Kalaat Bouqorra

قلعة بوقرة

Rural commune in the cercle of Zoumi, province of Ouezzane, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 13,999
Since 2014: −13.4%from 16,163 in 2014
Density: 129people per km², 108.9 km²
Households: 3,767
Rank: 489489th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 17 in its province

Since 2014, unemployment went from 6.6% to 22.5%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ain Dfali. In the labour force: 32.8% here, 34.5% there; Darija: 98.7% here, 99.4% there; apartments: 0.0% here, 0.3% there.

Compare it with Ain Dfali

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

91154

How it changed

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

Kalaat Bouqorra −13.4%

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: 35.6%aged 10 and over40.3% in 201449.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 22.5%6.6% in 201418.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 32.8%aged 15 and over45.2% in 20145.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.34children per woman2.08 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 8.5%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.7people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 2.4%of settled households0.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Kalaat Bouqorra: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	4.1%
2.2%	70–74	2.8%
3.2%	65–69	3.4%
3.5%	60–64	4.3%
3.3%	55–59	4.1%
5.2%	50–54	5.2%
6.7%	45–49	5.6%
7.9%	40–44	7.4%
8.0%	35–39	8.2%
7.1%	30–34	6.5%
5.6%	25–29	5.3%
7.6%	20–24	7.2%
10.7%	15–19	10.1%
10.9%	10–14	9.7%
8.8%	5–9	9.0%
6.7%	0–4	7.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.7%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French31.6%
English8.4%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot78.5%
Animal8.2%
Doesn’t travel to work5.4%
Private car3.2%
Taxi1.2%
Informal transport1.2%
Bike or motorcycle1.0%
Another way0.5%
Bus0.4%
Employer’s transport0.2%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 40.3%aged 10 and over35.6% in 202456.8% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 6.6%22.5% in 20245.5% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 45.2%aged 15 and over32.8% in 202419.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.5%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.08children per woman1.34 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.2%of people8.5% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.8people on average3.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 0.1%of settled households2.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Kalaat Bouqorra: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.5%	75 and over	2.4%
1.4%	70–74	2.1%
1.3%	65–69	1.3%
2.3%	60–64	2.8%
2.3%	55–59	2.8%
3.8%	50–54	4.1%
3.4%	45–49	3.4%
5.3%	40–44	5.2%
7.0%	35–39	5.5%
7.5%	30–34	7.4%
8.4%	25–29	9.1%
10.1%	20–24	9.7%
10.6%	15–19	10.4%
12.9%	10–14	13.5%
10.7%	5–9	10.7%
10.6%	0–4	9.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only59.8%
Arabic and French32.8%
Arabic, French and English6.8%
Other combinations0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot85.5%
Another way10.4%
Not stated2.2%
Works at home0.6%
Private car0.5%
Bike or motorcycle0.4%
Bus0.2%
Taxi0.2%
Employer’s transport0.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood93.5%
Not stated2.3%
Another in the commune1.3%
No fixed place1.3%
At home0.6%
Another province0.4%
Another commune0.3%
Somewhere else0.3%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing55.0%
Farm and fishing labour34.7%
Crafts and skilled trades2.4%
Labouring and small trades2.0%
Trade and broking1.7%
Managers and senior professionals1.4%
Clerical work1.4%
Machine operating0.8%
Technicians0.3%
Not classified0.3%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma68.5%
Primary20.8%
Lower secondary7.5%
Upper secondary2.0%
DEUG or Licence1.2%
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: 32323.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 21867.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2201.0 per business
Public services: 105
Associations: 0in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce42.2%
Services29.4%
Industry26.6%
Construction1.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person99.1%
2 to 30.9%
4 to 90.0%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later31.7%
2011–201942.7%
2001–201017.0%
1991–20007.8%
1981–19900.5%
1956–19800.5%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Kalaat Bouqorra’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 25 douars in 5 fractions, with 13,999 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
الشرفاءChorfa5 douars · 2,474 people
دهيور أزياتDhiour Azyat	Grouped	63	225	0.3	1.7	8.5
الشهبيةEcchahbia	In parts	161	559	1.4	1.5	8.8
دشار الكبيرDchar El Kebir	In parts	231	796	2.4	1.5	10.8
أغيلIghil	Grouped	63	263	1.5	0.8	8.2
رشاقةErrechaqa	Grouped	158	631	2.6	1.4	6.5
فرقة بوقرةFerkat Bouqorra3 douars · 3,019 people
بني كولشBni Kaoulech	In parts	410	1,478	0.8	2.2	16.2
بني زيادBni Ziyad	In parts	290	1,137	1.9	2.3	8.4
تينزةTainza	Grouped	99	404	3.8	1.2	12.7
مركز قلعة بوقرةCentre Kelaa Bouqorra8 douars · 3,383 people
مركز قلعة بوقرةCentre Kelaa Bouqorra	Grouped	149	524	0.7	1.1	1.1
القلعةEl Kalaa	In parts	88	304	1.0	3.0	3.1
العنينةEl Anina	Grouped	43	175	1.0	3.2	3.2
الحلحالLhalhal	In parts	98	374	1.0	1.4	3.6
أمنداسAmindas	In parts	61	223	0.7	3.5	4.0
ظهار منقاشDhar Menkach	In parts	265	1,009	0.8	1.9	2.7
أحجار أملاغيHajjar Amlaghi	In parts	139	503	0.5	2.7	2.0
تامسيتTamsit	In parts	70	271	1.1	1.2	1.4
الدوالحEddoualah5 douars · 2,308 people
أولاد بن دلحةOulad Ben Dalha	In parts	254	950	0.7	1.5	3.5
الشعليينChaliine	Grouped	41	155	1.0	2.9	5.0
كهف الغولKaf Lghoul	In parts	105	361	1.7	2.1	4.5
الدسولEddsoul	Grouped	119	454	0.6	3.1	3.2
السداريSdari	In parts	109	388	2.2	1.8	6.6
الشرفاء الشماليةChorfa Chamalia4 douars · 2,815 people
واد أسايةOued Assaia	In parts	116	431	5.2	1.4	6.8
الزاويةZaouia	In parts	371	1,444	1.4	2.1	15.5
كشكاشةKechkacha	In parts	82	304	2.4	2.7	15.6
اليونانYounane	In parts	182	636	0.3	1.5	7.5

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code

Code: 01.405.11.07
As digits: 014051107
Slug: kalaat-bouqorra
Record: /api/communes/01.405.11.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.405.11.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.405.11.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.405.11.07/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.405.11.07/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/01.405.11.07/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.405.11.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2563389

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