Nouakchott-Ouest Region

Region of Mauritania

Region of Mauritania

Nouakchott-Ouest

نواكشوط الغربية

Region of Mauritania

Coordinates: 18°6′N 16°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.100°N 16.000°W﻿ / 18.100; -16.000
Country|  Mauritania
Departments| Ksar, Sebkha, Tevragh-Zeina
Created| 25 November 2014
Capital| Tevragh-Zeina
Government

• Wāli| Mahi Ould Hamed
Area

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• Total

| 146 km2 (56 sq mi)
Population

(2023)[1]

• Total

| 204,881
• Density| 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+0
• Summer (DST)| not observed

Nouakchott-Ouest (lit. 'West Nouakchott', Arabic: نواكشوط الغربية, romanized: 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]

## References

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1. ^ a b 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.

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Regions of Mauritania

Current|

* Adrar
* Assaba
* Brakna
* Dakhlet Nouadhibou
* Gorgol
* Guidimaka
* Hodh Ech Chargui
* Hodh El Gharbi
* Inchiri
* Nouakchott-Nord
* Nouakchott-Ouest
* Nouakchott-Sud
* Tagant
* Tiris Zemmour
* Trarza

Former|

* Nouakchott
* Tiris al-Gharbiyya

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