Louta

لوطا

Rural commune in the cercle of Bni Ouriaghel Charqia, province of Al Hoceima, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
4,408
Since 2014
−0.5%from 4,428 in 2014
Density
142people per km², 30.9 km²
Households
1,050
Rank
1,2601,260th most populous of 1,503 communes30th of 36 in its province

Next door in Imzouren, 91.5% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 1.2%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 16.0% to 35.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Compare it with other communes

Where it is

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

How it changed

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

Louta −0.5%

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
37.6%aged 10 and over39.4% in 201449.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
35.6%16.0% in 201456.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
32.1%aged 15 and over40.3% in 20142.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.49children per woman1.51 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.3%of people6.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average5.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
36.4%of settled households18.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Louta: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.2%75 and over3.2%
2.1%70–742.6%
4.0%65–693.8%
4.4%60–646.8%
4.3%55–595.6%
6.3%50–547.4%
6.3%45–495.8%
7.6%40–447.1%
7.6%35–396.4%
6.5%30–346.6%
6.8%25–296.5%
7.1%20–245.7%
7.1%15–195.7%
9.0%10–148.9%
10.6%5–910.7%
8.0%0–47.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Tarifit99.0%
  • Darija35.9%
  • Tamazight0.4%
  • Hassania0.2%
  • Tachelhit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic97.9%
  • French39.7%
  • English3.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Taxi53.2%
  • Private car16.9%
  • On foot14.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.5%
  • Doesn’t travel to work4.8%
  • Employer’s transport2.3%
  • Informal transport0.6%
  • Animal0.2%
  • Bus0.0%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Another way0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
6314.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1422.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
271.9 per business
Public services
49
Associations
0in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce50.0%
  • Services35.7%
  • Industry14.3%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person71.4%
  • 2 to 314.3%
  • 4 to 914.3%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later0.0%
  • 2011–201950.0%
  • 2001–201021.4%
  • 1991–20007.1%
  • 1981–19907.1%
  • 1956–198014.3%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Louta’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 11 douars in 2 fractions, with 4,408 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
الزاوية سيدي يوسفZaouia Sidi Youssef6 douars · 2,261 people
آيت ابراهيمAit BrahimIn parts1947761.01.52.4
إفاسيينIfassiyèneIn parts1034250.91.23.2
آيت عمار أوشعيبAit Amer Ou ChaaybGrouped321241.01.63.0
آيت عمارأوبوكارAït Amar ou BoukerGrouped451540.91.73.3
تاسعدونتTasadountGrouped813360.51.01.1
إزغاينIzghayenIn parts964460.32.84.9
إعكيينIakiyne5 douars · 2,147 people
إعكيينIakiyneGrouped1597211.01.13.2
ايت إسنارAït IsnarGrouped1707580.91.32.9
إعاروذنIarroudeneGrouped732801.01.84.5
إكلتومنIkeltoumeneGrouped441701.12.25.0
أيت يوسفAit YoussefGrouped532181.31.44.9

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

In the data

Files and code
Code
01.051.13.17
As digits
010511317
Slug
louta
OpenStreetMap
2436239
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("louta");

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