Guérou
in Assaba, Mauritania

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
16.818 and -11.836 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 16° 49' 3" and W -11° 50' 9"
Currency and Currency Code:
Ouguiya - MRO
Spoken languages:
Arabic, French, Wolof
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:55 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:55 am and 6:11 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-16.817 and 168.183 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Vovo
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Mauritania in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Mauritania.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Mauritania. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Guérou

Guérou in Assaba is a city in Mauritania about 1,414 mi (or 2,276 km) north-west of , the country's capital.

Local time in Guérou is now 10:55 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Nouakchott with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Guérou. The closest airport in Mauritania is Kiffa Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 52 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kiffa, Selibaby, Tidjikja, Kaedi and Matam. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Guerou

Guerou is a city and department in south-central Mauritania. Guerou is the largest province after province Kiffa capital of Assaba Region. It is located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:16|49|N|11|50|W|region:MR_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|| |primary |name= }}. According to the official census, the city's population was 14,418 in 1996, which ranked it in the 15th place by population in the country.

Located at 16.8167, -11.8333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Populated places in Mauritania, Assaba Region, Regional capitals in Mauritania, Communes of Mauritania

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