Souk L'qolla

سوق القلة

Rural commune in the cercle of Loukouss, province of Larache, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 13,592
Since 2014: −9.2%from 14,965 in 2014
Density: 44.3people per km², 307 km²
Households: 3,176
Rank: 517517th most populous of 1,503 communes8th of 19 in its province

Next door in Bni Arouss, 48.0% of households have running water. Here, it’s 6.1%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 2.5% to 17.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bni Snous. Running water: 6.1% here, 1.1% there; in the labour force: 44.7% here, 42.8% there; higher education: 2.9% here, 1.9% there.

Compare it with Bni Snous

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

92164

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Souk L'qolla.

Souk L'qolla −9.2%

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: 36.4%aged 10 and over49.0% in 201448.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 17.7%2.5% in 201444.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 44.7%aged 15 and over47.8% in 20146.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 93.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.85children per woman2.21 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 7.0%of people4.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 6.1%of settled households4.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Souk L'qolla: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.0%	75 and over	3.1%
2.3%	70–74	2.4%
2.7%	65–69	3.3%
3.5%	60–64	4.1%
3.9%	55–59	4.4%
4.9%	50–54	5.6%
5.1%	45–49	6.3%
6.5%	40–44	5.8%
7.4%	35–39	6.1%
8.5%	30–34	6.3%
9.2%	25–29	6.9%
9.2%	20–24	8.2%
8.8%	15–19	9.3%
8.7%	10–14	9.0%
8.7%	5–9	10.1%
7.4%	0–4	9.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.2%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French8.0%
English2.1%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot78.2%
Animal13.7%
Private car1.8%
Employer’s transport1.3%
Doesn’t travel to work1.2%
Bike or motorcycle1.0%
Bus0.9%
Informal transport0.8%
Another way0.6%
Taxi0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 49.0%aged 10 and over36.4% in 202460.7% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 2.5%17.7% in 20248.7% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 47.8%aged 15 and over44.7% in 20248.6% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 87.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.21children per woman2.85 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.8%of people7.0% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.1people on average4.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 4.8%of settled households6.1% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Souk L'qolla: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	1.6%
1.8%	70–74	1.9%
1.7%	65–69	1.8%
2.6%	60–64	2.4%
2.7%	55–59	2.5%
3.3%	50–54	4.2%
4.3%	45–49	4.4%
5.1%	40–44	5.6%
5.6%	35–39	6.2%
7.4%	30–34	7.2%
8.6%	25–29	7.5%
10.5%	20–24	9.8%
12.1%	15–19	12.1%
12.4%	10–14	12.6%
9.6%	5–9	10.4%
9.6%	0–4	9.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.6%
Tarifit0.1%
Tachelhit0.0%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only59.6%
Arabic and French36.6%
Arabic, French and English3.0%
Other combinations0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot92.5%
Another way2.8%
Not stated1.8%
Taxi1.5%
Works at home0.6%
Private car0.4%
Bike or motorcycle0.2%
Bus0.2%
Employer’s transport0.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood92.9%
Another in the commune2.5%
Not stated1.8%
No fixed place1.1%
Another province0.6%
At home0.6%
Another commune0.5%
Somewhere else0.0%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing54.1%
Farm and fishing labour37.2%
Clerical work2.6%
Labouring and small trades2.5%
Crafts and skilled trades1.8%
Trade and broking0.8%
Machine operating0.5%
Not classified0.4%
Managers and senior professionals0.1%
Technicians0.1%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma78.0%
Primary18.1%
Lower secondary2.7%
Upper secondary0.9%
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: 30822.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 10534.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2172.1 per business
Public services: 201
Associations: 2in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce59.0%
Services29.5%
Industry11.4%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person92.4%
2 to 34.8%
4 to 90.0%
10 to 491.0%
