Poniente Almeriense

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.

Poniente Almeriense
Comarca
"Sea of plastic" and the town of El Ejido
"Sea of plastic" and the town of El Ejido
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceAlmería
Municipalities
List
Area
 • Total971 km2 (375 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total259,357
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityEl Ejido

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:

MunicipalityPopulation
2011[4]		Population
2018[5]
Adra24,37524,859
Balanegra +-2,983
Berja +15,15512,381
Dalías4,0074,031
El Ejido80,83984,710
Enix426418
Felix663642
La Mojonera8,4769,003
Roquetas de Mar86,79994,925
Vícar23,48225,405
Totals244,222259,357

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

Almería sea of plastic as seen from the International Space Station

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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