Regions in Mauritania

Mauritania is made up of 15 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Mauritania. Information on all primary administrative regions in Mauritania.

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Primary administrative regions in Mauritania

There are 15 regions in Mauritania in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Mauritania
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Hodh El Gharbi Hodh El Gharbi1.243,246Aioun Aioun12,635
Inchiri Inchiri2.11,500Akjoujt Akjoujt11,500
Brakna Brakna3.256,827Aleg Aleg15,211
Nouakchott Sud Nouakchott Sud4.425,000Arafat Arafat-
Adrar Adrar5.59,670Atar Atar24,021
Nouakchott Nord Nouakchott Nord6.367,000Dar Naim Dar Naim61,089
Gorgol Gorgol7.274,337Kaedi Kaédi55,374
Assaba Assaba8.285,142Kiffa Kiffa40,281
Hodh Ech Chargi Hodh ech Chargui9.298,625Nema Néma60,000
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou10.80,181Nouadhibou Nouadhibou72,337
Trarza Wilaya du Trarza11.269,946Rosso Rosso48,922
Guidimaka Guidimaka12.219,674Selibaby Sélibaby18,424
Nouakchott Ouest Nouakchott Ouest13.165,000Tevragh Zeina Tevragh Zeina48,093
Tagant Tagant14.64,808Tidjikja Tidjikja10,906
Tiris Zemmour Tiris Zemmour15.63,306Zouerate Zouerate38,000