Laâyoune (Arabic: إقليم العيون) is a delineated province in the north-west of Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, which is situated within the northern part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 210,023 (when it still included the population of the new Tarfaya Province, created in 2009). In today's limits of the province the population was 199,603.[1] Its main town is Laayoune.[2]
Water reservoir at the Seguiet-el-Hamra River
Subdivisionsedit
The province is divided administratively into the following:[3]
^"World Gazteteer". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
^"World Gazteteer". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
^(PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
^"Annuaire statistique régional Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, 2010 (version arabe et française)" (in French and Arabic). The Government of Morocco. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
laâyoune, province, laâyoune, arabic, إقليم, العيون, delineated, province, north, west, moroccan, economic, region, laâyoune, sakia, hamra, which, situated, within, northern, part, disputed, territory, western, sahara, population, 2004, when, still, included, . Laayoune Arabic إقليم العيون is a delineated province in the north west of Moroccan economic region of Laayoune Sakia El Hamra which is situated within the northern part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara Its population in 2004 was 210 023 when it still included the population of the new Tarfaya Province created in 2009 In today s limits of the province the population was 199 603 1 Its main town is Laayoune 2 Water reservoir at the Seguiet el Hamra RiverSubdivisions editThe province is divided administratively into the following 3 Name Geographic code Type Households Population 2004 Foreign population Moroccan population Notes El Marsa 321 01 01 Municipality 2850 10229 11 10218 Laayoune 321 01 03 Municipality 37545 183691 477 183214 Bou Craa 321 03 01 Rural commune 505 2519 0 2519 Dcheira 321 03 03 Rural commune 313 1745 1 1744 Foum El Oued 321 03 05 Rural commune 325 1419 14 1405 Since 2009 the following communes have been separated into the Tarfaya Province The municipality of Tarfaya and the rural communes of El Hagounia Akhfenir Daoura and Tah 4 References edit World Gazteteer Archived from the original on 9 February 2013 World Gazteteer Archived from the original on 9 February 2013 Recensement general de la population et de l habitat de 2004 PDF Haut commissariat au Plan Lavieeco com Archived from the original PDF on 24 July 2012 Retrieved 27 April 2012 Annuaire statistique regional Laayoune Boujdour Sakia El Hamra 2010 version arabe et francaise in French and Arabic The Government of Morocco Retrieved 31 December 2013 27 09 24 N 13 12 13 W 27 156539 N 13 203592 W 27 156539 13 203592 This Laayoune Sakia El Hamra location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laayoune Province amp oldid 1093249945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
