Houara Oulad Raho

هوارة أولاد رحو

Rural commune in the cercle of Guercif, province of Guercif, Oriental.

Population, 2024: 39,947
Since 2014: +27.0%from 31,462 in 2014
Density: 41people per km², 973.6 km²
Households: 8,400
Foreign residents: 9
Rank: 130130th most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 10 in its province

Next door in Guercif, 95.3% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 17.7%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 69.9% to 95.3%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Jbilate. Household size: 4.7 here, 4.6 there; higher education: 3.8% here, 2.5% there; Darija: 97.7% here, 98.5% there.

Compare it with Jbilate

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

35043

How it changed

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

Houara Oulad Raho +27.0%

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: 37.3%aged 10 and over42.2% in 201445.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 22.0%14.6% in 201450.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.5%aged 15 and over43.9% in 20148.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 94.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.95children per woman2.03 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.9%of people4.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 43.9%of settled households32.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Houara Oulad Raho: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.0%	75 and over	3.1%
2.2%	70–74	2.3%
2.8%	65–69	2.9%
4.3%	60–64	4.1%
4.0%	55–59	4.1%
5.2%	50–54	5.0%
5.8%	45–49	5.8%
6.5%	40–44	6.8%
7.1%	35–39	7.6%
6.5%	30–34	7.5%
6.1%	25–29	7.7%
7.3%	20–24	7.4%
9.1%	15–19	8.2%
10.7%	10–14	9.7%
10.7%	5–9	10.0%
8.8%	0–4	7.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.7%
Tamazight9.4%
Tarifit7.3%
Tachelhit5.6%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French46.5%
English11.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot45.8%
Bike or motorcycle15.2%
Doesn’t travel to work14.3%
Private car9.5%
Bus6.7%
Employer’s transport2.8%
Taxi2.4%
Informal transport2.4%
Animal0.4%
Another way0.3%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 42.2%aged 10 and over37.3% in 202453.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 14.6%22.0% in 202440.1% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.9%aged 15 and over38.5% in 202410.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 88.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.03children per woman1.95 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.6%of people4.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.3people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 32.4%of settled households43.9% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Houara Oulad Raho: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.3%	75 and over	2.2%
1.5%	70–74	1.5%
1.5%	65–69	1.5%
2.6%	60–64	2.6%
3.4%	55–59	3.0%
4.4%	50–54	4.5%
4.4%	45–49	4.8%
5.5%	40–44	5.6%
7.0%	35–39	6.8%
7.9%	30–34	7.9%
8.6%	25–29	9.7%
9.4%	20–24	9.9%
10.2%	15–19	9.7%
10.3%	10–14	9.9%
10.1%	5–9	9.4%
10.9%	0–4	11.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.1%
Tarifit9.1%
Tachelhit7.4%
Tamazight5.7%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French50.4%
Arabic only37.2%
Arabic, French and English11.1%
Other combinations1.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot66.6%
Bike or motorcycle11.6%
Private car6.4%
Bus5.1%
Taxi2.8%
Not stated2.3%
Another way2.1%
Works at home2.0%
Employer’s transport1.1%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood56.4%
No fixed place16.7%
Another commune15.3%
Another in the commune4.1%
Another province2.3%
Not stated2.2%
At home2.0%
Somewhere else0.8%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour31.6%
Farming and fishing23.4%
Crafts and skilled trades15.7%
Labouring and small trades11.6%
Trade and broking6.8%
Clerical work4.9%
Machine operating2.9%
Managers and senior professionals1.6%
Technicians0.7%
Not classified0.6%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma67.5%
Primary22.4%
Lower secondary6.7%
Upper secondary2.5%
