thumb|290px|Map of Western Sahara

thumb|290px|Location of cities in Western Sahara

thumb|250px|right|[[Laayoun]]

thumb|250px|right|[[Smara]]

thumb|250px|right|[[Cape Bojador]]

The following are cities in Western Sahara, listed by population. Due to an ongoing conflict over the territory, the majority is occupied by Morocco, and the eastern and southern portions are controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Only those cities under Moroccan occupation are subject to the government census; SADR-controlled cities are listed at the end. Morocco claims the entire territory, as does the SADR. The list includes cities, towns, villages, oases and other settlements.

List

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi static-row-numbers sort-under plainrowheaders col1left col6left col7left"

|+Overview of cities in Western Sahara

|-

!scope="colgroup" colspan="2" | Name

!scope="colgroup" colspan="3" | Population

!scope="colgroup" colspan="2" | Status

|-

!scope="col"| Transliteration

!scope="col"| Arabic

!scope="col"| 1994<br/>census

!scope="col"| 2004<br/>census

!scope="col"| 2014<br/>census

!scope="col"| Location<br/>

!scope="col"| Administration

|-

!scope="row"| Laayoune

|

| 136,950

| 179,542

| 217,732

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Ad-Dakhla

|

| 29,831

| 55,618

| 106,277

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Smara (Semara)

|

| 28,750

| 33,910

| 57,035

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Boujdour

|

| 15,167

| 36,731

| 42,651

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| El Marsa

|

| 4,334

| 10,229

| 17,917

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Hawza

|

| 2,940

| 3,726

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Mahbes

|

| 1,193

| 131

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Guelta Zemmur

|

| 4,716

| 512

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Bir Anzarane

|

| 867

| 1,273

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Tichla

|

| 290

| 469

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Aousserd

|

| 672

| 976

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| El Argoub

|

| 1,374

| 5,020

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Bou Craa

|

|

| 2,519

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Lamssid

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Oum Dreyga

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Jdiriya

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Farciya

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Sebaiera

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Chalwa

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Aridal

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| As-Sakn

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Al Ga'da

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Bir Gandouz

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Guerguerat

|

|

|

|

| North West

| Morocco

|-

!scope="row"| Amgala

|

|

| Included in Awserd

|

| North East

| Sahrawi Republic

|-

!scope="row"| Bir Lehlou

|

|

|

|

| North East

| Sahrawi Republic

|-

!scope="row"| Tifariti

|

|

| (near 3,000 by late estimates)

| 55

| North East

| Sahrawi Republic

|-

!scope="row"| Meharrize

|

|

|

|

| North East

| Sahrawi Republic

|-

!scope="row"| Zug

|

|

| 833

|

| South East

| Sahrawi Republic

|-

!scope="row"| Dougaj

|

|

|

|

| South East

| Sahrawi Republic

|-

!scope="row"| Agounit

|

|

|

|

| South East

| Sahrawi Republic

|-

!scope="row"| Mijek (Miyek)

|

|

|

|

| South East

| Sahrawi Republic

|-

!scope="row"| Bir Tiguisit

|

|

|

|

| North East

| Sahrawi Republic

|-

!scope="row"| Lagouira (La Güera, La Gouera)

|

| 509

| 3,726

|

| South West

| Mauritania

|}

See also

  • List of cities in Morocco
  • Moroccan Wall
  • Tindouf and refugee camps

Notes

  • Census information