Nouakchott-Sud Region

Nouakchott-Sud
نواكشوط الجنوبية
Coordinates: 18°3′N 16°0′W / 18.050°N 16.000°W / 18.050; -16.000
Country Mauritania
DepartmentsArafat, El Mina, Riyad
Created25 November 2014
CapitalArafat
Government
 • WāliRabbou Ould Bounenna
Area
 • Total
252 km2 (97 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
627,415
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0
 • Summer (DST)not observed

Nouakchott-Sud (lit.'South Nouakchott', Arabic: نواكشوط الجنوبية, romanizedNuwākshūṭ al-Janūbīyah) is a region in Mauritania. It comprises the three southern departments of Mauritania's capital city Nouakchott: Arafat, El Mina and Riyad.[2] Its headquarters (HQ) are at Arafat and Nouakchott's deep-water port is located within its borders.

Nouakchott-Sud was created on 25 November 2014 when the region of Nouakchott was split into three new regions.[3] Its wāli or governor is Rabbou Ould Bounenna.[4]

  1. ^ Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Mauritania". Statoids. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Nouakchott donne naissance à trois Wilaya". MauriWeb. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Mauritanie: la capitale Nouakchott, sera découpée en trois wilayas". Alakhbar. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Les trois wali de Nouakchott connus". le calame. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.