Tanaqoub
تنقوب
Rural commune in the cercle of Bab Taza, province of Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.
- Population, 2024
- 8,097
- Since 2014
- −12.3%from 9,236 in 2014
- Density
- 48.4people per km², 167.4 km²
- Households
- 1,808
- Rank
- 894894th most populous of 1,503 communes24th of 28 in its province
Next door in Al Oued, 64.3% of those who can read also read French. Here, it’s 31.9%.
Since 2014, the share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force went from 63.8% to 43.5%. Across Morocco, the fall was 6 points.
Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ayir. Running water: 22.3% here, 22.2% there; in the labour force: 43.5% here, 41.8% there; aged 65 and over: 8.1% here, 7.8% there.
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 Tanaqoub.
Tanaqoub −12.3%
People and homes
What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary
- Can’t read or write
- 31.4%aged 10 and over41.7% in 201443.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
- Unemployment
- 23.0%3.0% in 201424.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
- In the labour force
- 43.5%aged 15 and over63.8% in 20145.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
- At school, aged 6 to 11
- 97.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
- Fertility
- 2.42children per woman2.57 in 20141.97 across Morocco
- Disability
- 5.9%of people3.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
- Household size
- 4.5people on average5.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
- Running water
- 22.3%of settled households19.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco
Age
Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.
| Men | Age | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 75 and over | 3.9% | ||
| 2.4% | 70–74 | 2.7% | ||
| 2.5% | 65–69 | 2.3% | ||
| 3.7% | 60–64 | 3.3% | ||
| 4.0% | 55–59 | 3.3% | ||
| 4.3% | 50–54 | 5.0% | ||
| 5.0% | 45–49 | 5.0% | ||
| 6.4% | 40–44 | 6.2% | ||
| 7.5% | 35–39 | 7.2% | ||
| 8.1% | 30–34 | 7.1% | ||
| 7.2% | 25–29 | 7.1% | ||
| 7.8% | 20–24 | 7.7% | ||
| 9.9% | 15–19 | 9.3% | ||
| 11.3% | 10–14 | 11.0% | ||
| 8.9% | 5–9 | 9.7% | ||
| 8.6% | 0–4 | 9.2% | ||
Local languages used
Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
More census figures
Languages read and written
By those aged 10 and over who can read.
Getting to work
How employed people get to work.
- Can’t read or write
- 41.7%aged 10 and over31.4% in 202453.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
- Unemployment
- 3.0%23.0% in 20243.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
- In the labour force
- 63.8%aged 15 and over43.5% in 202446.9% among women47.6% across Morocco
- At school, aged 7 to 12
- 93.8%95.1% across Morocco
- Fertility
- 2.57children per woman2.42 in 20242.22 across Morocco
- Disability
- 3.8%of people5.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
- Household size
- 5.5people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
- Running water
- 19.6%of settled households22.3% in 202473.0% across Morocco
Age
Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.
| Men | Age | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0% | 75 and over | 2.0% | ||
| 1.3% | 70–74 | 1.7% | ||
| 1.5% | 65–69 | 1.9% | ||
| 2.7% | 60–64 | 2.3% | ||
| 2.7% | 55–59 | 2.7% | ||
| 3.8% | 50–54 | 3.7% | ||
| 3.5% | 45–49 | 3.4% | ||
| 4.9% | 40–44 | 4.5% | ||
| 5.6% | 35–39 | 5.4% | ||
| 7.0% | 30–34 | 6.4% | ||
| 9.0% | 25–29 | 8.8% | ||
| 10.3% | 20–24 | 10.8% | ||
| 10.9% | 15–19 | 11.5% | ||
| 11.9% | 10–14 | 12.0% | ||
| 11.0% | 5–9 | 11.0% | ||
| 11.9% | 0–4 | 11.8% | ||
Local languages used
Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
More census figures
Languages read and written
Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.
Getting to work
How employed people get to work.
Where people work
Where employed people work, asked in 2014.
What people did
The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.
Highest diploma
What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.
Business and jobs
Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary
- Establishments
- 22327.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
- Businesses
- 7131.8% of the establishments
- Permanent jobs
- 881.2 per business
- Public services
- 148
- Associations
- 4in premises of their own
- Weekly souks
- 1counted outside the total
More business figures
Businesses by sector
Every sector but agriculture.
