List of cities in Western Sahara
This is a list of cities in Western Sahara .
By far the largest agglomeration in Western Sahara is El Aaiún with a population of 201,570 (as of September 2, 2004). This means that around half of the country's people live in the capital region.
The table contains the cities with more than 3000 inhabitants, their names in German transcription and in Arabic as well as the results of the census of September 2, 1994 and September 2, 2004. The province to which the city belongs is also listed. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.
Cities in Western Sahara | ||||||
rank | Surname | Residents | province | |||
transcription | Arabic | 1994 census | 2004 census | |||
1. | El Aaiún | العيون | 136,950 | 183,691 | Laayoune | |
2. | Ad-Dakhla | الداخلة | 29,831 | 58.104 | Oued ed Dahab | |
3. | Smara | السمارة | 28,750 | 40,347 | It semara | |
4th | Boujdour | بو جدور | 15,167 | 36,843 | Boujdour | |
5. | El Marsa | المرسى | 4,334 | 10,229 | Laayoune | |
6th | Haouza | الحوزة | 2,940 | 8,769 | It semara | |
7th | Al Mahbass | المحبس | 1,193 | 7,331 | Assa-zag | |
8th. | Guelta Zemour | گَلتَة زَمُّور | 4,716 | 6,740 | Boujdour | |
9. | Bir Anzarane | يئر عنزران | 867 | 6,597 | Oued ed Dahab | |
10. | Téchle | تيشلي | 290 | 6,036 | Aousserd | |
11. | Aousserd | أوسيرد | 672 | 5,832 | Aousserd | |
12. | El Argoub | العرقوب | 1,374 | 5,345 | Oued ed Dahab | |
13. | La Gouira | الكويرة | 509 | - | Aousserd |