Regions of Mauritania
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Category | Region |
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Number | 15 (as of 2023) |
Populations | 19,639–430,668 |
Areas | 156–252,900 km2(60–97,645 sq mi) |
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Mauritaniais divided into 15 regions (wilayat):
Map key | Name | Native name | Capital | Area | Population (2013[update]) |
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1 | Adrar | أدرار | Atar | 235,000 km2(91,000 sq mi) | 62,658 |
2 | Assaba | لعصابة | Kiffa | 36,600 km2(14,100 sq mi) | 325,897 |
3 | Brakna | لبراكنة | Aleg | 33,000 km2(13,000 sq mi) | 312,277 |
4 | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | داخلة نواذيبو | Nouadhibou | 23,090 km2(8,920 sq mi) | 123,779 |
5 | Gorgol | كوركول | Kaédi | 13,600 km2(5,300 sq mi) | 335,917 |
6 | Guidimaka | غيديماغا | Sélibaby | 10,300 km2(4,000 sq mi) | 267,029 |
7 | Hodh Ech Chargui | الحوض الشرقي | Néma | 182,700 km2(70,500 sq mi) | 430,668 |
8 | Hodh El Gharbi | الحوض الغربي | Ayoun el Atrous | 53,400 km2(20,600 sq mi) | 294,109 |
9 | Inchiri | إينشيري | Akjoujt | 46,800 km2(18,100 sq mi) | 19,639 |
10 | Nouakchott-Nord | نواكشوط الشمالية | Dar-Naim | 306 km2(118 sq mi) | 366,912 |
10 | Nouakchott-Ouest | نواكشوط الغربية | Tevragh-Zeina | 146 km2(56 sq mi) | 165,814 |
10 | Nouakchott-Sud | نواكشوط الجنوبية | Arafat | 252 km2(97 sq mi) | 425,673 |
11 | Tagant | تكانت | Tidjikja | 98,340 km2(37,970 sq mi) | 80,962 |
12 | Tiris Zemmour | تيرس زمور | Zouérat | 252,900 km2(97,600 sq mi) | 53,261 |
13 | Trarza | الترارزه | Rosso | 67,800 km2(26,200 sq mi) | 272,773 |
During the Mauritanian occupation ofWestern Sahara(1975–79), its portion of the territory (mainly corresponding to the lower half ofRío de Oroprovince) was namedTiris al-Gharbiyya.[1]
The regions (wilaya) are subdivided into 44 departments; seedepartments of Mauritaniafor more information.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Le Maroc et la Mauritanie délimitent leur frontière au Sahara occidental".Le Monde.fr(in French). 1976-04-16.Retrieved2024-02-18.