Guelmim-Es Semara

Guelmim-Es Semara
كلميم السمارة
Region

Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 28°09′N 10°04′W / 28.150°N 10.067°WCoordinates: 28°09′N 10°04′W / 28.150°N 10.067°W
Country  Morocco
 Western Sahara
Capital Guelmim
Government
 • Wali Abdellah Amimi
Area
 • Total 122,825 km2 (47,423 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)
 • Total 501,921
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Guelmim-Es Semara (Arabic: كلميم السمارة‎) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 122,825 km² and has a population of 501,921 (2014 census).[1]

Geography

The southern half of Guelmin-Es Semara forms part of the Western Sahara. The regional capital is Guelmim. The region is bordered to the north by Souss-Massa-Drâa and to the west by Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, with the Algerian province of Tindouf to the east. Its disputed territory in the Western Sahara borders the Mauritanian Tiris Zemmour Region. Guelmin-Es Semara has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, with the Spanish Canary Islands lying off it. The Draa River, at 1,100 km the longest in Morocco, flows into the Ocean near Tan-Tan.

The region is made up of the following provinces:

Municipalities by population (2004 census)

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References

  1. ↑ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004". Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.hcp.ma/Recensement-general-de-la-population-et-de-l-habitat-2004_a633.html
  3. ↑ Within the Western Sahara