| Poniente Almeriense | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andalusia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Almería |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Parts Type: | Municipalities |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Adra, Balanegra, Berja, Dalías, El Ejido, Enix, Felix, La Mojonera, Roquetas de Mar, Vícar |
| Area Total Km2: | 971 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 259357 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Largest municipality |
| Blank Info Sec1: | El Ejido |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
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.
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.
The Poniente Almeriense contains the following ten municipalities:
| 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.