50 and over1.9%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later31.4%
2011–201936.2%
2001–201018.1%
1991–200011.4%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19802.9%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Souk L'qolla’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 63 douars in 11 fractions, with 13,590 people. 2 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
المركب الشرقي قبيلة بني زكارEl Markb Cherki Kbilat Bni Zkar8 douars · 1,696 people
فرارةFerrara	Grouped	60	254	0.4	0.5	5.5
اولاد بوميلاحOulad bou Melilah	Grouped	65	314	0.9	0.9	5.2
توجاختTaoujakht	Grouped	25	105	—	—	—
ازمورنAzemmourine	Grouped	47	192	1.0	1.0	10.0
تزروتTazrout	Grouped	86	372	1.1	1.2	7.8
أفوزارAfouzar	Grouped	28	104	—	—	—
مترازةMatraza	Grouped	67	278	1.0	1.1	11.8
العزابة واد اللوكوسAzzaba Oued Loukouss	Grouped	18	77	—	—	—
الزلاويين المركبEzzlaouyine El Markb10 douars · 1,678 people
أكيرAkir	Grouped	49	204	1.0	5.8	54.7
مرشاقMarchak	Grouped	14	59	—	—	—
المنجرةEl Manjra	Grouped	46	213	1.0	1.0	70.0
عنصر الحاجOunssar El Haj	Grouped	42	191	1.0	1.5	65.0
تيمزلانTimezlane	Grouped	35	185	6.0	0.2	30.2
أورغازنAourghazen	Grouped	48	189	5.9	0.0	29.9
الريحانةRihana	Grouped	15	87	—	—	—
أكلاOuagla	Grouped	11	35	—	—	—
فدان الدراFeddane Dra	Grouped	77	367	0.1	0.3	24.6
عين شاقAin Chack	In parts	36	148	1.0	1.1	15.9
بني عبد اللهBni Abdellah5 douars · 1,236 people
عين كلبةAin Klba	Grouped	58	259	5.2	1.0	22.2
بوبرقاقBouberkak	Grouped	48	206	3.0	1.0	20.0
كندماسKndmas	Grouped	32	149	3.0	2.0	21.0
العنصار بني عبد اللهOnsar Beni Abdellah	Grouped	136	592	0.8	0.7	22.0
ثلاثاء بني يسفTlet Bni Issef	Grouped	8	30	—	—	—
بني يحيى الشرقيةBni Yahya Charqia3 douars · 706 people
الواديينEl Ouadiyine	Grouped	77	340	2.3	0.5	21.1
الطاهيرEttahir	Grouped	26	100	—	—	—
الغابةEl Ghaba	Grouped	67	266	0.0	0.1	17.9
احدادين الشرقيةAhdadine Charqia4 douars · 913 people
المسيلةMsila	Grouped	29	110	—	—	—
أكلا أحدادينAgla Ahdadine	Grouped	57	251	0.4	0.8	28.7
أناسيل أحدادينAnassel Ihaddadine	Grouped	63	274	0.1	0.1	24.5
الصفيفةSfifa	Grouped	59	278	0.4	0.8	22.4
بني بوهادي الغربيةBni El Bouhadi Gharbia6 douars · 1,187 people
اجبيلةJbila	Grouped	48	206	1.0	0.1	11.4
القصبةKasba	Grouped	24	126	—	—	—
دار الوطاDarlouta	Grouped	42	180	1.2	0.0	10.2
الخربةLkharba	Grouped	31	90	1.0	0.0	10.0
أمجاديAmgadi	Grouped	106	453	1.0	1.0	10.8
غدير بوعليGhdir Bou Ali	Grouped	33	132	1.1	1.6	3.8
بني بوهادي الشرقيةBni El Bouhadi Charqia6 douars · 1,641 people
فدان الجبلFeddane Jbel	Grouped	70	290	1.8	2.1	12.8
ورزيانOuarziene	Grouped	9	38	—	—	—
بني سليمانBeni Slimane	Grouped	61	251	1.0	1.1	11.0
الرحبةRahba	Grouped	38	159	3.0	1.0	20.0
بوداBouda	Grouped	107	518	1.0	0.0	11.6
أدغوسAdghous	Grouped	81	385	1.0	1.0	13.9
المركب الغربي قبيلة بني زكارEl Markb El Gharbi Kbilat Bni Zkar6 douars · 1,282 people
القلةAlqolla	Grouped	54	222	0.0	0.1	0.1
خندق أجنةKhandak Ajenna	In parts	87	315	1.5	2.6	2.6
دار القديمةDar el Kédima	Grouped	6	26	—	—	—
عين ازياتينAin Ezzyatene	Grouped	77	246	2.4	1.7	9.1
ازرايبZrayeb	Grouped	31	119	0.7	0.9	5.7
أناسلAnasel	Grouped	88	354	2.2	1.3	7.5
الزلاويين الشرقيةEzzlaouyine Charqia6 douars · 984 people
الحامةAlhamma	Grouped	114	478	0.0	0.1	3.0
تاريةTaria	Grouped	23	95	—	—	—
الدارAddar	Grouped	39	166	1.0	2.0	50.1
سافوهارSafuahar	Grouped	42	132	1.0	1.2	54.9
الشبيكة الديبChbika Eddib	Grouped	20	73	—	—	—
لقلوعLaklou	Grouped	8	40	—	—	—
احدادين الجنوبيةAhdadine Janoubia6 douars · 1,010 people
الجزيرةEl Guezira	Grouped	62	298	1.0	1.1	16.0
دار بن سليمانDar Ben Slimane	Grouped	13	77	—	—	—
الركيبةRekiba	Grouped	31	155	1.9	1.9	17.0
الصافEs Saf	Grouped	19	84	—	—	—
الغلمانAghelmane	Grouped	27	114	—	—	—
عين فاسةAin Fassa	Grouped	57	282	0.0	0.2	18.0
بني يحيى الغربيةBni Yahya Gharbia3 douars · 1,257 people
امزواقAmezouak	Grouped	153	621	3.4	0.8	24.9
تارية بني يحيىTaria Bni Yahya	Grouped	86	340	4.7	1.9	29.9
عين خنزيرةAin Khanzira	Grouped	60	296	0.1	1.0	28.0

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: 01.331.07.11
As digits: 013310711
Slug: souk-l-qolla
Record: /api/communes/01.331.07.11.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.331.07.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.331.07.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.331.07.11/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.331.07.11/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/01.331.07.11/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.331.07.11/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2806008

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