Laâyoune Province - Mashpedia All-in-One Encyclopedia

Laâyoune is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, which includes the southwestern part of the territory of Morocco as of before 1975, and the northern part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 is 210,023.^[1] Its main town is Laâyoune.^[2]

In the north of the province, Khenifiss National Park is located.

Subdivisions [edit]

The province is divided administratively into the following:^[3]

Name	Geographic code	Type	Households	Population (2004)	Foreign population	Moroccan population
El Marsa	321.01.01.	Municipality	2850	10229	11	10218
El Aaiún	321.01.03.	Municipality	37545	183691	477	183214
Tarfaya	321.01.05.	Municipality	1328	5615	1	5614
Boukraa	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
Akhfennir	321.05.01.	Rural commune	343	1583	1	1582
Daoura	321.05.03.	Rural commune	192	878	2	876
El Hagounia	321.05.05.	Rural commune	180	1089	0	1089
Tah	321.05.07.	Rural commune	242	1255	0	1255

References [edit]

^ World Gazteteer
^ World Gazteteer
^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004". Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

v t e Laayoun-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra region

Capital: Laayoun

Provinces	Boujdour Province Laayoune Province

Cities	Boujdour El Marsa Laayoune Tarfaya

v t e Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

Prefectures	Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane Casablanca Fahs-Anjra Fès-Dar-Dbibegh Inezgane-Aït Melloul Marrakesh Meknès Mohammedia Oujda-Angad Rabat Safi Salé Skhirat-Témara Tangier-Assilah

Provinces	Al Haouz Al Hoceïma Aousserd Assa-Zag Azilal Ben Slimane Béni-Mellal Berkane Boujdour Boulemane Chefchaouen Chichaoua Chtouka Aït Baha El Hajeb El Jadida El Kelaa des Sraghna Errachidia Es Semara Essaouira Figuig Guelmim Ifrane Jerada Kénitra Khémisset Khénifra Khouribg Laâyoune Larache Médiouna Midelt Moulay Yacoub Nador Nouaceur Ouarzazate Oued Ed-Dahab Safi Sefrou Settat Sidi Kacem Tan-Tan Taounate Taourirt Taroudant Tata Taza Tétouan Tiznit Zagora

Coordinates: 27°09′24″N 13°12′13″W / 27.156539°N 13.203592°W / 27.156539; -13.203592

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