Nouakchott-Ouest Region

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 نواكشوط الغربية
Region of Mauritania
Coordinates: 18°6′N 16°0′W
Country	Mauritania
Departments	Ksar, Sebkha, Tevragh-Zeina
Created	25 November 2014
Capital	Tevragh-Zeina
Government
• Wāli	Mahi Ould Hamed
Area [1]
• Total	146 km2 (56 sq mi)
Population  (2013)[1]
• Total	165,814
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0
• Summer (DST)	not observed

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. 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.