Nouakchott-Ouest Region Explained

Nouakchott-Ouest
Native Name:نواكشوط الغربية
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Region of Mauritania
Coordinates:18.1°N -16°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mauritania
Subdivision Type1:Departments
Subdivision Name1:Ksar, Sebkha, Tevragh-Zeina
Established Title:Created
Established Date:25 November 2014
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Tevragh-Zeina
Leader Title:Wāli
Leader Name:Mahi Ould Hamed
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:146
Population Total:165814
Population As Of:2013
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:not observed

Nouakchott-Ouest (Arabic: نواكشوط الغربية|translit=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]

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.