Moulay Bouzarqtoune

مولاي بوزرقطون

Rural commune in the cercle of Essaouira, province of Essaouira, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024
5,608
Since 2014
−7.6%from 6,069 in 2014
Density
39.9people per km², 140.7 km²
Households
1,422
Foreign residents
18
Rank
1,1441,144th most populous of 1,503 communes28th of 57 in its province

Since 2014, households with running water went from 14.5% to 86.3%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Semguet. Aged 65 and over: 12.3% here, 12.1% there; can’t read or write: 44.4% here, 45.6% there; in the labour force: 42.8% here, 43.9% there.

Compare it with Semguet

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

44022

How it changed

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

Moulay Bouzarqtoune −7.6%

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
44.4%aged 10 and over54.1% in 201454.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
24.6%5.6% in 201482.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
42.8%aged 15 and over43.5% in 20149.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.00children per woman2.59 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.1%of people6.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
86.3%of settled households14.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Moulay Bouzarqtoune: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.8%75 and over5.5%
3.6%70–743.3%
4.1%65–693.2%
4.8%60–644.8%
3.9%55–594.8%
6.0%50–546.0%
5.3%45–495.6%
7.3%40–446.5%
6.8%35–397.0%
6.1%30–346.0%
5.9%25–295.2%
6.8%20–246.2%
8.1%15–199.3%
10.0%10–1410.1%
9.6%5–99.8%
6.8%0–46.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.2%
  • Tachelhit0.7%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.9%
  • French35.5%
  • English5.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Doesn’t travel to work33.5%
  • Bus28.8%
  • On foot16.5%
  • Taxi7.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle4.6%
  • Animal3.8%
  • Private car3.7%
  • Informal transport1.1%
  • Employer’s transport0.8%
  • Another way0.3%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
13123.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4635.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1002.2 per business
Public services
83
Associations
2in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce65.2%
  • Services21.7%
  • Industry13.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person82.6%
  • 2 to 313.0%
  • 4 to 92.2%
  • 10 to 492.2%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later23.9%
  • 2011–201930.4%
  • 2001–201023.9%
  • 1991–20008.7%
  • 1981–199010.9%
  • 1956–19802.2%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Moulay Bouzarqtoune’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 12 douars in 2 fractions, with 5,608 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
الزاويةZaouia5 douars · 2,296 people
شيشتChichtIn parts712541.62.115.9
أيت التاهريةAit EttahriaIn parts682592.12.22.2
إمزوغارImezzougharIn parts2449651.62.47.7
زاوية الشريفZaouia CherifIn parts813130.10.512.4
الحدادةHaddadaIn parts1265050.61.47.6
ساحلSahel7 douars · 3,312 people
لباشرةLebbachraIn parts1465701.10.812.8
لمعاشاتLamaachateIn parts923770.91.88.0
لعبيداتLaabidateIn parts1195040.61.39.0
ثلاث واركانTalat OuarganeIn parts612901.01.18.3
مولاي بوزرقطونMoulay BouzerktounIn parts2037401.52.35.3
أم العيونOum LaaiounIn parts1184551.54.94.9
ليسراLisraIn parts933762.01.116.0

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

In the data

Files and code
Code
07.211.03.21
As digits
072110321
Slug
moulay-bouzarqtoune
OpenStreetMap
2821044
In JavaScript
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