El Beddouza

البدوزة

Rural commune in the cercle of Hrara, province of Safi, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024: 14,278
Since 2014: +1.4%from 14,084 in 2014
Density: 130people per km², 109.5 km²
Households: 3,132
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 478478th most populous of 1,503 communes15th of 25 in its province

Since 2014, households with a toilet went from 64.5% to 89.4%. Across Morocco, the rise was 4 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Oulad Mimoun. Running water: 10.2% here, 2.7% there; read French: 25.8% here, 28.7% there; unemployment: 11.6% here, 10.3% there.

Compare it with Oulad Mimoun

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

46023

How it changed

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

El Beddouza +1.4%

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: 42.2%aged 10 and over54.0% in 201452.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.6%4.8% in 201413.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.0%aged 15 and over46.5% in 20141.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.93children per woman3.48 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.8%of people3.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.6people on average5.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 10.2%of settled households5.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

El Beddouza: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	3.0%
2.0%	70–74	2.5%
3.0%	65–69	2.4%
3.6%	60–64	3.7%
3.6%	55–59	3.6%
4.6%	50–54	4.9%
4.9%	45–49	5.0%
5.6%	40–44	5.9%
6.4%	35–39	6.5%
7.1%	30–34	5.7%
7.6%	25–29	5.8%
9.5%	20–24	8.5%
9.8%	15–19	9.6%
10.8%	10–14	12.3%
10.4%	5–9	10.5%
8.4%	0–4	10.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.9%
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%
French25.8%
English2.1%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot44.8%
Taxi33.3%
Doesn’t travel to work8.3%
Bike or motorcycle3.2%
Employer’s transport3.1%
Bus2.2%
Private car2.0%
Animal1.7%
Informal transport1.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Another way0.0%

Can’t read or write: 54.0%aged 10 and over42.2% in 202465.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 4.8%11.6% in 202446.1% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.5%aged 15 and over41.0% in 20243.2% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.0%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.48children per woman2.93 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 3.5%of people5.8% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.6people on average4.6 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 5.4%of settled households10.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

El Beddouza: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.1%	75 and over	2.3%
1.6%	70–74	1.4%
1.6%	65–69	1.6%
2.4%	60–64	2.8%
3.5%	55–59	2.8%
3.9%	50–54	3.8%
4.2%	45–49	3.8%
5.5%	40–44	5.1%
5.7%	35–39	5.8%
7.5%	30–34	6.4%
8.1%	25–29	7.4%
9.3%	20–24	8.1%
9.8%	15–19	10.0%
11.6%	10–14	12.5%
10.9%	5–9	12.2%
12.3%	0–4	14.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tamazight0.1%
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 French54.2%
Arabic only39.9%
Arabic, French and English5.7%
Other combinations0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot70.3%
Bus12.0%
Taxi11.4%
Another way1.8%
Bike or motorcycle1.5%
Not stated1.4%
Private car1.0%
Works at home0.5%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood62.6%
Another province14.5%
Another commune10.8%
Another in the commune5.1%
No fixed place4.8%
Not stated1.4%
At home0.5%
Somewhere else0.3%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour65.4%
Farming and fishing18.0%
Crafts and skilled trades5.0%
Labouring and small trades4.4%
Clerical work2.7%
Machine operating1.8%
Trade and broking1.6%
Not classified0.6%
Managers and senior professionals0.4%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma79.8%
Primary16.4%
Lower secondary2.6%
Upper secondary1.0%
DEUG or Licence0.2%
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: 28820.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 9733.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1451.5 per business
Public services: 189
Associations: 2in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce79.4%
Services13.4%
Industry7.2%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person82.5%
2 to 314.4%
4 to 91.0%
10 to 492.1%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later30.9%
2011–201954.6%
2001–20108.2%
1991–20004.1%
1981–19902.1%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

