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Nouadhibou

Coordinates: 20°56′N 17°2′W / 20.933°N 17.033°W / 20.933; -17.033
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Nouadhibou (/ˈnwædb, 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
Nwadibu (Berber)
نواذيبو  (Arabic)
Commune and town
Nouadhibou Centre
Nouadhibou Centre
Coordinates: 20°56′N 17°2′W / 20.933°N 17.033°W / 20.933; -17.033
RegionDakhlet Nouadhibou Region
Founded1906
Government
 • MayorElghassem Ould Bellali
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total118,167

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

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Population of the commune of Nouadhibou (2000—2013)
Year Population
2000[2]
72,337
2013[2]
118,167

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

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  1. Wilaya de Dakhlet Nouadhibou Archived 2019-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Garde Nationale
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mauritania, citypopulation.de
  3. "Nouadhibou : inauguration par le chef de l'état d'un hôpital des spécialités médicales". www.cridem.org. Retrieved Mar 13, 2019.