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Oued Essafa

واد الصفاء

Rural commune in the cercle of Biougra, province of Chtouka-Aït Baha, Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024
83,442
Since 2014
+47.6%from 56,547 in 2014
Density
307people per km², 272.2 km²
Households
21,290
Foreign residents
162
Rank
6666th most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 22 in its province

Next door in Biougra, 78.8% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 3.0%.

Since 2014, households that own their home went from 82.6% to 72.6%. Across Morocco, the fall was 2 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Soualem Trifiya. Aged 65 and over: 5.5% here, 6.0% there; in the labour force: 46.3% here, 44.1% there; household size: 3.9 here, 3.7 there.

Compare it with Soualem Trifiya

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

87223

How it changed

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

Oued Essafa +47.6%

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
29.8%aged 10 and over38.4% in 201439.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
16.0%8.8% in 201422.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
46.3%aged 15 and over47.6% in 201416.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.14children per woman2.31 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.4%of people3.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.4%of settled households94.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oued Essafa: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.8%75 and over2.0%
1.7%70–741.5%
2.1%65–691.9%
3.3%60–643.2%
4.0%55–593.7%
5.6%50–545.1%
6.5%45–496.5%
7.3%40–447.7%
7.0%35–397.9%
6.9%30–347.7%
6.4%25–297.0%
7.6%20–247.5%
9.3%15–198.6%
11.0%10–1410.6%
10.5%5–910.5%
8.9%0–48.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija78.1%
  • Tachelhit75.0%
  • Tamazight6.3%
  • Hassania0.9%
  • Tarifit0.1%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.2%
  • French52.9%
  • English15.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Bike or motorcycle25.2%
  • On foot23.6%
  • Employer’s transport22.2%
  • Private car9.3%
  • Doesn’t travel to work8.9%
  • Taxi5.0%
  • Bus4.3%
  • Informal transport0.6%
  • Another way0.5%
  • Animal0.3%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
1,27115.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
91972.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2,3562.6 per business
Public services
206
Associations
146in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce69.9%
  • Services14.8%
  • Industry14.0%
  • Construction1.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person78.9%
  • 2 to 316.3%
  • 4 to 92.3%
  • 10 to 491.7%
  • 50 and over0.8%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later59.0%
  • 2011–201928.9%
  • 2001–20108.1%
  • 1991–20002.6%
  • 1981–19900.5%
  • 1956–19800.8%
  • Before 19560.1%

Douars

Oued Essafa’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 69 douars in 4 fractions, with 83,323 people. 119 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
إداومحندIdaoumhand35 douars · 35,839 people
توأوݣناوTi OugnaouGrouped883160.42.82.1
تين سعيدTine SaidIn parts1314090.42.32.3
إمزيلنImzilenDispersed4871,7930.61.00.8
الحفرتEl HafertGrouped301040.43.32.3
السهيبShibGrouped1094221.01.01.5
أيت أوبلقاسمAit OubelkacemGrouped1766590.61.00.9
تدوارت إدا ومحندTadouart Ida OumhandDispersed3011,2670.31.62.9
أيت والياضAÏt OualiadDispersed2388730.51.23.8
تين داوودTine DaoudIn parts4611,8880.72.44.4
تودوشToudouchIn parts5932,3800.31.64.9
أورتيOurtiDispersed3901,6230.30.83.0
تين خزازTine KhazazDispersed3281,2800.31.63.5
أيت داوودAït DaoudDispersed7092,7980.21.02.9
تين بن عليTine Ben AliGrouped532130.31.94.2
تالحاجTalhajDispersed1355211.02.53.7
تملالينTimlalineGrouped872980.10.23.0
أيت بوالصابونAit BoualsabouneDispersed2951,2491.01.82.5
أيت هروكAit HroukGrouped1224350.52.02.9
أيت بن يحيىAit Ben YahyaDispersed2017600.10.52.1
تين صالحTine SalahGrouped893240.41.36.3
توكثيرTouktirIn parts662420.01.16.0
أيت بلاAit BallaIn parts5822,3610.81.35.5
أيت السايحAit SayhDispersed9263,6190.91.04.5
أيت إݣيزAit IgguizGrouped1305130.01.46.7
تالبرجتTalbourjtIn parts3141,2130.20.66.5
تين الحاج علي أومولاTine Lhaj Ali OmoulayIn parts2328470.41.37.4
تين أيت إزمTine Ait IzemGrouped862950.92.26.2
تونفTounefGrouped702631.01.55.0
توأوشيخTou CheikhGrouped26110———
زاوية الزملZaouyet ZmelDispersed3771,5040.30.74.3
بوعلاݣةBouaallagaDispersed7393,2240.30.32.2
توبوداوودTou Bou DaoudDispersed331241.02.02.2
أمعمرAmaamarGrouped1535610.11.15.0
إدازنIdazeneDispersed1676780.21.87.8
تو إبراهيمTou BrahimGrouped1636730.42.58.4
إداوكرانIdaguarane23 douars · 12,733 people
إغرايسنIghraissenIn parts1,2394,3680.62.66.6
توعسكريTou AskriIn parts30943.11.89.7
أݣرور أوشنAgrerouchineDispersed702332.11.47.6
تين هموTin HammouIn parts6992,4870.81.24.9
تين باريTine BariGrouped1194960.01.110.2
تين فراجTine FarajGrouped1706810.02.05.2
أزݣارIzgwarDispersed1887240.01.18.7
تين باهاTine BahaGrouped2075———
تلفوهارتTalfohartDispersed2076030.11.111.0
تين عبياTin AabiaGrouped33620.43.911.0
تين كوريTine KourriDispersed722470.21.012.0
تلبازTi el BazDispersed521570.82.015.0
تين عبد الله أوعليTine Abdellah Ou AliDispersed1033———
تولشݣرTolchgareDispersed1650———
تين حافيTine HafiGrouped30660.84.013.1
تدوارتTadouartGrouped311100.71.214.4
توحسونTouhsonDispersed1856———
تين القايد عليTine El Caid AliGrouped1486000.10.19.0
بوتتلاBou ToutlaGrouped2076———
إݣرارIgrarGrouped1226———
دوار الشمسDouar ChemsDispersed28101———
حي الحاج عليHay El Haj AliGrouped4131,3510.12.05.3
تو بيهيTou Ou BihiGrouped1337———
أيت باها أوملالAit Baha Aoumlal10 douars · 34,725 people
أيت واكمارAit OuagmarDispersed3,64015,2830.40.59.2
أدوز أوسعودAdouz OsaoudIn parts2,1648,9000.41.19.4
أيت مولودAit MouloudIn parts5532,1130.81.16.4
الخربةEl KharbaIn parts1,0013,8970.71.11.3
أيت حموAït HammouIn parts1344850.41.42.4
أيت أومالياAït OumaliaIn parts2429650.51.86.0
أزدوAzeddouGrouped2991,0700.51.75.6
إزكريتنIzkriteneGrouped1124340.31.63.8
تومشغالToumechghalDispersed1084011.01.33.0
أمهايشAmhaïchGrouped2961,1770.52.92.0
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune1 douar · 26 people
إعترانIatraneGrouped1426———

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
09.163.07.23
As digits
091630723
Slug
oued-essafa
OpenStreetMap
2832934
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("oued-essafa");

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