Poniente Almeriense

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| name = Poniente Almeriense

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| native_name_lang = es

| settlement_type = Comarca

| image_skyline = El Ejido aerial.jpg

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| image_caption = "Sea of plastic" and the town of El Ejido

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| image_map = Poniente Almeriense.png

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Spain

| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community

| subdivision_name1 = Andalusia

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = Almería

| seat_type = Capital

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| parts_type = Municipalities

| parts_style = list

| p1 = Adra, Balanegra, Berja, Dalías, El Ejido, Enix, Felix, La Mojonera, Roquetas de Mar, Vícar

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| area_total_km2 = 971

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| population_footnotes = Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.

| population_total = 259357

| population_as_of = 2018

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| blank_name_sec1 = Largest municipality

| blank_info_sec1 = El Ejido

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

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| utc_offset1_DST = +2

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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 inhabitantsEstimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid. 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.{{cite web |url=https://myalmeria.com/en/poniente-almeriense/info/739-greenhouse-farming# |website=my almeria |access-date=21 September 2021|title=Greenhouse Farming}}

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.