Poniente Almeriense
Poniente Almeriense | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Almería |
| Municipalities | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 971 km2 (375 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 259,357 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | El Ejido |
Poniente Almeriense is a comarca in Almería, Spain. It is sometimes also known as the "sea of plastic" (Mar de plástico) due to the numerous greenhouses that cover the area. The comarca contains ten municipalities (the tenth, Balanegra, was created in 2015 from part of Berja municipality) and 259,357 inhabitants[2] in an area of 971 km². The "sea of plastic" was one of the subjects of We feed the world, a 2005 documentary; and the setting of Spanish crime drama Mar de plástico.
The comarca borders the Alboran Sea to the South, the city of Almería to the east, the Sierra de Gádor to the north, and the municipality of Albuñol (in Granada province) to the west.
Municipalities[edit]
The Poniente Almeriense contains the following ten municipalities:
| Municipality | Population 2011[3] |
Population 2018[4] |
|---|---|---|
| Adra | 24,375 | 24,859 |
| Balanegra + | - | 2,983 |
| Berja + | 15,155 | 12,381 |
| Dalías | 4,007 | 4,031 |
| El Ejido | 80,839 | 84,710 |
| Enix | 426 | 418 |
| Felix | 663 | 642 |
| La Mojonera | 8,476 | 9,003 |
| Roquetas de Mar | 86,799 | 94,925 |
| Vícar | 23,482 | 25,405 |
| Totals | 244,222 | 259,357 |
Note: + an additional municipality, Balanegra, was created in 2015 from part of Berja municipality.
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Las Norias de Daza - Google maps
- Greenhouses of the Campo de Dalías, Almería Province, Spain - NASA Earth Observatory
- Southeastern Spain's Greenhouse Landscape: Plastic over Sand-Beds.
Coordinates: 36°46′56″N 2°44′35″W / 36.78234°N 2.74315°W
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