Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab الداخلة - وادي الذهب
Region
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 23°0′N 15°0′W / 23.000°N 15.000°WCoordinates: 23°0′N 15°0′W / 23.000°N 15.000°W
Country	Western Sahara
Capital	Dakhla
Government
• President	Ynja Khattat
• Wali	Lamine Benomar
Area
• Total	50,800 km^2 (19,600 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	142,955
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1)

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (Arabic: الداخلة - وادي الذهب‎) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco.^[1] Before September 2015 it was known as Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira (Arabic: وادي الذهب لكويرة‎). It is situated in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, considered by Morocco to be the southern part of the country. The Polisario Front and other independence-seeking Sahrawis consider this to be a part of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The United Nations and most countries do not recognize either Moroccan sovereignty over the area, or the self-declared Sahrawi republic.

The region covers an area of 50,880 km² and had a population of 142,955 according to the 2014 census.^[2] The capital is the coastal city of Dakhla, formerly known as Villa Cisneros.

The region comprises two provinces:^[3]

• Aousserd Province
• Oued Ed-Dahab Province

References

1. "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (pdf). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
2. "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354". Retrieved 19 November 2015.
3. "Wilayas du Royaume". Adresses utiles. Government of Morocco. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

External links

• Portail officiel de Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira (French)