Poniente Almeriense

Poniente Almeriense
Comarca
"Sea of plastic" and the town of El Ejido
Location of Poniente Almeriense in Andalusia, Spain
Location of Poniente Almeriense in the province of Almería
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceAlmería
Municipalities
List
Area
 • Total
970 km2 (370 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[notes 1]
 • Total
283,858
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityEl Ejido

Poniente Almeriense is one of the seven comarcas in the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain. This comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.[1][2] 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 283,858 inhabitants[notes 2] in an area of 970 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 typical agricultural products of the greenhouses are: cucumbers, watermelons, eggplants, zucchinis, peaches, peppers and tomatoes.[3]

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

The Poniente Almeriense contains the following ten municipalities:

Arms Municipality Area (km2) Population (2024)[4][notes 3] Density (/km2)
Adra 89.62 25,515 284.70
Balanegra 31.60 3,016 95.44
Berja 185.66 12,939 69.69
Dalías 141.32 4,169 29.50
El Ejido 225.40 90,135 399.89
Enix 66.78 598 8.95
Felix 81.20 770 9.48
La Mojonera 23.87 8,677 363.51
Roquetas de Mar 59.65 109,204 1,830.74
Vícar 64.29 28,835 448.52
Total 969.39 283,858 292.82

Notes

  1. ^ Census at 1 January 2024: National Statistics Institute (Spain)
  2. ^ Census at 1 January 2024: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. ^ Census at 1 January 2024: National Statistics Institute (Spain)

References

  1. ^ "ORDEN de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 27 March 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ^ "CORRECCION de errores de la Orden de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva (BOJA núm. 59, de 27.3.2003)". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 7 May 2003. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  3. ^ "Greenhouse Farming". my almeria. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Almería: Population by municipality and sex. (2857)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-21.


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