Zaouiat Sidi Kacem

زاوية سيدي قاسم

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

Population, 2024: 12,851
Since 2014: +11.4%from 11,537 in 2014
Density: 92.6people per km², 138.9 km²
Households: 2,729
Rank: 555555th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 22 in its province

Next door in Azla, 88.0% of households have running water. Here, it’s 5.6%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 3.5% to 44.9%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Jabria. Running water: 5.6% here, 2.5% there; read French: 25.0% here, 29.7% there; higher education: 2.1% here, 2.6% there.

Compare it with Jabria

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Zaouiat Sidi Kacem +11.4%

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: 38.5%aged 10 and over52.2% in 201448.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 44.9%3.5% in 201457.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.7%aged 15 and over52.6% in 20147.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 89.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.16children per woman2.70 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 8.6%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average5.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 5.6%of settled households1.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Zaouiat Sidi Kacem: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	2.6%
1.9%	70–74	1.9%
2.4%	65–69	2.2%
3.3%	60–64	3.4%
2.9%	55–59	3.0%
3.8%	50–54	4.4%
4.8%	45–49	4.7%
6.4%	40–44	5.8%
6.1%	35–39	6.9%
8.0%	30–34	7.4%
7.7%	25–29	7.7%
9.2%	20–24	9.0%
9.9%	15–19	10.3%
11.4%	10–14	10.8%
10.3%	5–9	11.0%
9.2%	0–4	8.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.2%
Tarifit0.5%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French25.0%
English3.8%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot45.8%
Doesn’t travel to work29.1%
Bus11.3%
Private car3.7%
Animal3.3%
Informal transport2.0%
Bike or motorcycle1.9%
Taxi1.7%
Employer’s transport1.0%
Another way0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 52.2%aged 10 and over38.5% in 202468.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 3.5%44.9% in 202412.6% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 52.6%aged 15 and over43.7% in 202415.2% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 68.0%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.70children per woman2.16 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.5%of people8.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.5people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 1.5%of settled households5.6% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Zaouiat Sidi Kacem: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.5%	75 and over	2.2%
1.5%	70–74	1.5%
1.5%	65–69	1.4%
2.5%	60–64	2.6%
3.0%	55–59	2.6%
3.4%	50–54	4.3%
3.5%	45–49	3.5%
4.5%	40–44	4.7%
5.6%	35–39	5.1%
7.2%	30–34	7.2%
8.3%	25–29	9.2%
10.4%	20–24	9.8%
10.6%	15–19	11.1%
11.8%	10–14	11.5%
11.6%	5–9	11.8%
12.2%	0–4	11.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tarifit0.2%
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 only70.1%
Arabic and French27.3%
Arabic, French and English1.4%
Other combinations1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot86.2%
Bus5.1%
Taxi3.2%
Private car1.7%
Bike or motorcycle1.5%
Not stated1.3%
Works at home0.7%
Another way0.4%
Employer’s transport0.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood85.6%
Another commune6.4%
No fixed place3.0%
Another in the commune2.3%
Not stated1.3%
At home0.7%
Another province0.6%
Somewhere else0.1%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing36.1%
Farm and fishing labour35.2%
Crafts and skilled trades10.9%
Labouring and small trades6.9%
Clerical work5.0%
Machine operating2.8%
Trade and broking1.8%
Managers and senior professionals0.5%
Not classified0.5%
