Guelmim-Oued Noun

Guelmim-Oued Noun
كلميم-وادي نون
Region

Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 28°27′N 10°07′W / 28.45°N 10.11°W / 28.45; -10.11Coordinates: 28°27′N 10°07′W / 28.45°N 10.11°W / 28.45; -10.11
Country  Morocco
 Western Sahara
Created September 2015
Capital Guelmim
Government
 • President Abderrahim Bouaida
Area[1]
 • Total 64,473 km2 (24,893 sq mi)
Population (1 September 2014)[1]
 • Total 433,757
 • Density 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)
Website http://www.hcp.ma/region-guelmim/

Guelmim-Oued Noun (Arabic: كلميم-وادي نون‎‎) 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 64,473 km² and had a population of 433,757 as of the 2014 Moroccan census.[1] The capital of the region is Guelmim.[2]

Geography

Guelmim-Oued Noun borders the regions of Souss-Massa to the northeast and Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra to the south. It borders Algeria's Tindouf Province to the east and Mauritania's Tiris Zemmour Region to the southeast. Long stretches of virgin beach line its Atlantic coast in the northwest.[3] The region is bisected by the usually dry lower course of the Draa River which runs east to west. The capital Guelmim and the Noun River (Arabic: واد نون‎‎, Wad Noun) are located in the north and together give the region its name. A portion of the Moroccan Wall is located in the southeastern corner of the region: the area to its east is under the control of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

History

Guelmim-Oued Noun was formed in September 2015 by merging Sidi Ifni Province, formerly part of Souss-Massa-Drâa region, with three provinces from the former Guelmim-Es Semara region.[2]

Government

Abderrahim Bouaida was elected as the regional council's first president on 14 September 2015. He is a member of the RNI.[4]

Subdivisions

Guelmim-Oued Noun comprises four provinces:[2]

Economy and infrastructure

Fishing is an important economic activity: there are ports at Sidi Ifni and at El Ouatia. Beach tourism is under development. The major roads in the region are the N1 and N12. There are airports at Guelmim and Tan-Tan.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Morocco". Statoids. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (pdf). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Coste, Christine (7 December 2005). "Les plages blanches du Sahara" [The white beaches of the Sahara]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Abderrahim Ben Bouaida élu président du Conseil de la région Guelmim-Oued Noun" [Abderrahim Ben Bouaida elected Council president of Guelmim-Oued Noun region]. La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). 14 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Région Guelmim-Oued Noun: Enormous potential and promising prospects for development" [Guelmim-Oued Noun Region: Enormous potential and pro] (Press release). Guelmim: Maghreb Arabe Press. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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