Nouakchott-Sud | |
Native Name: | نواكشوط الجنوبية |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Region of Mauritania |
Coordinates: | 18.05°N -16°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mauritania |
Subdivision Type1: | Departments |
Subdivision Name1: | Arafat, El Mina, Riyad |
Established Title: | Created |
Established Date: | 25 November 2014 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Arafat |
Leader Title: | Wāli |
Leader Name: | Rabbou Ould Bounenna |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 252 |
Population Total: | 425673 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | not observed |
Nouakchott-Sud (Arabic: نواكشوط الجنوبية|translit=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 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]