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  (2023)
• Total	627,415
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,400/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]