Regions of Mauritania

Mauritania is divided into 15 regions (wilayat):

Regions
Map key	Name	Native name	Capital	Area	Population (2013^[update])
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 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.^[1]

The regions (wilaya) are subdivided into 44 departments; see departments of Mauritania for more information.

References edit

^ "Le Maroc et la Mauritanie délimitent leur frontière au Sahara occidental". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1976-04-16. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

[1] "Le Maroc et la Mauritanie délimitent leur frontière au Sahara occidental". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1976-04-16. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

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Regions of Mauritania

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