Guelmim-Oued Noun

Guelmim-Oued Noun Region
Región de Guelmim-Río Nun
Region (disputed)
Official seal of Guelmim-Oued Noun Region
Seal
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 (RNI)[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
46,108 km2 (17,802 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[4]
 • Total
448,152
 • Density9.7196/km2 (25.174/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
ISO 3166 codeMA-10

Guelmim-Oued Noun[a] is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. The southeastern part of the region is located in Western Sahara, a territory that Morocco has occupied since 1975, 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[3] and had a population of 448,152 as of the 2024 Moroccan census.[4] The capital of the region is Guelmim.[5]

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.[6] 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, romanized: wād nūn; Berber languages: ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵏ ⵏⵓⵏ, romanized: asif n nun) 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.[5]

Government

Mbarka Bouaida, a member of the RNI, has served as president of the regional council since 2019.

Subdivisions

Provinces of Guelmim-Oued Noun

Guelmim-Oued Noun comprises four provinces:[5]

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.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⵟ ⵏ ⴳⴰⵍⵎⵉⵎ ⵡⴰⴷ ⵏⵓⵏ - ⴰⵙⵏⵓⴱⴳ". rgon.ma (in Standard Moroccan Tamazight).
  2. ↑ Chechik, Sonhya (9 July 2019). "Mbarka Bouaida Wins 'Historic' Election as First Woman to Lead Moroccan Region". Morocco World News. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. 1 2 "Population légale du Royaume du Maroc répartie par régions, provinces et préfectures et communes selon les résultats du Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2024". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in French).
  5. 1 2 3 "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.
  6. ↑ Coste, Christine (7 December 2005). "Les plages blanches du Sahara" [The white beaches of the Sahara]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Région Guelmim-Oued Noun: Des potentialités énormes et des perspectives de développement prometteuses" (Press release) (in French). Guelmim: Maghreb Arabe Press. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  1. ↑ Arabic: ڭلميم-وادي نون, romanized: gulmīm wādī nūn
    Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴳⴰⵍⵎⵉⵎ ⵡⴰⴷ ⵏⵓⵏ
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