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'''Boujdour''' is a [[province]] in the [[Morocco|Moroccan]] occupied region of [[Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra]], Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 46,129.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x%3D%26men%3Dgpro%26lng%3Den%26des%3Dwg%26geo%3D-1278%26srt%3Dnpan%26col%3Dadhoq%26msz%3D1500 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209144202/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-1278&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500 |archive-date=2013-02-09 }}</ref> Its major town is [[Boujdour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x%3D%26men%3Dgcis%26lng%3Den%26des%3Dwg%26geo%3D-1278%26srt%3Dnpan%26col%3Dadhoq%26msz%3D1500 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210015826/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-1278&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500 |archive-date=2013-02-10 }}</ref>
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'''Boujdour Province''' ({{lang-ar|إقليم بوجدور}}) is a [[province]] in the [[Morocco|Moroccan]] occupied region of [[Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra]], Western Sahara. Its population in 2004 was 46,129.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x%3D%26men%3Dgpro%26lng%3Den%26des%3Dwg%26geo%3D-1278%26srt%3Dnpan%26col%3Dadhoq%26msz%3D1500 |title=World Gazetteer: Bū Jaydūr - profile of geographical entity including name variants |access-date=2009-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209144202/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-1278&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500 |archive-date=2013-02-09 }}</ref> Its major town is [[Boujdour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x%3D%26men%3Dgcis%26lng%3Den%26des%3Dwg%26geo%3D-1278%26srt%3Dnpan%26col%3Dadhoq%26msz%3D1500 |title=World Gazetteer: Bū Jaydūr - largest cities (Per geographical entity) |access-date=2009-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210015826/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-1278&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500 |archive-date=2013-02-10 }}</ref>

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.

==Location==

The prefecture of Boujdour is located in the north of the region of [[Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra]].
It covers an area of approximately {{convert|43,753|km2}}.

It is bordered by:
* [[Laâyoune Province|Laâyoune]] and [[Es Semara Province|Es Semara]] provinces to the north
* [[Mauritania]] to the east
* [[Oued Ed-Dahab Province|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.<ref name="vedel">{{citation |first=Hassan|last=Ouazzani Chahdi |language=fr
|chapter=L'organisation administrative des provinces sahariennes |title=[[Georges Vedel]] présente : Édification d'un État moderne |publisher=Albin Michel |year=1986 |page=181 |isbn=2-226-02799-8}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{citation |title=Dahir 1-76-468 du 9 chabaane 1396 (6 August 1976) modifiant et complétant le dahir 1-59-351 du I joumada II 1379 (2 December 1959) relatif à la division administrative du Royaume
|journal=Bulletin Officiel du Royaume du Maroc |issue=3328|date= 11 August 1976|pages=915 |url=http://www.sgg.gov.ma/BO/fr/1976/bo_3328_fr.pdf |access-date=13 May 2014}}</ref>


==Subdivisions==
==Subdivisions==
The province is divided administratively into the following:<ref name="Pop">{{cite web |url=http://www.lavieeco.com/documents_officiels/Recensement%20population.pdf |title=Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004 |publisher=Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com |access-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/678NyvGs8?url=http://www.lavieeco.com/documents_officiels/Recensement%20population.pdf |archive-date=23 April 2012 }}</ref>
The province is divided administratively into the following:<ref name="Pop">{{cite web |url=http://www.lavieeco.com/documents_officiels/Recensement%20population.pdf |title=Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004 |publisher=Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com |access-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724191316/http://www.lavieeco.com/documents_officiels/Recensement%20population.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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| [[Boujdour]] || 121.01.01. || Municipality || 8416 || 36843 || 6 || 36837 ||
| [[Boujdour]] || 121.01.01. || Municipality || 8416 || 36843 || 6 || 36837 ||
|-
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| [[Gueltat Zemmour]] || 121.03.01. || Rural commune || 95 || 6740 || 24 || 6716 ||
| [[Guelta Zemmur]] || 121.03.01. || Rural commune || 95 || 6740 || 24 || 6716 ||
|-
|-
| [[Jraifia]] || 121.03.03. || Rural commune || 380 || 1385 || 0 || 1385 ||
| [[Jraifia]] || 121.03.03. || Rural commune || 380 || 1385 || 0 || 1385 ||
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| [[Lamssid]] || 121.03.05. || Rural commune || 292 || 1161 || 0 || 1161 ||
| [[Lamssid]] || 121.03.05. || Rural commune || 292 || 1161 || 0 || 1161 ||
|-
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|}

