Tekna

ثكنة

Rural commune in the cercle of Chrarda, province of Sidi Kacem, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024
7,396
Since 2014
+4.6%from 7,068 in 2014
Density
76.5people per km², 96.7 km²
Households
1,425
Rank
968968th most populous of 1,503 communes28th of 29 in its province

Where it is

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

Mechraa Bel KsiriSefsafHad KourtLamrabihAin DfaliJorf El MelhaAl HaouafateDar GueddariSidi Ameur Al HadiSidi Ahmed BenaissaMoulay AbdelkaderBni OualDar LaasloujiRmilatSidi Al KamelSelfatZaggotaSidi KacemZiraraChbanateBir TalebBab TioukaTaoughiltKhnichetSidi M'hamed ChelhOulad NouelSidi AzzouzNouirate

How it changed

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

Tekna +4.6%

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
38.8%aged 10 and over46.7% in 201448.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
30.5%7.4% in 201425.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
34.7%aged 15 and over46.6% in 20142.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.32children per woman2.95 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.7%of people4.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.2people on average6.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
6.8%of settled households0.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tekna: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.1%75 and over3.1%
2.8%70–742.0%
3.3%65–693.9%
4.6%60–644.1%
3.7%55–594.2%
4.5%50–544.1%
6.2%45–495.8%
7.0%40–446.6%
7.0%35–396.6%
6.1%30–346.6%
5.9%25–296.0%
6.4%20–246.8%
9.1%15–199.2%
11.0%10–1411.5%
10.5%5–910.3%
8.9%0–49.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.3%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French23.1%
  • English4.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot38.2%
  • Taxi6.8%
  • Employer’s transport3.1%
  • Bus2.8%
  • Private car2.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.1%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
12817.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5039.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
571.1 per business
Public services
72
Associations
6in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce64.0%
  • Industry18.0%
  • Services18.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person90.0%
  • 2 to 310.0%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later26.0%
  • 2011–201974.0%
  • 2001–20100.0%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
04.481.09.09
As digits
044810909
Slug
tekna
Record
/api/communes/04.481.09.09.json
Boundary
/api/communes/04.481.09.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/04.481.09.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/04.481.09.09/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/04.481.09.09/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2813796
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("tekna");

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