El Marsa
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City
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Fishing port of El Marsa
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| Coordinates: 27°04′N 13°24′W / 27.067°N 13.400°W / 27.067; -13.400 | |
| Non-self-governing territory | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by |  Kingdom of Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Controlled by | Kingdom of Morocco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.8 km2 (40.19 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17,917 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2004 | 10,229 | — |
| 2014 | 17,917 | +75.2% |
El Marsa Arabic: المرسى is a port cityinWestern Sahara.[1]
According to the Moroccan authorities, El Marsa belongs to Laayoune Province in the region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra. Its population in 2014 is 17,917,[2] the second-largest in the province (behind the regional capital El Aaiún) and third in the region.[3] It has a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean and therefore is also known as Laayoune Plage (El Aaiún Beach). The town also has a hospital.
El Marsa is to the west of El Aaiún, on the N1, Morocco's main highway, which also goes into the Western Sahara, where it is the last settlement south until Boujdour.
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27°05′52.6″N 13°24′52.1″W / 27.097944°N 13.414472°W / 27.097944; -13.414472
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