Nouakchott-Sud region
Nouakchott-Sud
نواكشوط الجنوبية | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 18°3′N 16°0′W / 18.050°N 16.000°W | |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Departments | Arafat, El Mina, Riyad |
| Created | 25 November 2014 |
| Capital | Arafat |
| Government | |
| • Wāli | Rabbou Ould Bounenna |
| Area | |
• 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 |
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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. 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. Its wāli or governor is Rabbou Ould Bounenna.