Guigou

Guigou is a small town 35 km south-east of Ifrane in the state Fez, Meknes. It is in Morocco.

People

• the population of the rural commune of Guigou increased by 14.64%, from 16,249 to 19,035 inhabitants (while its number of households, from 2,820 in 1994, rose to 3,694 in 2004);
• its rural population increased by 2.15%, from 10,801 to 11,059 inhabitants;
• its urban population (which corresponds to that of its capital city of the same name) increased by 21.7%, from 5,448 to 7,976 inhabitants.

Economy

The main activities of the town are agriculture (mainly potatoes and onions are cultivated there) and animal breeding (mainly sheep).