Bni Quolla

بني كلة

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

Population, 2024: 13,551
Since 2014: −15.6%from 16,049 in 2014
Density: 72.9people per km², 185.9 km²
Households: 3,752
Rank: 519519th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 17 in its province

Next door in Ouezzane, 98.5% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 2.4%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 6.6% to 36.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bni Oulid. Household size: 3.6 here, 3.6 there; unemployment: 36.6% here, 33.7% there; aged 65 and over: 12.6% here, 12.0% there.

Compare it with Bni Oulid

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

16224

How it changed

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

Bni Quolla −15.6%

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: 40.0%aged 10 and over44.0% in 201453.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 36.6%6.6% in 201459.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 31.6%aged 15 and over53.0% in 20144.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 93.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.15children per woman1.93 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 9.9%of people7.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.6people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 7.7%of settled households1.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Quolla: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.4%	75 and over	5.3%
3.4%	70–74	3.5%
4.5%	65–69	4.2%
5.3%	60–64	5.9%
5.5%	55–59	5.6%
5.7%	50–54	6.2%
6.7%	45–49	7.2%
7.1%	40–44	7.0%
6.4%	35–39	7.5%
5.5%	30–34	5.5%
5.1%	25–29	4.3%
6.4%	20–24	6.1%
9.7%	15–19	8.7%
9.1%	10–14	8.5%
8.2%	5–9	8.0%
6.8%	0–4	6.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.4%
Tachelhit0.3%
Tamazight0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French27.9%
English3.8%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot36.8%
Informal transport24.5%
Animal12.1%
Taxi7.6%
Doesn’t travel to work4.5%
Bus4.0%
Employer’s transport3.3%
Private car3.2%
Bike or motorcycle2.6%
Another way1.5%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 44.0%aged 10 and over40.0% in 202459.5% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 6.6%36.6% in 20246.6% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 53.0%aged 15 and over31.6% in 202427.8% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.2%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.93children per woman2.15 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 7.5%of people9.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average3.6 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 1.3%of settled households7.7% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Quolla: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.7%	75 and over	3.2%
2.3%	70–74	2.7%
2.2%	65–69	2.4%
3.4%	60–64	3.9%
3.6%	55–59	3.7%
4.7%	50–54	4.8%
5.4%	45–49	5.5%
5.5%	40–44	5.4%
6.7%	35–39	6.7%
7.0%	30–34	7.1%
7.8%	25–29	9.1%
9.2%	20–24	9.0%
9.9%	15–19	9.9%
10.2%	10–14	9.4%
9.4%	5–9	8.7%
9.1%	0–4	8.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit0.0%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French57.4%
Arabic only33.8%
Arabic, French and English8.2%
Other combinations0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot80.2%
Taxi11.1%
Not stated3.1%
Bus2.4%
Private car0.9%
Works at home0.8%
Another way0.7%
Employer’s transport0.5%
Bike or motorcycle0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood73.9%
Another commune8.5%
No fixed place6.7%
Another province6.0%
Not stated3.0%
Another in the commune1.0%
At home0.8%
Somewhere else0.1%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour48.3%
Farming and fishing26.8%
Crafts and skilled trades10.4%
Labouring and small trades7.0%
Clerical work2.8%
Machine operating2.0%
Trade and broking1.7%
Not classified0.5%
Managers and senior professionals0.3%
Technicians0.3%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma68.5%
Primary23.8%
Lower secondary5.2%
Upper secondary1.9%
DEUG or Licence0.7%
