Boujdour
Local name: بوجدور
Located in Boujdour Province, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Coordinates: 26°07′37″ N 14°19′17″ W
- Population
- 36,731
- 36.7K
- Elevation
- 81 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EUN Laayoune Hassan I International Airport157 km
- LPA Gran Canaria Airport226 km
About Boujdour
Boujdour is a municipality. Location: Boujdour Province, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra. Population: 36,731. Elevation: 81 m.
Boujdour (or Bujdur, Bojador, Arabic: بوجدور, Hassaniyya: [buʒduːr] ) is a coastal city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, near Cape Bojador. It is administered by Morocco which includes it in the administrative division of the Southern Provinces. It is an urban municipality in Boujdour Province, in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region.
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Population of Boujdour over time
| 1994 | 15,167 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 36,843 | |
| 2014 | 42,651 | |
| 2024 | 57,360 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Boujdour
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: November–May.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 26° · Night 16° · Rain 6 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 13°)
- Wettest month
- December (11 mm)
- Driest month
- May (0 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 26° | 23° |
| Average low (°C) | 13° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
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How to get to Boujdour
The nearest airport is Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN), 157 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telde, 234 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN) El Aaiún 157 kmnortheast
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) Gran Canaria Island 226 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Telde Population: 123.3K 234 kmnorthwest
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 383.5K 244 kmnorthwest
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 211.4K 322 kmnorthwest
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna Population: 150.7K 328 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources