Regions in Mauritania
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You can sort the regions in Mauritania alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Mauritania
There are 15 regions in Mauritania in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Hodh El Gharbi Hodh El Gharbi | 1. | 243,246 | Aioun Aioun | 12,635 |
Inchiri Inchiri | 2. | 11,500 | Akjoujt Akjoujt | 11,500 |
Brakna Brakna | 3. | 256,827 | Aleg Aleg | 15,211 |
Nouakchott Sud Nouakchott Sud | 4. | 425,000 | Arafat Arafat | - |
Adrar Adrar | 5. | 59,670 | Atar Atar | 24,021 |
Nouakchott Nord Nouakchott Nord | 6. | 367,000 | Dar Naim Dar Naim | 61,089 |
Gorgol Gorgol | 7. | 274,337 | Kaedi Kaédi | 55,374 |
Assaba Assaba | 8. | 285,142 | Kiffa Kiffa | 40,281 |
Hodh Ech Chargi Hodh ech Chargui | 9. | 298,625 | Nema Néma | 60,000 |
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 10. | 80,181 | Nouadhibou Nouadhibou | 72,337 |
Trarza Wilaya du Trarza | 11. | 269,946 | Rosso Rosso | 48,922 |
Guidimaka Guidimaka | 12. | 219,674 | Selibaby Sélibaby | 18,424 |
Nouakchott Ouest Nouakchott Ouest | 13. | 165,000 | Tevragh Zeina Tevragh Zeina | 48,093 |
Tagant Tagant | 14. | 64,808 | Tidjikja Tidjikja | 10,906 |
Tiris Zemmour Tiris Zemmour | 15. | 63,306 | Zouerate Zouerate | 38,000 |