Laaouama

العوامة

Rural commune in the cercle of Tanger, préfecture of Tanger-Assilah, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
19,187
Since 2014
+139.5%from 8,013 in 2014
Density
313people per km², 61.2 km²
Households
4,618
Foreign residents
1
Rank
325325th most populous of 1,503 communes5th of 12 in its préfecture

Where it is

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

Aquouass BriechHad Al GharbiaAl ManzlaDar ChaouiSebt AzzinateAssilahHjar EnnhalTangerSahel ChamaliSidi LyamaniGueznaia

How it changed

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

Laaouama +139.5%

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
22.4%aged 10 and over39.3% in 201427.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
13.0%18.8% in 201415.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
44.9%aged 15 and over48.1% in 201412.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.38children per woman2.61 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
2.7%of people6.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
95.2%of settled households0.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Laaouama: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.7%75 and over1.7%
1.1%70–741.0%
1.7%65–691.6%
3.2%60–642.6%
3.5%55–592.8%
4.6%50–544.0%
6.4%45–495.2%
7.8%40–446.7%
8.6%35–398.8%
7.9%30–348.6%
6.3%25–297.3%
6.2%20–248.0%
8.1%15–197.5%
10.6%10–1410.9%
11.8%5–912.8%
10.5%0–410.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.0%
  • Tarifit4.3%
  • Tamazight1.8%
  • Tachelhit1.4%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French33.2%
  • English5.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot25.4%
  • Taxi21.7%
  • Employer’s transport19.6%
  • Bus10.7%
  • Private car9.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
34718.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
30487.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1,1143.7 per business
Public services
42
Associations
1in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce53.9%
  • Services26.3%
  • Industry12.8%
  • Construction6.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person74.7%
  • 2 to 313.8%
  • 4 to 94.3%
  • 10 to 495.6%
  • 50 and over1.6%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later56.6%
  • 2011–201932.9%
  • 2001–20108.2%
  • 1991–20001.6%
  • 1981–19900.7%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
01.511.05.17
As digits
015110517
Slug
laaouama
Record
/api/communes/01.511.05.17.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.511.05.17/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.511.05.17/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.511.05.17/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.511.05.17/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2752880
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("laaouama");

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