Guelmim-Oued Noun

Guelmim-Oued Noun
ڭلميم-وادي نون (Arabic)
Location in territory claimed by Morocco
Location in territory claimed by Morocco
Coordinates: 28°27′N 10°07′W / 28.45°N 10.11°W / 28.45; -10.11
Countries Morocco
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
CreatedSeptember 2015
CapitalGuelmim
Government
 • TypeGovernor–regional council
 • WaliMohamed Najem Abhai
 • PresidentMbarka Bouaida[1]
Area
 • Total46,108 km2 (17,802 sq mi)
Population
 (1 September 2014)[3]
 • Total433,757
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 codeMA-10
Websitehttp://www.hcp.ma/region-guelmim/

Guelmim-Oued Noun (Arabic: ڭلميم-وادي نون, romanizedgulmīm wādī nūn) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. The southeastern part of the region is located in the disputed territory of Western Sahara and a small strip of land in this area is administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The region as a whole covers an area of 46,108 km2[2] and had a population of 433,757 as of the 2014 Moroccan census.[3] The capital of the region is Guelmim.[4]

  1. ^ Chechik, Sonhya (9 July 2019). "Mbarka Bouaida Wins 'Historic' Election as First Woman to Lead Moroccan Region". Morocco World News. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "La Région de Guelmim-Oued Noun" (PDF) (in French). Ministry of the Interior, Morocco. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

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