Arta Region

Arta Region
Country	Djibouti
Capital	Arta
Population
- Total	42,380
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

The Arta Region is one of the six Regions of Djibouti. The Region borders the Gulf of Tadjoura, Tadjoura Region, and Djibouti Region to the north, Dikhil Region to the west and south-west, the Ali Sabieh region to the south, and Somalia to the east.

The Arta Region is the newest Region of Djibouti, created in 2003 from parts of the Dikhil and Djibouti Regions.

The capital of the Arta Region is Arta. Other major localities include We`a and Damerjog.

According to the 2009 Census, the population of the region was 42,380, with 17,775 of them nomads.

Coordinates: 11°31′N 42°50′E / 11.517°N 42.833°E / 11.517; 42.833