Guelmim-Oued Noun
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Guelmim-Oued Noun
Región de Guelmim-Río Nun | |
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 Seal | |
 Location in territory claimed by Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 28°27′N 10°07′W / 28.45°N 10.11°W | |
| Countries |  Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Created | September 2015 |
| Capital | Guelmim |
| Government | |
| • Type | Governor–regional council |
| • Wali | Mohamed Najem Abhai |
| • President | Mbarka Bouaida (RNI)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 46,108 km2 (17,802 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[4] | |
• Total | 448,152 |
| • Density | 9.7196/km2 (25.174/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| ISO 3166 code | MA-10 |
Guelmim-Oued Noun (Arabic: ڭلميم-وادي نون, romanized: gulmīm wādī nūn) 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]
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, 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.[5]
