Nouakchott-Nord Region Explained

Nouakchott-Nord
Native Name:نواكشوط الشمالية
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Region of Mauritania
Coordinates:18.1°N -70°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mauritania
Subdivision Type1:Departments
Subdivision Name1:Dar-Naim, Teyarett, Toujouonine
Established Title:Created
Established Date:25 November 2014
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Dar-Naim
Leader Title:Wāli
Leader Name:Mohamed Lemine Ould Mohamed Teyib Ould Adi
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:306
Population Total:366912
Population As Of:2013
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:not observed

Nouakchott-Nord (Arabic: نواكشوط الشمالية|translit=Nuwākshūṭ al-Shamālīyah) is a region in Mauritania. It comprises the three northwestern departments of Mauritania's capital city Nouakchott: Dar-Naim, Teyarett and Toujouonine.[2] The capital is at Dar-Naim and Nouakchott International Airport (old airport) was located within its borders.

Nouakchott-Nord was created on 25 November 2014 when the region of Nouakchott was split into three new regions.[3] Its wāli or governor is Mohamed Lemine Ould Mohamed Teyib Ould Adi.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law . Gwillim . Regions of Mauritania . Statoids . 14 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Nouakchott donne naissance à trois Wilaya . 25 November 2014 . MauriWeb . 14 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715032150/http://mauriweb.info/index.php/actualite/3597-nouakchott-donne-naissance-a-trois-wilaya.html . 15 July 2015 .
  3. Web site: Mauritanie: la capitale Nouakchott, sera découpée en trois wilayas . 26 November 2014 . Alakhbar . 14 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Les trois wali de Nouakchott connus . 12 December 2014 . le calame . 14 June 2015.