Oued Ed-Dahab Province Explained

Oued Ed-Dahab (Arabic: إقليم وادي الذهب) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its population at the 2004 Census was 65,378.^[1] Its major town is Dakhla.^[2]

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:^[3]

Name	Geographic code	Type	Households	Population (2004)	Foreign population	Western Sahara population	Notes
	391.01.01.	Municipality	13715	58104	107	57997
	391.05.01.	Rural commune	262	6597	18	6579
	391.05.03.	Rural commune	42	2973	1	2972
	391.05.05.	Rural commune	92	519	5	514
	391.05.07.	Rural commune	78	3005	1	3004
	391.09.01.	Rural commune	1012	5345	6	5339
	391.09.03.	Rural commune	474	2311	0	2311

Notes and References

1. Web site: Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2004. Youssef Maaroufi. Site institutionnel du Haut-Commissariat au Plan du Royaume du Maroc. 8 October 2015.
2. http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-1280&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500
3. Web site: Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004. Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. 27 April 2012.