Bouarfa

بوعرفة

Urban commune in the province of Figuig, Oriental.

Population, 2024
30,068
Since 2014
+4.2%from 28,846 in 2014
Density
6,312people per km², 4.8 km²
Households
6,715
Foreign residents
25
Rank
180180th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 13 in its province

Where it is

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

FiguigTendraraMaatarkaTalsintBoumeriemeBouchaoueneAbbou LakhalAin ChouaterBouananeBni TadjiteBni GuilAin Chair

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Bouarfa +4.2%

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
20.8%aged 10 and over23.8% in 201426.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
31.6%34.3% in 201441.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.8%aged 15 and over45.1% in 201414.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.85children per woman2.04 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.6%of people4.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.9%of settled households96.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouarfa: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.7%75 and over3.5%
2.2%70–742.2%
3.3%65–693.2%
5.0%60–644.7%
4.3%55–594.6%
4.4%50–545.7%
6.0%45–496.1%
6.6%40–446.4%
6.9%35–397.5%
7.7%30–347.7%
7.7%25–298.7%
6.5%20–247.6%
8.2%15–197.3%
10.6%10–149.2%
10.0%5–98.6%
8.1%0–47.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.1%
  • Tachelhit5.1%
  • Tamazight3.2%
  • Tarifit0.4%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French55.0%
  • English19.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot60.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle15.1%
  • Private car10.5%
  • Employer’s transport2.8%
  • Bus2.0%
  • Taxi1.3%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
8,546
Standing empty
26.0%15.7% vacant10.3% a second home
Precarious
1.4%0.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
95.2%97.2% on the water mains96.6% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
2.2%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house84.1%
  • Traditional house8.7%
  • Apartment4.5%
  • Villa1.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.8%
  • Other0.4%
  • Rural-type0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years39.2%
  • 20 to 49 years56.9%
  • 50 years or more3.9%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
98832.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
83484.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1,4711.8 per business
Public services
127
Associations
27in premises of their own
Weekly souks
2counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce57.6%
  • Services27.2%
  • Industry11.6%
  • Construction3.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person68.1%
  • 2 to 325.3%
  • 4 to 95.8%
  • 10 to 490.7%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later26.6%
  • 2011–201940.8%
  • 2001–201020.3%
  • 1991–20005.8%
  • 1981–19904.0%
  • 1956–19802.4%
  • Before 19560.2%

In the data

Code
02.251.01.01
As digits
022510101
Slug
bouarfa
Record
/api/communes/02.251.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.251.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.251.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.251.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.251.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.251.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2527827
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bouarfa");

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