Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou (/ˈnwædiːbuː, ˈnwɑː-/; Arabic: نواذيبو, romanized: Nwādībū, Berber: Nwadibu, formerly in French: Port-Étienne) is the second-biggest city in Mauritania. It is the capital of the Dahklet Nouadhibou Region.
Nouadhibou
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Commune and town | |
 Nouadhibou Centre | |
| Coordinates: 20°56′N 17°2′W / 20.933°N 17.033°W | |
| Region | Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elghassem Ould Bellali |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 118,167 |
History
[change | change source]The town was first made as a small fishing port. It was owned by the Portuguese, then the Dutch, and then the French.[1]
Population history
[change | change source]| Year | Population |
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| 2000[2] | 72,337
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| 2013[2] | 118,167
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Health
[change | change source]The Nouadhibou Regional Hospital was opened in 2017. It took five years to make it. It is the biggest hospital in the area.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Wilaya de Dakhlet Nouadhibou Archived 2019-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Garde Nationale
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mauritania, citypopulation.de
- ↑ "Nouadhibou : inauguration par le chef de l'état d'un hôpital des spécialités médicales". www.cridem.org. Retrieved Mar 13, 2019.
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