Nouakchott-Ouest Region
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Nouakchott-Ouest
نواكشوط الغربية | |
|---|---|
| File:Nouakchott in Mauritania (special marker).svg | |
| Coordinates: 18°6′N 16°0′W / 18.100°N 16.000°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania |
| Departments | Ksar, Sebkha, Tevragh-Zeina |
| Created | 25 November 2014 |
| Capital | Tevragh-Zeina |
| Government | |
| • Wāli | Mahi Ould Hamed |
| Area | |
• Total | 146 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 204,881 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
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Nouakchott-Ouest (lit. 'West Nouakchott', Arabic: نواكشوط الغربية, romanized: Nuwākshūṭ al-Gharbīyah) is a region in Mauritania. It comprises the three northeastern departments of Mauritania's capital city Nouakchott: Ksar, Sebkha and Tevragh-Zeina.[2] Its headquarters (HQ) are at Tevragh-Zeina and the Presidential Palace is located within its borders. Nouakchott-Ouest was created on 25 November 2014 when the region of Nouakchott was split into three new regions.[3] Its wāli or governor is Mahi Ould Hamed, who was previously governor of the Nouakchott Region.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Mauritania". Statoids. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Nouakchott donne naissance à trois Wilaya". MauriWeb. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Mauritanie: la capitale Nouakchott, sera découpée en trois wilayas". Alakhbar. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Les trois wali de Nouakchott connus". le calame. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
