El Marsa | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Fishing port of El Marsa | |
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| Coordinates:27°04′N13°24′W / 27.067°N 13.400°W /27.067; -13.400 | |
| Non-self-governing territory | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by |  Kingdom of Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Controlled by | Kingdom of Morocco |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.8 km2 (40.19 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,917 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10,229 | — |
| 2014 | 17,917 | +75.2% |
El MarsaArabic:المرسى is aportcity inWestern Sahara.[1]
According to theMoroccan authorities, El Marsa belongs toLaayoune Province in the region ofLaâyoune-Sakia El Hamra. Its population in 2014 is 17,917,[2] the second-largest in the province (behind the regional capitalEl Aaiún) and third in the region.[3] It has a seaport on theAtlantic Ocean and therefore is also known asLaayoune Plage (El Aaiún Beach). The town also has a hospital.
El Marsa is to the west ofEl Aaiún, on theN1, Morocco's main highway, which also goes into the Western Sahara, where it is the last settlement south untilBoujdour.
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