City profile · Western Sahara · Africa
Laayoune
City population
196,331
#1
in Western Sahara
#2,949
worldwide
27.142, -13.188
About Laayoune
Laayoune is a city in Western Sahara with a population of 196,331. It is the 1st largest of the 4 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Western Sahara, and the 2,949th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Elevation
68 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/El_Aaiun
Coordinates
27.142, -13.188
Record updated
2026-04-08
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 4 in Western SaharaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.