Souk Tolba

سوق الطلبة

Rural commune in the cercle of Oued El Makhazine, province of Larache, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
12,855
Since 2014
−1.5%from 13,049 in 2014
Density
138people per km², 93.2 km²
Households
2,894
Rank
553553rd most populous of 1,503 communes11th of 19 in its province

Next door in Ksar El Kebir, 99.4% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 2.8%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 56.8% to 80.8%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi M'hamed Akhdim. Unemployment: 10.9% here, 13.1% there; can’t read or write: 44.2% here, 46.0% there; aged 0 to 14: 30.9% here, 31.1% there.

Compare it with Sidi M'hamed Akhdim

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 Souk Tolba.

Souk Tolba −1.5%

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
44.2%aged 10 and over53.3% in 201452.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
10.9%6.4% in 20148.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.9%aged 15 and over60.2% in 201410.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
83.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.81children per woman1.94 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.8%of people4.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.4people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
80.8%of settled households56.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Souk Tolba: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.7%75 and over3.1%
2.3%70–742.3%
2.8%65–692.9%
3.6%60–644.3%
3.9%55–594.0%
4.4%50–544.7%
5.4%45–495.1%
7.0%40–446.5%
7.5%35–397.6%
7.3%30–346.9%
6.4%25–296.1%
6.8%20–247.1%
8.9%15–198.6%
10.5%10–149.7%
10.7%5–911.8%
9.9%0–49.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija96.2%
  • Tachelhit0.1%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tamazight0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French19.6%
  • English5.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot63.6%
  • Informal transport8.4%
  • Taxi6.4%
  • Employer’s transport6.0%
  • Doesn’t travel to work3.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle3.3%
  • Private car3.3%
  • Bus2.6%
  • Animal2.3%
  • Another way0.4%
  • Train0.1%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
16813.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
8651.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1,01211.8 per business
Public services
79
Associations
3in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce66.3%
  • Services22.1%
  • Industry11.6%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person87.2%
  • 2 to 32.3%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over10.5%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later20.9%
  • 2011–201950.0%
  • 2001–201023.3%
  • 1991–20002.3%
  • 1981–19902.3%
  • 1956–19801.2%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Souk Tolba’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 25 douars in 11 fractions, with 12,854 people. One more isn’t in any douar: a nomad, or someone HCP counts apart, such as a soldier in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
سوق الطلبة الجنوبيةSouk Tolba Janoubia1 douar · 1,543 people
اولاد بومعيزاتOulad Bou MaaïzatIn parts3581,5430.61.47.1
فرقة اهلالاتFerkat Ahlalat2 douars · 377 people
اهلالاتEl HlalatGrouped602791.01.213.0
القراباتKrabateGrouped2898———
سوق الطلبة وارورSouk Tolba Ouarour4 douars · 1,070 people
الدشيرةDcheiraGrouped1577———
أولاد الحاجOulad El HajGrouped2393———
اولاد سلطانOuled SoultanGrouped1405710.00.76.3
الدويعيسة العزاوزةDuaaisa el AazazuaGrouped853290.22.85.6
سوق الطلبة المخازنSouk Tolba El Makhazine2 douars · 1,031 people
أولاد علي المدنةOulad Ali MedounaGrouped2409851.01.08.9
الݣزولةEl GzoulaGrouped946———
سوق الطلبة الجنوبية الوسطىSouk Tolba Janoubia El Ousseta2 douars · 853 people
علاكAllagGrouped1245430.20.33.1
بويكراتBouykratGrouped703102.31.36.0
سوق الطلبةالركاكدة المركزSouk Ettlbaalrkakda Centre1 douar · 995 people
الركاكدةRegagdaGrouped1989950.60.23.1
النعيميين سوق الطلبةEnnayemiyène Souk Tolba2 douars · 923 people
النعيميينEnnayemiyèneGrouped1185590.00.04.6
الشواريينChouariyèneGrouped863642.00.16.0
سوق الطلبة الوسطىSouk Tolba El Ousseta1 douar · 1,061 people
بوعشاتBouaachatGrouped2171,0611.01.023.2
سوق الطلبة المركزSouk Tolba Centre6 douars · 2,429 people
البودور وارورEl Bdour OuarourGrouped1155460.01.01.0
أولاد جابرOulad JaberGrouped964461.01.014.2
الهياطةLahyattaGrouped593090.00.91.0
أولاد سعيد وارورOulad Said OuarourGrouped1215280.01.01.0
الحوارثEl HouaretGrouped1114740.01.01.0
أولاد عساسOulad AssasGrouped28126———
فرقة أولاد الجيلاليFerkat Oulad Jilali1 douar · 1,339 people
أولاد الجيلاليOulad JilaliIn parts3151,3391.00.919.5
سوق الطلبة الشرقيةSouk Tolba Charqia3 douars · 1,233 people
أولاد علي الطليقOulad Ali TligGrouped1697592.10.83.1
أولاد بوزيدOulad BouzaidGrouped492112.23.14.0
الشراركةCherarkaGrouped602630.00.03.0

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
01.331.11.13
As digits
013311113
Slug
souk-tolba
OpenStreetMap
2563447
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("souk-tolba");

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