouped	42	178	5.0	0.0	8.0
الزاوية السفليةZaouia ès Seflia	Grouped	17	88	—	—	—
الزاوية الفوقيةZaouia Fokia	Grouped	60	281	0.2	0.1	2.2
ولاد زينةOulad Zina	Grouped	46	228	1.2	0.1	3.1
دار مسعدDar Messid	Grouped	51	222	0.0	0.0	1.0
ابغاغزةBghaghza	In parts	106	475	0.1	1.1	1.4
اشقايرشCheqarich	Grouped	121	476	0.1	0.9	10.0
الهسكرةLehsakra	In parts	31	139	0.9	1.0	11.9
سيلولة السفلىSiloula Essoufla13 douars · 2,565 people
تزروتTazrout	In parts	77	332	0.7	1.5	12.7
دار الشراطDar Chrarta	Grouped	37	145	1.1	1.2	14.1
أعروقشAroukech	In parts	40	204	1.0	1.0	12.0
الزكاريةEzzkarya	In parts	54	242	1.0	1.2	14.3
اخلوفشKhalloufech	In parts	76	382	2.4	1.8	20.0
أعبودشAbou Dach	Grouped	9	53	—	—	—
أغراينIghrayn	Grouped	37	178	0.0	0.2	7.0
الهرارزةLhrarza	In parts	37	134	0.4	0.6	3.7
السواقيEssouaki	Grouped	23	93	—	—	—
أنكريAnekri	In parts	49	236	0.1	0.8	7.9
الدشيرةEdchera	In parts	40	148	0.1	0.2	10.2
عثمانشOtmanich	In parts	65	313	0.7	2.8	13.3
الوهرنةLouharna	Grouped	22	105	—	—	—

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: 01.571.03.05
As digits: 015710305
Slug: bghaghza
Record: /api/communes/01.571.03.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.571.03.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.571.03.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.571.03.05/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.571.03.05/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/01.571.03.05/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.571.03.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2563439

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