Bouhouda

بوهودة

Rural commune in the cercle of Taounate, province of Taounate, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
24,823
Since 2014
−5.4%from 26,236 in 2014
Density
179people per km², 138.9 km²
Households
5,746
Rank
231231st most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 49 in its province

Since 2014, unemployment went from 11.6% to 29.8%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Oulad Nouel. Read French: 31.8% here, 27.7% there; in the labour force: 32.7% here, 33.3% there; can’t read or write: 43.2% here, 41.5% there.

Compare it with Oulad Nouel

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 Bouhouda.

Bouhouda −5.4%

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
43.2%aged 10 and over48.4% in 201454.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
29.8%11.6% in 201441.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
32.7%aged 15 and over43.8% in 20143.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.06children per woman2.26 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
8.7%of people5.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
24.2%of settled households13.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouhouda: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over3.6%
2.7%70–742.7%
2.7%65–693.5%
3.4%60–644.1%
4.3%55–594.4%
5.4%50–545.3%
6.0%45–495.7%
6.8%40–446.6%
6.7%35–396.6%
6.0%30–346.1%
5.3%25–295.5%
6.1%20–245.9%
8.4%15–199.4%
11.6%10–1411.2%
11.5%5–910.6%
9.8%0–48.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.9%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Tachelhit0.1%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French31.8%
  • English7.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot63.3%
  • Doesn’t travel to work11.3%
  • Informal transport9.1%
  • Private car4.9%
  • Employer’s transport2.7%
  • Animal2.7%
  • Bus1.9%
  • Another way1.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.3%
  • Taxi0.9%
  • Train0.3%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
1,158
Standing empty
22.2%7.7% vacant14.5% a second home
Precarious
1.5%0.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
68.0%95.0% on the water mains96.9% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
5.8%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house95.9%
  • Traditional house2.2%
  • Rural-type0.9%
  • Villa0.5%
  • Other0.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.2%
  • Apartment0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years74.8%
  • 20 to 49 years24.0%
  • 50 years or more1.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
47519.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
32768.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
4811.5 per business
Public services
148
Associations
0in premises of their own
Weekly souks
2counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce44.0%
  • Services39.4%
  • Industry9.5%
  • Construction7.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person66.7%
  • 2 to 331.2%
  • 4 to 92.1%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later24.2%
  • 2011–201950.8%
  • 2001–201019.9%
  • 1991–20004.0%
  • 1981–19900.9%
  • 1956–19800.3%
  • Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Bouhouda3,496

Douars

Bouhouda’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 25 douars in 7 fractions, with 21,327 people. Another 3,496 live in Bouhouda, its urban centre, which has no douars. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
اهل أسولAhl Assoul5 douars · 2,827 people
بودةBoudaIn parts2861,0660.81.94.9
اولاد احساينOuled HsaineIn parts2319650.41.98.0
اوجكالAoujkalIn parts873582.92.313.8
الدويرةDouiraIn parts461941.11.911.5
باب جامعBab JamaIn parts522441.51.611.5
بني بربرBni Berber3 douars · 4,628 people
اولاد اسعيدOulad SaidIn parts3301,4012.73.523.6
اولاد موسىOulad MoussaIn parts3661,7213.23.219.3
اولاد بن داوودOulad BendaoudIn parts3611,5060.73.518.5
الناضورNadour3 douars · 1,738 people
الناضورNadourIn parts2311,25717.40.717.4
أولاد بومالكOulad bou MalikIn parts6837716.10.216.1
لخطاطبةKhtatbaIn parts21104———
اولاد بوهاديOulad El Bouhadi5 douars · 3,561 people
السانيةEssaniyaIn parts551701.71.516.5
تاونات لوطاTaounate LoutaIn parts2269833.21.813.6
الدليماتDlimetIn parts1355743.82.526.2
اسملAsmelIn parts2201,0294.21.223.4
اولاد ايوبOulad IoubIn parts1828052.23.015.8
جامع السوقJamaa Es Souk3 douars · 3,275 people
بني حمزةBni HamzaGrouped371590.91.14.8
الزاويةEzzaouiyaIn parts4522,0481.21.93.1
اجعافرةJaafraIn parts2591,0680.21.72.2
قلعة بني بشيرKelaa Bni Bchir4 douars · 3,717 people
كدى موسىKda MoussaIn parts954771.63.024.0
الماطEl MatIn parts853834.73.518.3
بني بشيرBeni BchirIn parts1476688.41.118.9
القلعةEl KelâaIn parts4272,1896.21.917.7
أيشتومAichtoum2 douars · 1,581 people
أيشتومAichtoumIn parts3781,4689.31.215.0
حرث لحسنHrt LahcenGrouped29113———

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
03.531.07.09
As digits
035310709
Slug
bouhouda
OpenStreetMap
2754982
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bouhouda");

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