El Beddouza’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 42 douars in 3 fractions, with 14,276 people. 2 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
اولاد زيدOulad Zid16 douars · 7,780 people
اولاد بلعربيOulad Belarb	In parts	50	260	8.4	9.7	15.9
السياحSiyah	In parts	35	128	3.0	7.3	9.2
الكاب البدوزةEl Kab El Beddouza	Grouped	173	648	0.0	0.1	0.2
الكرعانGourane	Grouped	46	197	0.0	2.0	2.0
لعريباتArabat	Grouped	37	162	1.0	2.0	2.0
الشنيناتChninat	In parts	107	541	0.5	2.2	9.8
الحوامدةLehouamda	Grouped	70	342	1.5	0.3	11.5
الدكايكيةEddkaykia	Dispersed	54	320	1.9	0.6	10.9
البيضانLbidane	Dispersed	26	135	—	—	—
الجليداتJlidat	Grouped	188	980	0.5	0.9	10.7
كاسينKassine	In parts	347	1,667	1.3	1.3	13.9
اولاد حدوOulad Haddou	Grouped	113	528	2.4	0.9	19.8
لعرارجةLararja	Dispersed	57	246	4.7	1.5	22.0
العراباتEl Arabat	In parts	34	133	1.5	2.9	11.1
لحريشLahriche	In parts	251	1,192	0.7	1.7	16.9
اولاد بن عزوزOulad Ben Azzouz	Grouped	68	301	0.9	2.1	20.4
اولاد سليمانOulad Slimane13 douars · 3,337 people
اولاد قدورOulad Kaddour	In parts	87	385	1.8	1.0	10.6
اولاد عزوزOulad Azzouz	Grouped	61	272	1.0	1.0	19.5
اكريكرKriker	Grouped	77	291	1.0	2.8	7.0
لقريةLakria	Grouped	57	241	1.0	3.0	7.9
الذرابلةDrabla	Grouped	24	109	—	—	—
لمعيلفةMailfa	Grouped	68	288	0.9	1.0	6.9
والهافاتOualhafat	Grouped	60	257	1.9	2.1	7.8
اولاد المقدمOulad Mqaddem	Grouped	67	290	1.3	1.3	7.9
الشلوحChlouh	Grouped	39	200	4.1	4.1	14.3
اولاد المساهلOulad Messahel	Grouped	40	150	4.3	4.5	14.7
لحماداتLahmadat	Grouped	30	136	2.0	3.4	12.0
النواصرةNouasra	Grouped	142	667	1.0	1.0	11.9
النواصرة اولاد الحاجNouasra Oulad El Haj	Grouped	10	51	—	—	—
اولاد رحالOulad Rahal13 douars · 3,159 people
اولاد سيدي بوشتىOulad Sidi Bouchta	In parts	137	621	0.4	1.6	3.4
دار القايدDar Caid	In parts	82	338	2.0	2.7	6.3
القجوجاتLakjoujate	In parts	43	175	1.9	1.8	7.0
الشحاحطة (أولاد أحمد بن اسعيد )Ecchhahta (Oulad Ahmed Ben Said)	Grouped	10	58	—	—	—
اولاد احميدةOulad Hmida	Grouped	11	43	—	—	—
الهنيناتEl Haninat	Grouped	40	211	1.3	5.4	11.1
الويدانel Ouidane	Grouped	96	409	3.1	2.2	11.9
السعادنةSaadna	Grouped	16	83	—	—	—
اولاد عمي حموOulad Ammi Hammou	In parts	36	162	3.4	5.2	15.6
بيومBioum	Grouped	62	251	1.0	2.8	10.0
الزوارمةZouarma	Grouped	29	135	—	—	—
افليفلAflifel	Grouped	80	332	9.8	1.8	9.8
اولاد محمد بن احمدOulad Mohamed Ben Ahmed	Grouped	72	341	9.7	2.1	10.1

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: 07.431.09.05
As digits: 074310905
Slug: el-beddouza
Record: /api/communes/07.431.09.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.431.09.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.431.09.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.431.09.05/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.431.09.05/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/07.431.09.05/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.431.09.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2827823

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