Laayoune geodata
Laayoune is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Western Sahara in Africa/El_Aaiun (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 196,331 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Western Sahara, 66.7% of cities are located further ↓South; 66.7% of cities are located further ←West and 100% of cities have lower elevation than Laayoune. Note1
Laayoune GPS coordinates[2]
27° 8' 30.48" North, 13° 11' 16.692" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 27.76574°, | -13.8911° |
| Center: | 27.1418°, | -13.18797° |
| Lower-right: | 26.51436°, | -12.48485° |
| Map W x H: | 139.1×139.1 km | = 86.4×86.4mi |
| max Lat: | 27.46175° ⇑33.3% North |
| Laayoune: | 27.1418° |
| min Lat: | ⇓66.7% South 23.68477° |
| min Long | Laayoune | max Long |
| -15.95798° | -13.18797° | -12.99412° |
| W 66.7%⇐ | ⇒33.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Laayoune is 68 m = 223 ft, and this is 34.5 m = 113 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
68 m = 223 ft | 0% |
| Laayoune | 68 m 223 ft | |
| Avg. | 33.5 m = 110 ft | |
Min E: |
4 m = 13 ft | 100% |
See also: Laayoune elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Laayoune is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 412 km =256 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Laayoune |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6989.2 | 4342.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 4383.3 | 2723.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 412 | 256 | to South |
| Equator | 3017.9 | 1875.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
2 places around Laayoune: (largest is in red/bold)
• Daoura
40.4 km =25.1 mi, 
28°
• Laayoune Plage
23.1 km =14.4 mi, 
257°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: El Aaiún
- In France: Laâyoune
- In German: El Aaiún
- In Italian: El Aaiún, El Ayun
- In Russian: Эль-Аюн
- In Chinese: 阿尤恩
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Western Sahara existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
