Regions of Mauritania
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| Category | Region |
| Location |  Mauritania |
| Number | 15 (as of 2023) |
| Populations | 19,639–430,668 |
| Areas | 156–252,900 km2 (60–97,645 sq mi) |
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Mauritania is divided into 15 regions (wilayat):
| Map key | Name | Native name | Capital | Area | Population (2023)[1] |
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| 1 | Adrar | أدرار | Atar | 235,000 km2 (91,000 sq mi) | 71,623 |
| 2 | Assaba | لعصابة | Kiffa | 36,600 km2 (14,100 sq mi) | 451,804 |
| 3 | Brakna | لبراكنة | Aleg | 33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi) | 391,310 |
| 4 | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | داخلة نواذيبو | Nouadhibou | 23,090 km2 (8,920 sq mi) | 184,459 |
| 5 | Gorgol | كوركول | Kaédi | 13,600 km2 (5,300 sq mi) | 442,490 |
| 6 | Guidimaka | غيديماغا | Sélibaby | 10,300 km2 (4,000 sq mi) | 363,075 |
| 7 | Hodh Ech Chargui | الحوض الشرقي | Néma | 182,700 km2 (70,500 sq mi) | 625,643 |
| 8 | Hodh El Gharbi | الحوض الغربي | Ayoun el Atrous | 53,400 km2 (20,600 sq mi) | 403,091 |
| 9 | Inchiri | إينشيري | Akjoujt | 46,800 km2 (18,100 sq mi) | 29,484 |
| 10 | Nouakchott-Nord | نواكشوط الشمالية | Dar-Naim | 306 km2 (118 sq mi) | 614,465[2] |
| Nouakchott-Ouest | نواكشوط الغربية | Tevragh-Zeina | 146 km2 (56 sq mi) | 204,881[2] | |
| Nouakchott-Sud | نواكشوط الجنوبية | Arafat | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) | 627,415[2] | |
| 11 | Tagant | تكانت | Tidjikja | 98,340 km2 (37,970 sq mi) | 114,760 |
| 12 | Tiris Zemmour | تيرس زمور | Zouérat | 252,900 km2 (97,600 sq mi) | 79,129 |
| 13 | Trarza | الترارزه | Rosso | 67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi) | 323,903 |
During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (1975–79), its portion of the territory (mainly corresponding to the lower half of Río de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.[3]
The regions (wilaya) are subdivided into 44 departments; see departments of Mauritania for more information.
See also
References
- ^ "Mauritania: Regions, Cities & Urban Localites - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ a b c "Nouakchott (Capital City, Mauritania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Le Maroc et la Mauritanie délimitent leur frontière au Sahara occidental". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1976-04-16. Retrieved 2024-02-18.