Technicians0.4%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma87.5%
Primary10.3%
Lower secondary1.4%
Upper secondary0.4%
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: 22717.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 5725.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 891.6 per business
Public services: 157
Associations: 13in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce54.4%
Services42.1%
Industry3.5%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person66.7%
2 to 329.8%
4 to 93.5%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later10.5%
2011–201943.9%
2001–201033.3%
1991–200010.5%
1981–19901.8%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Zaouiat Sidi Kacem’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 55 douars in 4 fractions, with 12,851 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
أمساAmasa9 douars · 3,997 people
دار اشقارةDar Cheqqara	Grouped	74	311	2.1	2.3	4.3
أمدوحMdouh	Grouped	46	204	4.5	1.0	6.9
الريفيينRiffiene	In parts	158	694	0.7	2.6	3.0
تاسيفتTassift	Dispersed	12	52	—	—	—
إعسكرنIassakrene	Grouped	48	212	4.4	5.3	5.9
وطا أمساOuta Amasa	Grouped	426	1,618	0.9	1.8	2.3
الماء المسوسEl Ma El Msous	Grouped	98	332	2.2	3.3	3.3
القيطونQaytoune	Dispersed	109	425	0.4	2.5	2.5
مركانMarkane	Dispersed	29	149	—	—	—
أناسلAnasel19 douars · 3,701 people
العدويينEl Aadouiène	Grouped	8	30	—	—	—
إخلفتنIkhlifatene	Grouped	15	68	—	—	—
أوشتامAouchtam	Dispersed	201	859	2.1	2.0	14.9
إصبحنIsbihene	Grouped	23	123	—	—	—
دار البلارDar Bellar	Grouped	21	116	—	—	—
إكفيفنIkfifene	Grouped	23	118	—	—	—
إهرسنIharsen	Grouped	29	147	—	—	—
إحمداننIhamdanene	Grouped	23	129	—	—	—
إطرزنتItarzent	Grouped	14	77	—	—	—
اللانزيريLanziri	Dispersed	7	43	—	—	—
أعياطنAyaten	Dispersed	22	101	—	—	—
إغطاسنIghattassene	In parts	60	306	4.4	1.7	9.7
إقرباصنIqarbassene	In parts	25	135	—	—	—
دار برنيشوDar Bernichou	Grouped	5	25	—	—	—
تمرابطTamrabete	Grouped	130	580	0.9	1.3	5.5
تامرنوتTamarnout	Grouped	117	470	1.2	2.0	16.6
اسلكيAsselki	Grouped	16	80	—	—	—
تالاختTalakht	Grouped	50	197	8.9	5.6	26.7
الرطيلةErrtila	Grouped	20	97	—	—	—
توغزة - بني بغدادToughza Bni Baghdad13 douars · 1,947 people
الزاوية -بني بغدادZaouia Bni Baghdad	Grouped	16	100	—	—	—
إكنانIgounane	Grouped	37	164	1.0	1.0	4.0
أحكامAhkam	Grouped	46	241	1.0	1.0	4.0
أملالاتAmlalat	Grouped	21	79	—	—	—
إقزازنIqazzazene	Grouped	20	102	—	—	—
إمكوارنImakouarane	Grouped	9	51	—	—	—
إعجننIjnen	Grouped	17	91	—	—	—
الهرازمةEl Hrazma	Grouped	18	99	—	—	—
إبراقنIbaraken	Grouped	13	64	—	—	—
إبلاطنIblaten	Grouped	16	103	—	—	—
تسجوتTasjout	Grouped	70	387	1.1	1.2	4.0
إشويبنIchouibene	Grouped	61	280	1.0	1.1	4.0
إمهدىImahda	Grouped	35	186	1.0	1.0	4.0
تزݣةTazga14 douars · 3,206 people
تكنزيونTikanzioune	Dispersed	62	347	1.5	2.4	17.2
إحمدانن بني عاصمIhamdanene Bni Assem	In parts	75	479	3.3	3.6	28.5
ايسليماتنIslimatene	In parts	70	430	18.2	1.4	18.2
عيشونAychoune	In parts	33	206	23.5	1.5	23.5
إلاحمرانIhammarane	Grouped	1	4	—	—	—
احمدانن تزكةIhamdanene Tazka	Grouped	82	531	19.3	2.4	21.3
لشياخLechiakh	Grouped	13	73	—	—	—
رندةAranda	Dispersed	31	166	2.7	2.0	6.2
إحمطنIhamtanene	In parts	65	366	1.9	1.9	7.3
امودننAmoudanen	Grouped	18	97	—	—	—
أعنانAnane	Grouped	22	114	—	—	—
امفتاحنImaftahene	Grouped	11	78	—	—	—
زاوية بني عاصمZaouia Bni Assem	Grouped	22	131	—	—	—
إمشكطنImechkaten	Grouped	36	184	2.3	1.8	7.1

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: 01.571.05.25
As digits: 015710525
Slug: zaouiat-sidi-kacem
Record: /api/communes/01.571.05.25.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.571.05.25/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.571.05.25/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.571.05.25/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.571.05.25/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.571.05.25/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2480067

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