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Boujdour Province
Province in Western Sahara From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boujdour Province (Arabic: إقليم بوجدور) is a province in the Moroccan occupied region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 46,129.[1] Its major town is Boujdour.[2]
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Its territory, which is part of Western Sahara claimed by both Morocco and the Polisario Front, has been de facto administered by Morocco since the mid-1970s.
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Location
The prefecture of Boujdour is located in the north of the region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra. It covers an area of approximately 43,753 square kilometres (16,893 sq mi).
It is bordered by:
- Laâyoune and Es Semara provinces to the north
- Mauritania to the east
- Oued Ed-Dahab province to the south
- Atlantic Ocean to the west.
History
The province of Boujdour was created by the dahir establishing the law of 6 August 1976, after the Green March of 1975 leading to the Madrid agreements which divided Western Sahara in two. The Spanish region of Seguia el-Hamra was entrusted to Morocco while that of Río de Oro to Mauritania. Like the provinces of Laâyoune and Es Semara, the province of Boujdour was created on 6 August 1976.[3]
When it was created, the province of Boujdour had 2 circles which included 4 caïdats and the rural communes Bir Anzarane, Oum Dreyga, Boujdour and Gueltat Zemmour.[4]
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Subdivisions
The province is divided administratively into the following:[5]
Population
In 2014 the population was 50,566, of which 42,651 were urban and 7,915 were rural.[6] The town of Boujdour had 42,651 inhabitants, Gueltat Zemmour had 6,383, Jraifa 950 and Lamssid 572.[6] Population growth:[7]
| 2014 | 2004 | 1994 | 1982 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 50,566 | 46,129 | 21,691 | 8,481 |
| Urban | 42,651 | 36,843 | 15,167 | 3,597 |
| Rural | 7,915 | 9,286 | 6,524 | 4,884 |
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