==Population==

In 2014 the population was 50,566, of which 42,651 were urban and 7,915 were rural.{{sfn|Annuaire Statistique Regional|p=7}}
The town of Boujdour had 42,651 inhabitants, Gueltat Zemmour had 6,383, Jraifa 950 and Lamssid 572.{{sfn|Annuaire Statistique Regional|p=7}}
Population growth:{{sfn|Annuaire Statistique Regional|p=8}}
{|class=wikitable
! !!2014 !!2004 !!1994 !!1982
|-
|Total ||50,566 ||46,129 ||21,691 ||8,481
|-
|Urban ||42,651 ||36,843 ||15,167 ||3,597
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|Rural || 7,915 ||9,286 ||6,524 ||4,884
|}
|}


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==Sources==
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*{{citation |url=https://www.hcp.ma/region-laayoune/attachment/739081// |access-date=2021-10-22 |language=fr |ref={{harvid|Annuaire Statistique Regional}}
|title= Annuaire Statistique Regional Laayoune - Sakia el Hamra |year=2015 |publisher=Rotaume de Maric Haut-Commissariat au Plan}}
{{refend}}

{{Boujdour Province}}
{{Boujdour Province}}
{{Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra}}
{{Prefectures and provinces of Morocco}}
{{Prefectures and provinces of Morocco}}


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Boujdour
إقليم بوجدور
Province
Route N1 at the exit from Boujdour town
Route N1 at the exit from Boujdour town
Flag of Boujdour
Flag
Boujdour (red) in Morocco / Western Sahara
Boujdour (red) in Morocco / Western Sahara
Boujdour is located in Western Sahara
Boujdour
Boujdour
Location in Western Sahara
Coordinates: 26°08′N 14°30′W / 26.133°N 14.500°W / 26.133; -14.500
CountryWestern Sahara
SeatBoujdour

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]

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.

Location

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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:

History

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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]

Subdivisions

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The province is divided administratively into the following:[5]

Name Geographic code Type Households Population (2004) Foreign population Moroccan population Notes
Boujdour 121.01.01. Municipality 8416 36843 6 36837
Guelta Zemmur 121.03.01. Rural commune 95 6740 24 6716
Jraifia 121.03.03. Rural commune 380 1385 0 1385
Lamssid 121.03.05. Rural commune 292 1161 0 1161

Population

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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

References

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  1. ^ "World Gazetteer: Bū Jaydūr - profile of geographical entity including name variants". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  2. ^ "World Gazetteer: Bū Jaydūr - largest cities (Per geographical entity)". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  3. ^ Ouazzani Chahdi, Hassan (1986), "L'organisation administrative des provinces sahariennes", Georges Vedel présente : Édification d'un État moderne (in French), Albin Michel, p. 181, ISBN 2-226-02799-8
  4. ^ "Dahir 1-76-468 du 9 chabaane 1396 (6 August 1976) modifiant et complétant le dahir 1-59-351 du I joumada II 1379 (2 December 1959) relatif à la division administrative du Royaume" (PDF), Bulletin Officiel du Royaume du Maroc (3328): 915, 11 August 1976, retrieved 13 May 2014
  5. ^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. ^ a b Annuaire Statistique Regional, p. 7.
  7. ^ Annuaire Statistique Regional, p. 8.

Sources

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