Saka

صاكة

Rural commune in the cercle of Guercif, province of Guercif, Oriental.

Population, 2024: 20,857
Since 2014: −0.9%from 21,048 in 2014
Density: 12.2people per km², 1,711.1 km²
Households: 4,381
Rank: 294294th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 10 in its province

Next door in Melg El Ouidane, 79.9% of households have running water. Here, it’s 34.1%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 37.8% to 91.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ighoud. Aged 0 to 14: 32.6% here, 32.5% there; higher education: 2.0% here, 2.3% there; household size: 4.8 here, 4.7 there.

Compare it with Ighoud

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

35105

How it changed

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

Saka −0.9%

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: 47.4%aged 10 and over60.3% in 201455.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 21.6%15.2% in 201438.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.2%aged 15 and over46.6% in 20143.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 91.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.24children per woman2.44 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.7%of people4.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.8people on average6.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 34.1%of settled households34.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Saka: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	3.1%
2.1%	70–74	2.1%
2.7%	65–69	2.6%
3.3%	60–64	3.5%
3.7%	55–59	3.6%
4.0%	50–54	4.7%
4.5%	45–49	5.5%
5.6%	40–44	5.6%
6.3%	35–39	6.9%
6.6%	30–34	7.4%
6.8%	25–29	7.7%
7.5%	20–24	7.5%
9.4%	15–19	9.2%
12.5%	10–14	10.8%
12.0%	5–9	10.9%
10.3%	0–4	9.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija84.4%
Tarifit75.2%
Tachelhit3.1%
Tamazight3.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.4%
French45.7%
English9.4%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot53.2%
Doesn’t travel to work24.3%
Bike or motorcycle7.5%
Private car6.0%
Informal transport3.3%
Employer’s transport1.7%
Taxi1.2%
Another way1.2%
Bus1.0%
Animal0.6%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 60.3%aged 10 and over47.4% in 202470.7% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 15.2%21.6% in 202448.5% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.6%aged 15 and over37.2% in 202410.8% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 71.1%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.44children per woman2.24 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.7%of people5.7% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 6.0people on average4.8 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 34.7%of settled households34.1% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Saka: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	2.3%
1.3%	70–74	1.4%
1.5%	65–69	1.5%
2.3%	60–64	2.7%
2.8%	55–59	2.7%
3.4%	50–54	4.1%
3.9%	45–49	4.0%
4.8%	40–44	5.1%
5.3%	35–39	6.3%
6.9%	30–34	6.9%
8.7%	25–29	8.7%
10.5%	20–24	9.6%
11.4%	15–19	11.6%
10.5%	10–14	10.5%
10.7%	5–9	10.7%
13.3%	0–4	11.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija83.7%
Tarifit79.7%
Tachelhit4.5%
Tamazight1.5%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French50.6%
Arabic only42.6%
Arabic, French and English5.4%
Other combinations1.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot74.1%
Bus8.9%
Another way4.4%
Private car4.2%
Bike or motorcycle3.6%
Taxi2.0%
Not stated1.6%
Works at home0.8%
Employer’s transport0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood72.8%
No fixed place9.2%
Another in the commune6.2%
Another province6.2%
Another commune2.6%
Not stated1.6%
At home0.8%
Somewhere else0.6%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour38.9%
Farming and fishing25.1%
Labouring and small trades11.6%
Crafts and skilled trades7.8%
Trade and broking7.6%
Clerical work4.6%
Machine operating2.7%
Managers and senior professionals0.8%
Technicians0.4%
Not classified0.4%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma83.3%
Primary13.2%
Lower secondary2.5%
Upper secondary0.6%