Businesses by the people they employ
By how many people work there.
When the businesses were founded
The year the business was set up.
Douars
Tanaqoub’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 41 douars in 5 fractions, with 8,097 people. What each figure counts
| Douar | Kind | Households | People | Distance from home, km | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paved road | Primary school | Health centre | ||||
| بني تليدBni Talid7 douars · 1,571 people | ||||||
| أزغارAzghar | Grouped | 86 | 428 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| اولاد ابراهيمOulad Brahim | Grouped | 9 | 27 | — | — | — |
| زيادنةZiadna | Grouped | 29 | 165 | — | — | — |
| المعزةMaaza | Grouped | 95 | 445 | 16.6 | 1.1 | 16.7 |
| ادروAdrou | Grouped | 32 | 177 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 16.9 |
| الشنتوفChentouf | Grouped | 70 | 284 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| بني يمونBni Yamoune | Grouped | 9 | 45 | — | — | — |
| بني جافن السفلىBni Jafen Essoufla7 douars · 1,209 people | ||||||
| تلافتTalafelt | Grouped | 24 | 98 | — | — | — |
| بوهادونBouhadoune | Grouped | 38 | 171 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| الحاركEl Harek | Grouped | 51 | 259 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 13.6 |
| القلعةEl Kalaa | Grouped | 37 | 140 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| بوجمارBoujoumar | Grouped | 10 | 54 | — | — | — |
| اولاد بن علالAoulad Ben Allal | Grouped | 78 | 309 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| الزركاتEz Zerkate | Grouped | 45 | 178 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| سيدي يوسف التليديSidi Youssef Ettalidi7 douars · 1,676 people | ||||||
| الزاويةZaouia | Grouped | 109 | 481 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| الهوتةEl Haouta | Grouped | 43 | 177 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| أقبيرةIkbira | Grouped | 15 | 86 | — | — | — |
| اركشوArekchou | Grouped | 21 | 82 | — | — | — |
| تاغليمينTaghlimine | Grouped | 40 | 165 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 24.5 |
| افرطانAfertène | Grouped | 43 | 227 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 24.9 |
| بني عمارBeni Amar | Grouped | 89 | 458 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| بني جافن العلياBni Jafen El Oulia9 douars · 2,229 people | ||||||
| دار أقوباعDar Akouba | Grouped | 64 | 288 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| مركز تناقوبCentre Tanakoub | Grouped | 66 | 220 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| أولاد بن داوودOuledbendaoud | Grouped | 25 | 116 | — | — | — |
| أمرازيAmrazi | Grouped | 60 | 231 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| الحومرHommar | Grouped | 76 | 285 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| الجيرJir | Grouped | 28 | 98 | — | — | — |
| بياضةByada | Grouped | 32 | 149 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| بني بوهارBeni Bouhar | Grouped | 53 | 248 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 7.0 |
| أغبالوAghbalou | Grouped | 132 | 594 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.3 |
| السوكنةEssoukna11 douars · 1,412 people | ||||||
| أغرمIghrem | Grouped | 58 | 273 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 9.0 |
| تيرطةTirta | Grouped | 24 | 120 | — | — | — |
| تيوكالTioukal | Grouped | 35 | 155 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| آيلزنAylzen | Grouped | 34 | 147 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| عين لحسنAin Lahcen | Grouped | 24 | 119 | — | — | — |
| ابرهونينAberhounine | Grouped | 7 | 29 | — | — | — |
| القواورةEl Kouaoura | Grouped | 13 | 54 | — | — | — |
| المصلىElmasalla | Grouped | 18 | 86 | — | — | — |
| الدردارةDerdara | Grouped | 37 | 168 | 12.0 | 0.7 | 12.0 |
| عين سيتنAin Siten | Grouped | 18 | 99 | — | — | — |
| أولاد بن بلالOulad Ben Blal | Grouped | 31 | 162 | 14.4 | 0.5 | 14.5 |
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
01.151.05.15- As digits
011510515- Slug
tanaqoub- Census figures
/api/communes/01.151.05.15/indicators.json- Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.151.05.15/economy.json- Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.151.05.15/neighbours.json- OpenStreetMap
- 2563392
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";
getCommune("tanaqoub");