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 |
Adrar Adrar | 1. | 59,670 | Atar Atar | 24,021 |
Assaba Assaba | 2. | 285,142 | Kiffa Kiffa | 40,281 |
Brakna Brakna | 3. | 256,827 | Aleg Aleg | 15,211 |
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 4. | 80,181 | Nouadhibou Nouadhibou | 72,337 |
Gorgol Gorgol | 5. | 274,337 | Kaedi Kaédi | 55,374 |
Guidimaka Guidimaka | 6. | 219,674 | Selibaby Sélibaby | 18,424 |
Hodh Ech Chargi Hodh ech Chargui | 7. | 298,625 | Nema Néma | 60,000 |
Hodh El Gharbi Hodh El Gharbi | 8. | 243,246 | Aioun Aioun | 12,635 |
Inchiri Inchiri | 9. | 11,500 | Akjoujt Akjoujt | 11,500 |
Nouakchott Nord Nouakchott Nord | 10. | 367,000 | Dar Naim Dar Naim | 61,089 |
Nouakchott Ouest Nouakchott Ouest | 11. | 165,000 | Tevragh Zeina Tevragh Zeina | 48,093 |
Nouakchott Sud Nouakchott Sud | 12. | 425,000 | Arafat Arafat | - |
Tagant Tagant | 13. | 64,808 | Tidjikja Tidjikja | 10,906 |
Tiris Zemmour Tiris Zemmour | 14. | 63,306 | Zouerate Zouerate | 38,000 |
Trarza Wilaya du Trarza | 15. | 269,946 | Rosso Rosso | 48,922 |