Poniente Almeriense
Poniente Almeriense | |
|---|---|
Almería | |
| Municipalities | List
|
| Area | |
| • Total | 971 km2 (375 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Largest municipality | El Ejido |
Poniente Almeriense is a
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 | 24,375 | 24,859 |
| Balanegra + | - | 2,983 |
| Berja + | 15,155 | 12,381 |
| Dalías | 4,007 | 4,031 |
| El Ejido | 80,839 | 84,710 |
| Enix | 426 | 418 |
| Felix | 663 | 642 |
| La Mojonera | 8,476 | 9,003 |
| Roquetas de Mar | 86,799 | 94,925 |
| Vícar | 23,482 | 25,405 |
| Totals | 244,222 | 259,357 |
Note: + an additional municipality, Balanegra, was created in 2015 from part of Berja municipality.
References
- ^ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
- ^ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
- ^ "Greenhouse Farming". my almeria. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
- ^ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
External links
- Las Norias de Daza - Google maps
- Greenhouses of the Campo de Dalías, Almería Province, Spain - NASA Earth Observatory
- Southeastern Spain's Greenhouse Landscape: Plastic over Sand-Beds.
36°46′56″N 2°44′35″W / 36.78234°N 2.74315°W
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