The prefecture of Boujdour is located in the north of the region of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra.

It covers an area of approximately 43,753 square kilometres (16,893 sq mi).

It is bordered by: The province of Boujdour was created by the dahir establishing the law of 6 August 1976, after the Green March of 1975 leading to the Madrid agreements which divided Western Sahara in two.

The Spanish region of Seguia el-Hamra was entrusted to Morocco while that of Río de Oro to Mauritania.

[6] The town of Boujdour had 42,651 inhabitants, Gueltat Zemmour had 6,383, Jraifa 950 and Lamssid 572.