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
 • Total22,300 km2 (8,600 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census[1])
 • Total123,779
 • Density5.6/km2 (14/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, romanizedWilayat Dakhlet Nouadhibou, lit.'Interior Nouadhibou 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. ^ Statistiques Demographiques: Résultats du RGPH 2000 des Wilayas. Mauritanie
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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