Nouakchott-Sud Region

Nouakchott-Sud (lit. 'South Nouakchott', Arabic: نواكشوط الجنوبية, romanized: Nuwākshūṭ 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 نواكشوط الجنوبية
Region of Mauritania
Coordinates: 18°3′N 16°0′W
Country	Mauritania
Departments	Arafat, El Mina, Riyad
Created	25 November 2014
Capital	Arafat
Government
• Wāli	Rabbou Ould Bounenna
Area [1]
• Total	252 km2 (97 sq mi)
Population  (2013)[1]
• Total	425,673
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0
• Summer (DST)	not observed

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]

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.