Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra

Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
العيون بوجدور الساقية الحمراء
Region

Seal

Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 26°08′N 14°30′W / 26.133°N 14.500°W / 26.133; -14.500Coordinates: 26°08′N 14°30′W / 26.133°N 14.500°W / 26.133; -14.500
Country  Morocco
 Western Sahara
Created 1997
Abolished September 2015
Capital El Aaiún
Government
 • Wali Khalil Dkhil
Area
 • Total 39,480 km2 (15,240 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 301,744
 • Density 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (Arabic: العيون بوجدور الساقية الحمراء‎) was a former region of Morocco which existed from 1997 to 2015. It was mainly located in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The region covered an area of 39,480 km² and had a population of 301,744 (2004 census).[1] The capital of the region was El Aaiún. In September 2015 it was combined with Es-Semara Province in Guelmim-Es Semara to form the new region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra.

Geography

The Moroccan and Western Saharan territories of the region were bordered to the east by the Moroccan and Western Saharan territories of the region of Guelmim-Es Semara respectively. To the south was the region of Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, entirely within the Western Sahara. The east of the region bordered the Mauritanian region of Tiris Zemmour. Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra had a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, facing the Spanish Canary Islands.

The region was made up into the following provinces:

Municipalities by population (2004 census)

The Cathedral of El Aaiún, the regional capital and largest settlement.

The capital, El Aaiún, contained 73% of the region's population. Of the four municipalities, only Tarfaya was outside the disputed area.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). 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
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