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Western Sahara

Western Sahara (disputed territory)

The territory of Western Sahara is disputed: Most of its parts are currently annexed by Morocco. The area east of the Moroccan Wall is controlled by the Democratic Arabian Republic Sahara (R.A.S.D.). The following area and population figures are based on the current Moroccan regions and the course of the Moroccan Wall; they partly do not observe the former demarcation between Morocco and Western Sahara, which is depicted in the map as grey line.

Provinces

The population of the provinces of Western Sahara according to census results and latest official projections.

The population in the area controlled by the R.A.S.D. is not determinable. The following population figures also do not consider the Sahrawi refugees living in Algerian camps (about 100,000).

NameAbbr.NativeCapitalArea
A (km²)
Population
Census (C)
1982-09-03
Population
Census (C)
1994-09-02
Population
Census (C)
2004-09-02
Population
Census (C)
2014-09-01
Population
Projection (P)
2023-07-01
Western SaharaESHالصحراء الغربيةLaâyoune272,000163,868252,146415,945510,713618,600
AousserdAOUأوسردAousserd33,700Oued Ed-Dahab2,50720,51316,19013,7003370000
BoujdourBOUبوجدورBoujdour51,1008,48121,69146,12950,56652,9005110000
Es SemaraSEMالسمارةEs Semara37,13020,48039,72660,42666,01478,4003713000
LaâyouneLAAالعيونLaâyoune10,790113,411145,727199,603238,096271,3001079000
Oued Ed-DahabOEDوادي الذهبDakhla44,70021,49634,24478,854126,765187,2004470000
R.A.S.D.RASD 82,500...............8250000
TarfayaTARطرفاية12,270Laâyoune8,25110,42013,08215,2001227000

Major Urban Communes

 NameAdm.Population
Census (C)
2014-09-01
1LaâyouneLAA217,732
2DakhlaOED106,277
3Es SemaraSEM57,035

Contents: Urban Communes

The population of the urban communes in Western Sahara by census years.

NameStatusNativeAdm.Population
Census (C)
1982-09-03
Population
Census (C)
1994-09-02
Population
Census (C)
2004-09-02
Population
Census (C)
2014-09-01
Area
Aousserd (Auserd)RCأوسردAOU............0
Boujdour (Cabo Bojador, Būjaydūr)UComبوجدورBOU3,59715,16736,84342,6510
Dakhla (Ad-Dākhlah)UComالداخلةOED17,30929,83158,104106,2770
El Marsa (Al-Marsā)UComالمرسىLAA...4,33410,22917,9170
Es Semara (Smara, As-Samārah)UComالسمارةSEM17,75328,75040,34757,0350
Laâyoune (El Aaiún, Al-'Ayūn)UComالعيونLAA93,875136,950183,691217,7320
Lagouira (La Gouèra)UComالكويرة5135093,72600

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