Bouhlou

بوحلو

Rural commune in the cercle of Ouad Amlil, province of Taza, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
8,510
Since 2014
−2.7%from 8,748 in 2014
Density
116people per km², 73.4 km²
Households
2,007
Foreign residents
5
Rank
860860th most populous of 1,503 communes17th of 38 in its province

Next door in Outabouabane, 5.2% of households have running water. Here, it’s 90.0%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 32.2% to 90.0%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Khalfia. In the labour force: 31.9% here, 32.2% there; running water: 90.0% here, 93.2% there; aged 65 and over: 11.0% here, 11.9% there.

Compare it with Khalfia

One of 39 communes where at least 1% of workers commute by train.

Where it is

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

How it changed

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

Bouhlou −2.7%

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
38.8%aged 10 and over46.5% in 201449.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
32.9%10.3% in 201424.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
31.9%aged 15 and over40.7% in 20142.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.32children per woman2.76 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
8.3%of people6.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average5.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
90.0%of settled households32.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouhlou: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.4%75 and over4.4%
2.9%70–742.7%
4.6%65–694.1%
5.4%60–645.5%
4.9%55–595.4%
6.0%50–546.1%
6.0%45–496.1%
5.9%40–447.2%
7.1%35–396.4%
5.5%30–345.6%
4.9%25–295.9%
6.0%20–246.6%
8.1%15–198.2%
10.3%10–149.4%
10.4%5–99.1%
8.5%0–47.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.1%
  • Tachelhit0.5%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French50.7%
  • English9.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot58.4%
  • Informal transport13.9%
  • Private car6.3%
  • Bus4.9%
  • Taxi4.9%
  • Doesn’t travel to work3.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.6%
  • Employer’s transport2.4%
  • Another way1.5%
  • Train1.3%
  • Animal0.6%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
18722.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
11863.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1571.3 per business
Public services
58
Associations
11in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce49.2%
  • Services34.7%
  • Industry14.4%
  • Construction1.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person82.2%
  • 2 to 314.4%
  • 4 to 93.4%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later42.4%
  • 2011–201937.3%
  • 2001–20107.6%
  • 1991–20009.3%
  • 1981–19901.7%
  • 1956–19800.8%
  • Before 19560.8%

Douars

Bouhlou’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 19 douars in 4 fractions, with 8,503 people. 7 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
اولاد عياشOulad Ayach5 douars · 1,813 people
عين مزيAin MazziDispersed853540.81.010.0
لخريباتLakhribatGrouped642881.81.76.6
السبيتSbitGrouped462130.73.59.9
كدية بوسلهماتKoudiat Boussa LhamateDispersed381520.61.47.6
كوانKaouaneDispersed2068060.01.39.9
امكاصةAmkassa6 douars · 3,631 people
الصفاحEssaffahIn parts3141,2381.80.911.9
سيدي ميمونSidi MimouneIn parts1074810.40.81.6
أفراكAfragIn parts2079040.71.71.8
الحاجب بوحلوEl Hajeb BouhlouIn parts1304872.62.713.5
تعاونية فرج اللهCoopérative Frej AllahIn parts853421.01.017.3
ظهر سيدي عليDhar Sidi AliGrouped401796.26.56.1
بني امطيرBni Amtir4 douars · 2,399 people
قصبة بني مطيرKasbat Bni MtirGrouped1425881.11.17.5
ظهر بونصDhar BounsDispersed2289821.41.46.0
اقلييعAkliyIn parts1708061.22.02.8
ادريوةDriouaDispersed823———
عين ستيفAin Setif4 douars · 660 people
دومة ازميمDoumat ZmimGrouped28131———
الشايفEchayefDispersed502425.72.612.7
عين ستيفAin SetifDispersed482439.12.213.7
خربة الشطيبةKharbat ChtaibaDispersed1144———

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
03.561.07.05
As digits
035610705
Slug
bouhlou
OpenStreetMap
2758654
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bouhlou");

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