Laouamra

العوامرة

Rural commune in the cercle of Loukouss, province of Larache, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
48,253
Since 2014
+18.8%from 40,605 in 2014
Density
236people per km², 204.3 km²
Households
8,949
Foreign residents
2
Rank
105105th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 19 in its province

Where it is

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

Bni GarfettAyachaKsar BjirOulad OuchihSouakenRissana JanoubiaRissana ChamaliaTatoftBoujedyaneSouk TolbaKsar El KebirBni AroussLaracheSahelZouadaZaarouraSouk L'qollaTazroute

How it changed

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

Laouamra +18.8%

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
34.5%aged 10 and over47.6% in 201443.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
14.3%8.1% in 201428.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
46.2%aged 15 and over53.7% in 201418.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.44children per woman2.50 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.6%of people3.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.4people on average5.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
18.5%of settled households13.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Laouamra: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.4%75 and over1.9%
1.4%70–741.2%
2.1%65–691.8%
3.6%60–643.9%
2.9%55–593.4%
3.2%50–543.6%
4.7%45–494.7%
6.7%40–446.7%
8.3%35–397.8%
7.7%30–348.0%
6.9%25–297.5%
6.9%20–247.5%
8.3%15–198.5%
11.9%10–1411.2%
12.9%5–912.3%
10.9%0–410.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.8%
  • Tarifit0.7%
  • Tachelhit0.5%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French34.1%
  • English4.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot58.2%
  • Employer’s transport12.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.1%
  • Private car6.2%
  • Taxi2.3%
  • Bus1.1%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Laouamra’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings
2,695
Standing empty
22.2%9.9% vacant12.2% a second home
Precarious
3.6%2.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
20.5%19.9% on the water mains87.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
4.6%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house95.3%
  • Slum or basic house2.3%
  • Rural-type0.9%
  • Traditional house0.6%
  • Other0.4%
  • Apartment0.3%
  • Villa0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years66.1%
  • 20 to 49 years24.2%
  • 50 years or more9.6%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
92419.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
80386.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
3,6144.5 per business
Public services
110
Associations
11in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce59.7%
  • Services24.3%
  • Industry11.2%
  • Construction4.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person65.1%
  • 2 to 324.9%
  • 4 to 95.5%
  • 10 to 493.2%
  • 50 and over1.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later44.8%
  • 2011–201933.7%
  • 2001–201012.6%
  • 1991–20005.2%
  • 1981–19902.6%
  • 1956–19801.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Laouamra9,941

In the data

Code
01.331.07.05
As digits
013310705
Slug
laouamra
Record
/api/communes/01.331.07.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.331.07.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.331.07.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.331.07.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/01.331.07.05/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.331.07.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2754180
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("laouamra");

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