Lakhoualqa

لخوالقة

Rural commune in the cercle of El Gantour, province of Youssoufia, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024: 14,621
Since 2014: −10.7%from 16,375 in 2014
Density: 41.5people per km², 352.6 km²
Households: 3,142
Rank: 464464th most populous of 1,503 communes10th of 11 in its province

Next door in Nzalat Laadam, 57.5% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 0.3%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 2.3% to 63.8%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Koudiat Bni Dghough. Read French: 28.8% here, 27.1% there; can’t read or write: 46.5% here, 42.8% there; household size: 4.7 here, 4.7 there.

Compare it with Koudiat Bni Dghough

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

46074

How it changed

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

Lakhoualqa −10.7%

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: 46.5%aged 10 and over58.2% in 201456.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 21.8%4.7% in 201416.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 36.5%aged 15 and over45.8% in 20144.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 93.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.19children per woman3.77 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.4%of people4.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average6.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 63.8%of settled households2.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Lakhoualqa: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.1%	75 and over	3.4%
2.1%	70–74	2.9%
3.2%	65–69	3.3%
3.6%	60–64	4.2%
3.9%	55–59	3.9%
3.9%	50–54	4.6%
5.4%	45–49	4.8%
5.5%	40–44	6.0%
6.5%	35–39	6.3%
6.3%	30–34	6.5%
6.1%	25–29	5.8%
7.1%	20–24	6.3%
9.1%	15–19	9.0%
12.8%	10–14	11.6%
11.8%	5–9	12.2%
9.7%	0–4	9.3%