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: 39529.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 23258.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3481.5 per business
Public services: 163
Associations: 0in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Industry46.1%
Commerce36.6%
Services17.2%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person91.4%
2 to 33.9%
4 to 93.4%
10 to 491.3%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later11.6%
2011–201967.2%
2001–201012.9%
1991–20004.7%
1981–19900.9%
1956–19802.6%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bni Quolla’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 52 douars in 8 fractions, with 13,551 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
بني كلة السفلى 1Bni Quolla Essoufla 110 douars · 1,724 people
الغواوتة السفلىLaghouaouta Soufla	Grouped	36	140	1.6	2.0	5.7
عين عليقAin Alliq	Grouped	33	101	2.2	1.4	7.2
وزكانةOuezgana	Grouped	42	102	1.6	1.8	7.8
ديابEddeyab	Grouped	19	71	—	—	—
بوناهضBou Nahed	Grouped	77	259	3.0	0.9	4.0
دار الشيخDar Cheikh	Grouped	53	176	0.2	0.9	3.3
كعلالKaallal	In parts	74	245	0.1	1.6	3.4
المناصرةMnasra	In parts	107	351	1.2	1.3	10.0
بولمةBoulma	Grouped	31	104	1.5	1.6	11.9
تورارتTaourat	Grouped	53	175	2.4	3.5	8.8
بني كلة العليا 1Bni Quolla El Oulia 15 douars · 1,782 people
الدحاحنةDhahna	In parts	216	763	0.4	2.9	17.3
دار أوريغلDar Ourighel	In parts	135	459	0.8	1.6	15.5
الرميلةRmila	Grouped	70	247	0.7	2.3	8.0
الصخيرةSkhaira	Grouped	54	186	0.5	2.4	14.7
نصف رمل العشابNsaf Rmel El Aachab	Grouped	34	127	0.2	3.9	13.1
اهل الربع السفلىAhl Rbaa Essoufla4 douars · 1,789 people
السندSned	Grouped	53	220	3.9	0.3	7.6
السبيتSbiet	In parts	147	618	3.6	3.0	6.3
فج القلعةFej El Kalaa	In parts	175	717	5.6	3.9	9.0
أولاد زيانOulad Ziane	In parts	66	234	7.0	2.9	7.0
بني كلة السفلى 2Bni Quolla Essoufla 213 douars · 2,417 people
العجاجرةLaajajra	Grouped	67	248	0.2	0.4	0.9
خندق الجيرانKhendek El Jirane	Grouped	25	100	—	—	—
أولاد ريانةOulad Riana	Grouped	22	74	—	—	—
دويرة الوزريDouira Louazri	Grouped	26	110	—	—	—
سيدي بودمةSidi Boudouma	Grouped	64	233	2.2	3.2	19.0
عين الحاجAin El Haj	In parts	53	174	1.5	3.7	13.7
الصخرةEssakhra	In parts	80	318	4.9	2.9	14.1
المرنيينMriniyne	In parts	101	350	0.5	1.2	14.0
ظهار الهواريDhar El Houari	Grouped	84	300	1.6	4.4	11.4
العناصرLaanasser	In parts	22	67	—	—	—
الغواوتة العلياEl Ghouaouta El Oulia	Grouped	37	123	0.2	1.4	4.2
لبيارLabyar	In parts	72	279	1.5	3.1	10.8
نصف رمل العشابNsaf Rmel El Aachab	Grouped	10	41	—	—	—
بني كلة العليا 2Bni Quolla El Oulia 24 douars · 2,715 people
زموريينZemourine	In parts	435	1,584	2.2	3.1	17.0
زريزرةZrizra	In parts	117	391	3.2	0.9	14.1
بوسرورBou Srour	In parts	144	514	0.3	2.1	11.1
زوراكZourag	In parts	63	226	2.8	1.7	14.3
اهل الربع العلياAhl Rbaa El Oulia5 douars · 557 people
عين قصابAin Ksab	In parts	14	51	—	—	—
كليدةKlida	Grouped	25	89	—	—	—
النفزةNafza	Grouped	58	185	0.0	2.0	12.7
القطارةGuetara	In parts	34	119	1.0	1.4	10.0
الدشيرةDchira	In parts	31	113	1.4	1.8	10.0
بني كلة المركزBni Quolla Centre5 douars · 1,049 people
بودروةBou Deroua	Dispersed	69	251	0.9	1.3	5.4
واد البياض 1Oued Lbyed	Grouped	62	238	0.0	2.1	2.0
الرميلRmiel	Dispersed	85	309	0.2	0.9	0.9
الضهورشDhourech	Grouped	25	90	—	—	—
واد البياض 2Oued El Byad 2	Grouped	43	161	0.1	5.0	5.1
إيزارنIyzarn6 douars · 1,518 people
اغطيطسArhtites	In parts	55	193	1.9	1.5	15.4
الشنتيلChentil	In parts	35	135	1.5	1.0	15.9
أسكارAskar	In parts	180	705	0.1	0.8	14.4
أولاد محمدOulad M".hammed	In parts	78	293	0.8	1.8	22.7
سيدي قاسمSidi Kacem	Grouped	29	87	—	—	—
خروبةLkharroub	Grouped	32	105	0.0	0.3	20.8

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: 01.405.07.01
As digits: 014050701
Slug: bni-quolla
Record: /api/communes/01.405.07.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.405.07.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.405.07.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.405.07.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.405.07.01/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/01.405.07.01/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.405.07.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2753084

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