Dakhlet Nouadhibou region

Dakhlet Nouadhibou region
ولاية داخلة نواذيبو
Coordinates: 20°57′N 16°14′W / 20.950°N 16.233°W / 20.950; -16.233
Country Mauritania
Departments Chami
CapitalNouadhibou
Area
 • Total
22,300 km2 (8,600 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census[1])
 • Total
184,459
 • Density8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0
 • Summer (DST)not observed
HDI (2017)0.634[2]
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Dakhlet Nouadhibou region (Arabic: ولاية داخلة نواذيبو, romanizedwilāyat dāxlet nwaḏību, lit.'Nouadhibou Peninsula Region') is an administrative division of Mauritania. Its regional capital is Nouadhibou, which is located at its northwestern end and is home to nearly 95% of the region's population. The rest of the shoreline is sparsely populated with villages, but the east of the region is mostly uninhabited.

  1. ^ Citypopulation: Regions of Mauritania
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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