Poniente Almeriense

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Poniente Almeriense
Comarca
El Ejido aerial.jpg
"Sea of plastic" and the town of El Ejido
Poniente Almeriense.png
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Almería
Municipalities
List
Area
 • Total971 km2 (375 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [1]
 • Total259,357
 • Density270/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 .

Contents

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:

Municipality Population
2011 [4] 		Population
2018 [5]
Adra 24,37524,859
Balanegra +-2,983
Berja +15,15512,381
Dalías 4,0074,031
El Ejido 80,83984,710
Enix 426418
Felix 663642
La Mojonera 8,4769,003
Roquetas de Mar 86,79994,925
Vícar 23,48225,405
Totals244,222259,357

Note: + an additional municipality, Balanegra, was created in 2015 from part of Berja municipality.

Almeria sea of plastic as seen from the International Space Station Plastic sea, Almeria Spain.jpg
Almería sea of plastic as seen from the International Space Station

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References

  1. ↑ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. ↑ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. ↑ "Greenhouse Farming". my almeria. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  5. ↑ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.


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