DEUG or Licence0.3%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 37117.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 19352.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2971.5 per business
Public services: 175
Associations: 3in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce68.4%
Services23.8%
Industry6.7%
Construction1.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person84.5%
2 to 313.0%
4 to 91.0%
10 to 491.6%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later36.3%
2011–201940.4%
2001–201015.5%
1991–20005.2%
1981–19902.1%
1956–19800.5%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Saka’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 44 douars in 12 fractions, with 20,849 people. 8 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
أولاد عثمانOulad Othmane6 douars · 1,585 people
زميحZmih	Dispersed	41	198	3.4	1.4	12.2
تاسطفاشتTastfacht	Grouped	34	157	1.1	1.1	8.0
مطلق سبسبMatlk Sbsb	Grouped	55	246	1.0	1.1	1.1
حاسي المدورHassi Lamdaouir	Dispersed	30	148	2.9	3.9	5.5
تاوريرت اوقلالTaourirt Akoulal	Grouped	12	62	—	—	—
سيدي معروفSidi Maârouf	Grouped	148	774	1.9	1.8	4.4
اولاد عبد السميعOulad Abd Essmi4 douars · 791 people
اولاد أيوبOulad Youb	In parts	23	103	—	—	—
اولاد حمو رحوOulad Hammou Raho	In parts	46	248	1.0	2.5	21.9
ايمشيتوينAymchitouine	In parts	43	212	1.3	4.3	19.7
بزيزاتBzizat	Dispersed	40	228	0.9	2.1	27.5
اولاد عليOulad Ali6 douars · 1,311 people
كهف البارودKahf Barroud	Dispersed	46	182	8.2	1.8	31.4
المصايفEl Msayf	Dispersed	75	314	4.4	1.5	29.6
المعلمينLamaalmine	In parts	48	201	2.2	0.5	25.0
اولاد خلوفOulad Khalouf	Dispersed	69	319	1.0	1.8	23.7
ايكوهاتنEkouhaten	Dispersed	43	236	1.5	3.3	24.8
افكراون حاسي وانزݣةIfkraoun Hassi Ou Nezgua	Grouped	9	59	—	—	—
بومعاويةBoumaaouia3 douars · 2,158 people
إصديقنIssediken	In parts	121	530	4.3	2.2	4.5
إزروقنIzerrorqene	Dispersed	46	160	4.0	4.0	4.0
صاكة المركزSaka Centre	Grouped	388	1,468	0.1	0.2	0.3
اولاد سالمOulad Salem3 douars · 3,070 people
إعناتن النخيلةInaten Ennakhila	In parts	294	1,508	2.3	2.7	35.5
الرفرافةErafrafa	Dispersed	162	840	0.2	1.0	2.5
إيبودةIybouda	Dispersed	143	722	1.5	1.9	21.5
أولاد الحناويOulad El Hanaouy3 douars · 2,889 people
أولاد الطاهرOulad Tahar	Dispersed	340	1,571	0.7	3.5	24.7
اولاد المقدمOulad Moquadem	Dispersed	117	565	1.3	4.4	25.3
بخاخاتBakhakhat	Dispersed	170	753	2.1	6.2	19.7
وادي العرعارOued El Araar1 douar · 338 people
أثنيت القبابAtnit El Kbab	In parts	68	338	1.1	3.7	50.2
الغدادرة إيبرحوتنEl Ghdadrat Iyberhouten4 douars · 1,240 people
اولاد الحاج_بوصلاحOulad El Hajbouslah	Dispersed	10	66	—	—	—
إيبرحوتنIbrahouten	In parts	121	595	2.5	2.9	16.1
الغدادرةEl Ghdadra	In parts	84	464	2.3	3.9	25.1
تعاونية واد الذهبCoopérative Oued Ed Dahab	Grouped	22	115	—	—	—
هجوجات فرقة الخطHjoujat Ferka El Kht1 douar · 2,400 people
هجوجاتHjoujat	In parts	485	2,400	1.8	3.4	5.6
إبوطاهرن المركزIboutahrene Centre2 douars · 1,350 people
صاكة المركزSaka Centre	Grouped	41	151	0.2	0.5	0.1
ابوطاهرنIboutahrene	In parts	285	1,199	1.0	1.5	3.2
اولاد احمد بن سالم حفارةOulad Ahmed Ben Salem Hfara2 douars · 2,114 people
اولاد احمد بن سالمOulad Ahmed Ben Salem	In parts	330	1,829	1.5	3.5	32.7
الحفارةEl Hfara	Dispersed	55	285	3.0	4.8	18.2
اولاد علي بوخشبةOulad Ali Boukhchba9 douars · 1,603 people
ايزوݣاغن اغريبIzougaren Ighrib	Grouped	23	118	—	—	—
ايمرݣعنImargane	Grouped	72	323	0.3	1.5	13.8
ايزوكاغن ايشن الرواضيIzougarnichen Rouadi	In parts	66	283	2.2	0.7	11.4
ايعزوزنLazzouzene	Grouped	7	36	—	—	—
اولاد احساينOulad Al Hassayne	Dispersed	3	13	—	—	—
اولاد الطالبOulad At -Taleb	Dispersed	7	35	—	—	—
رجم بوخشبةArjem Bou Khachba	Dispersed	17	86	—	—	—
اولاد رحوOulad Rahou	Dispersed	63	316	1.2	3.0	8.2
تاسطفاشتTastfacht	Grouped	79	393	1.0	1.2	4.1

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: 02.265.05.15
As digits: 022650515
Slug: saka
Record: /api/communes/02.265.05.15.json
Boundary: /api/communes/02.265.05.15/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/02.265.05.15/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/02.265.05.15/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/02.265.05.15/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/02.265.05.15/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/02.265.05.15/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2754004

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