Poniente Almeriense is one of the seven in the Spanish province of Almería in Andalusia, established in 2003. It is sometimes known as the "sea of plastic" (), due to the numerous greenhouses that cover the area. The contains ten municipalities, and as of the 2024 census, it had 283,858 inhabitantsCensus of 1 January 2024: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid. in an area of . The "sea of plastic" was one of the subjects of the 2005 documentary film We Feed the World and the setting of the crime drama television series Mar de plástico.
Typical products of the greenhouses include cucumbers, watermelons, eggplants, zucchinis, melons, peppers, and tomatoes.
The 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 to the west.
Municipalities Poniente Almeriense contains the following ten municipalities:
Arms MunicipalityArea (km2)Population (2024)Census of 1 January 2024: National Statistics Institute (Spain)Density (/km2)Adra89.62 25,515284.70Balanegra31.60 3,01695.44Berja185.66 12,93969.69Dalías141.32 4,16929.50El Ejido225.40 90,135399.89Enix66.78 5988.95Felix81.20 7709.48La Mojonera23.87 8,677363.51Roquetas de Mar59.65 109,2041,830.74Vícar64.29 28,835448.52Total969.39283,858292.82
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