Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
العيون - الساقية الحمراء (Arabic) Región de El Aaiún-Saguía el-Hamra | |
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Houses in Laâyoune | |
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Seal | |
Location in territory occupied by Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 26°08′N 14°30′W / 26.133°N 14.500°W | |
| Countries | Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Created | September 2015 |
| Capital | Laâyoune |
| Government | |
| • Type | Governor–regional council |
| • Wali | Yahdih Bouchab |
| • Council president | Sidi Hamdi Ould Errachid |
| Area | |
• Total | 140,018 km2 (54,061 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 451,028 |
| • Density | 3.22121/km2 (8.34291/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| ISO 3166 code | MA-11 |
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (Arabic: العيون - الساقية الحمراء, romanized: al-ʿuyūn as-sāqiya l-ḥamrāʾ) is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It is mainly located in the disputed territory of Western Sahara: the western part of the region is occupied by Morocco and the eastern part is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The region as claimed by Morocco covers an area of 140,018 square kilometres (54,061 sq mi) and had a population of 451,028 as of the 2024 Moroccan census. The capital of the region is Laâyoune.