Local languages used

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

Darija96.5%
Tachelhit0.4%
Hassania0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French28.8%
English3.2%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot55.7%
Bike or motorcycle19.4%
Bus8.3%
Doesn’t travel to work6.9%
Private car3.1%
Employer’s transport3.0%
Informal transport2.4%
Another way0.8%
Animal0.2%
Taxi0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 58.2%aged 10 and over46.5% in 202469.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 4.7%21.8% in 202426.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 45.8%aged 15 and over36.5% in 20245.3% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 87.1%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.77children per woman3.19 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.8%of people5.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 6.5people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 2.3%of settled households63.8% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Lakhoualqa: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.9%	75 and over	2.6%
1.5%	70–74	1.8%
1.3%	65–69	1.7%
2.6%	60–64	3.1%
3.2%	55–59	3.3%
3.8%	50–54	4.4%
4.2%	45–49	4.1%
4.2%	40–44	5.0%
5.9%	35–39	5.9%
6.7%	30–34	6.9%
8.5%	25–29	7.9%
9.8%	20–24	9.2%
10.7%	15–19	10.5%
11.1%	10–14	10.5%
10.6%	5–9	10.5%
12.8%	0–4	12.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.7%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
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 French49.4%
Arabic only46.9%
Arabic, French and English3.1%
Other combinations0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot46.4%
Bus25.7%
Works at home13.9%
Bike or motorcycle4.3%
Another way3.0%
Taxi2.4%
Not stated2.1%
Private car1.8%
Employer’s transport0.6%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood44.0%
Another province24.1%
At home13.9%
No fixed place7.4%
Another in the commune5.6%
Not stated2.0%
Another commune1.9%
Somewhere else1.1%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing30.5%
Farm and fishing labour25.7%
Labouring and small trades18.9%
Crafts and skilled trades11.7%
Trade and broking6.6%
Clerical work3.6%
Machine operating1.6%
Not classified1.1%
Managers and senior professionals0.3%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma85.6%
Primary12.0%
Lower secondary1.9%
Upper secondary0.5%
DEUG or Licence0.1%
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: 35023.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 13939.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1791.3 per business
Public services: 172
Associations: 39in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce76.3%
Services16.5%
Industry5.0%
Construction2.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person81.3%
2 to 317.3%
4 to 90.7%
10 to 490.7%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later23.7%
2011–201932.4%
2001–201030.9%
1991–200010.8%
1981–19901.4%
1956–19800.7%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Lakhoualqa’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 41 douars in 5 fractions, with 14,616 people. 5 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
الخوالقةEl Khoualka13 douars · 3,760 people
اولاد محمدOulad Mohamed	In parts	179	990	0.7	0.4	11.1
اولاد صالحOulad Saleh	Grouped	50	303	3.0	3.0	6.9
سعيد بن المعطيSaid Ben El Maati	Grouped	15	65	—	—	—
اولاد يامنةOulad Yamna	Grouped	20	109	—	—	—
اولاد هدي بوعزةOulad Haddi Bouazza	In parts	67	284	1.0	1.0	1.3
اولاد بيهOulad Bih	Grouped	54	218	1.0	1.0	1.0
الحمريينel Hamirin	In parts	136	726	2.9	0.4	4.8
اولاد الحاجOulad El-Hadj	Grouped	52	223	0.0	0.3	5.2
عباس بن خيلوقAbbas Ben Khaylouk	Grouped	16	66	—	—	—
الحاج رحال الطاهر بن سعيدEl Haj Rahal Tahar Ben Said	Grouped	31	158	1.0	1.1	5.1
الدوابجةاولاد بوشعيبEddouabjaaoulad Bouchaib	In parts	45	208	1.0	1.1	5.7
الحاج احمدEl Haj Ahmed	Grouped	82	384	2.7	2.8	9.8
المركزCentre	Grouped	9	26	—	—	—
الجنادغةEjjenadgha9 douars · 4,975 people
اولاد عليOulad Ali	Grouped	148	731	2.7	0.1	6.3
اللويزةEl Louiza	Grouped	81	359	4.0	2.0	7.0
علي بل لحسنAli Bl Lahcen	Grouped	83	341	3.0	0.0	9.1
اولاد بارةOulad Bara	In parts	76	371	1.0	3.1	12.0
الكرونةLegrouna	In parts	32	139	3.0	3.7	9.0
الحبيب بن العربيLahbib Ben El Arbi	In parts	114	511	2.8	1.0	10.1
الهاشميEl Hachmi	In parts	151	644	2.0	0.1	11.9
الحجرةLhajra	In parts	315	1,548	0.6	2.8	10.8
مركز الويحاتCentre El Ouyhat	Grouped	63	331	0.1	1.3	11.7
الرياحاتErryahat6 douars · 1,551 people
اولاد موسىOulad Moussa	In parts	83	384	2.1	1.2	3.2
الحرشLahrach	In parts	79	355	0.4	0.9	4.7
رياحات سديرةRiahat Sdira	In parts	52	244	1.0	3.0	7.7
زاوية الحاج اسماعيلZaouia El Haj Smail	In parts	11	64	—	—	—
اولاد ابوزيدOulad Bouzid	In parts	60	324	2.8	3.0	7.5
اولاد بلحسنOulad Bellahcen	Grouped	46	180	0.0	2.0	2.0
اولاد ايعيشOulad Yaich5 douars · 1,621 people
الحاشيةEl Hachia	In parts	136	485	0.1	2.1	2.1
الناصري بن الحاجEnnasri Ben El Haj	In parts	30	110	1.7	2.9	3.3
الحجاجEl-Hajjaj	Grouped	138	698	0.0	2.0	2.0
قاسم بالحاجKacem Belhaj	Grouped	38	187	2.0	2.0	2.0
عباس بن الطاهرAbbas Ben Tahar	Grouped	25	141	—	—	—
النواصرNouaceur8 douars · 2,709 people
اولاد بن هديOulad Ben Haddi	Grouped	9	45	—	—	—
اولاد الحاج الجيلاليOulad El Haj Jilali	Grouped	68	325	2.0	2.4	9.0
اولاد بن الطيبي النواصرOulad Ben Taibi Nouaceur	Grouped	52	230	3.0	3.1	5.0
الزيتونةEzzaytouna	In parts	214	902	2.3	0.6	4.8
اولاد سي قاسم البحيرةOulad Si Kacem Labhira	In parts	43	184	2.1	2.6	9.0
اولاد بن عبد القادرOulad Ben Abdelkader	Grouped	10	50	—	—	—
الخربةLkherba	Grouped	123	501	0.0	0.1	7.9
اولاد سي عمر بن محمدOulad Si Omar Ben Mohamed	Grouped	105	472	0.0	1.0	8.3

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: 07.585.07.13
As digits: 075850713
Slug: lakhoualqa
Record: /api/communes/07.585.07.13.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.585.07.13/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.585.07.13/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.585.07.13/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.585.07.13/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/07.585.07.13/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.585.07.13/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2827879

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