Bouarg

بوعرك

Rural commune in the cercle of Guelaia, province of Nador, Oriental.

Population, 2024
44,626
Since 2014
+18.3%from 37,737 in 2014
Density
577people per km², 77.3 km²
Households
10,534
Foreign residents
5
Rank
115115th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 23 in its province

Where it is

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

Bni ChikerBni AnsarNadorBni BouifrourIksaneAl AarouiZaioZeghanghaneBni Sidel JbelIaazzaneneArekmaneRas-El-MaAl BarkanyeneTiztoutineBni Oukil Oulad M'handAfsouHassi-BerkaneBni Sidel LoutaOulad Daoud ZkhanineIhaddadeneSelouaneOulad Settout

How it changed

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

Bouarg +18.3%

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
29.3%aged 10 and over35.8% in 201436.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
23.0%12.2% in 201438.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.4%aged 15 and over44.6% in 201410.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.82children per woman2.36 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.9%of people5.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
68.2%of settled households46.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouarg: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.7%75 and over2.2%
2.0%70–741.8%
3.2%65–693.1%
4.4%60–644.8%
4.3%55–594.2%
5.2%50–545.5%
6.1%45–495.8%
7.3%40–447.3%
6.9%35–397.1%
6.8%30–347.7%
6.3%25–297.5%
7.2%20–247.4%
8.1%15–197.8%
11.1%10–1410.2%
10.9%5–910.4%
8.4%0–47.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija84.6%
  • Tarifit62.0%
  • Tamazight5.0%
  • Tachelhit4.6%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.8%
  • French44.6%
  • English11.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh6.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot32.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle22.4%
  • Private car12.6%
  • Bus8.8%
  • Taxi8.4%
  • Employer’s transport5.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
60613.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
50282.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1,1022.2 per business
Public services
101
Associations
3in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce63.5%
  • Services16.1%
  • Industry12.0%
  • Construction8.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person81.1%
  • 2 to 315.1%
  • 4 to 93.0%
  • 10 to 490.4%
  • 50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later1.6%
  • 2011–201996.8%
  • 2001–20100.8%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19900.2%
  • 1956–19800.6%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
02.381.05.09
As digits
023810509
Slug
bouarg
Record
/api/communes/02.381.05.09.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.381.05.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.381.05.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.381.05.09/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.381.05.09/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2443017
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bouarg");

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