DEUG or Licence0.9%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 48312.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 34471.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 6952.0 per business
Public services: 137
Associations: 2in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce61.9%
Industry15.7%
Services14.2%
Construction8.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person80.5%
2 to 313.7%
4 to 92.0%
10 to 493.5%
50 and over0.3%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later45.9%
2011–201940.4%
2001–201011.3%
1991–20002.0%
1981–19900.3%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Houara Oulad Raho’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 44 douars in 12 fractions, with 39,652 people. 295 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 خليفةOulad Khlifa6 douars · 3,438 people
بومساعدBoumsaad	Grouped	63	265	0.2	2.1	15.3
النوايلNouayl	Grouped	73	391	0.4	1.2	16.0
الشرفةChourfa	Grouped	214	1,030	0.1	0.6	3.2
لمرازكةLemrazga	Grouped	196	911	0.6	2.0	4.6
لحمازيLahmazi	Grouped	94	423	0.4	2.5	3.1
ولجمان الجلOuljmane El Jl	Dispersed	93	418	0.0	6.0	10.2
اولاد حادةOulad Hada6 douars · 4,077 people
زبارZbar	Dispersed	299	1,473	0.7	4.2	14.5
لحويسيLahouyssi	Dispersed	109	521	0.3	5.5	17.8
مرادةMerada	Grouped	188	917	0.7	1.7	7.2
ظهر لبيضDhar Labiad	Grouped	12	66	—	—	—
اولاد القندسي(القنطرة)Oulad El Kandsi (El Kantra)	Dispersed	153	778	1.6	4.1	15.8
الجل 4El Jl 4	Dispersed	62	322	1.8	2.8	15.1
تافراطةTafrata2 douars · 2,347 people
لفريطيسةLafritissa	Grouped	156	734	1.0	2.6	23.8
تافراطةTafrata	Dispersed	356	1,613	0.9	3.7	16.3
اولاد الدراويOulad Draoui2 douars · 7,763 people
الحمامEl Hammam	Grouped	73	388	0.3	0.8	15.2
حرشة ݣانييرHarchat Ganiyr	Grouped	1,605	7,375	0.5	1.7	1.7
الملوكيينEl Meloukiine2 douars · 488 people
الفطوشيةEl Fatouchiya	Grouped	47	265	0.1	1.6	15.0
ولجة لحسنOuljat Lahcen	In parts	49	223	0.6	4.5	13.0
اولاد حموسةOulad Hmoussa6 douars · 4,039 people
الجل اولاد حموسةJel Oulad Hammoussa	Dispersed	12	60	—	—	—
لبدادرةLabdadra	Dispersed	103	483	0.2	1.2	5.3
غفولةGhafoula	In parts	193	936	0.7	1.3	17.5
بني والBni Oual	In parts	130	573	0.0	9.9	25.7
حوض الرثم اولاد حموسةHaoud Rtam Oulad Hammoussa	Dispersed	262	1,218	0.1	2.4	3.9
البطمةLbatma	Grouped	193	769	0.4	1.6	2.8
الطرش لمظافرةTroch Lemdafra3 douars · 4,598 people
الطرشTroch	Dispersed	227	1,169	0.1	3.5	5.2
المظافرةEl Mdafra	Grouped	467	2,113	0.0	0.7	1.9
الجل 2/الحرشةEl Jl Alaharcha	Dispersed	295	1,316	0.8	2.9	7.0
اولاد امباركOulad Mbarek5 douars · 3,045 people
السهب لحمرSehb Lahmar	Dispersed	126	736	6.3	4.2	22.5
لاݣار سفلىLagare Sefli	Dispersed	88	452	0.0	3.2	14.9
ولجة الصفصافةOuljat Safsafa	Grouped	60	351	3.3	2.0	17.8
الجل 3/الجهة الشرقيةEl Jl Aljha Charqia	Dispersed	126	677	3.5	4.1	16.9
الجل3 /الجهة الغربيةEl Jl Aljha Gharbia	Dispersed	171	829	2.4	4.9	17.2
اولاد صالحOulad Salah5 douars · 3,895 people
بربحيةBerrebhya	Grouped	594	2,766	0.1	0.7	2.4
الجل لݣطاطيJel Laktati	Dispersed	53	322	0.1	1.7	4.8
الجل لحوافيJel Lahouafi	Dispersed	33	169	0.1	2.7	6.7
الكلتة البيضاءEl Galta El Bida	Grouped	68	316	0.0	4.3	9.1
رصفة لحمامRasfat Lahmam	Dispersed	79	322	0.0	8.0	14.0
ملويةMoulouya3 douars · 3,559 people
سيدي بن جعفرSidi Ben Jaafar	Grouped	690	3,331	1.6	1.1	1.3
سيدي عيادSidi Ayad	Grouped	24	131	—	—	—
مغرانMaghrane	Grouped	20	97	—	—	—
ولجمان (حمرية القروية)Ouljmane (Hamria El Karouia)1 douar · 1,558 people
حمرية ولجمانHamriat Ouljmane	Grouped	339	1,558	0.4	4.4	8.3
الزرݣان لمزارشةEz Zourgane Lamzarcha3 douars · 845 people
العبدلاويةEl Abdlaouia	Grouped	138	539	0.0	1.0	2.0
جرف لمراحJorf Lamrah	Grouped	38	178	0.0	0.6	16.5
نوامر سفلىNouamr Sfla	Grouped	24	128	—	—	—

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: 02.265.05.05
As digits: 022650505
Slug: houara-oulad-raho
Record: /api/communes/02.265.05.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/02.265.05.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/02.265.05.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/02.265.05.05/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/02.265.05.05/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/02.265.05.05/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/02.265.05.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2816174

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