Regions of Mauritania
Mauritania is divided into 15 regions:
|
Map key |
Province |
Native name |
Capital |
Area (sq mi) |
Population (2013) |
1 |
Adrar |
أدرار |
Atar |
701123500000000000091,000 sq mi (235,000 km2) |
62,658 |
2 |
Assaba |
لعصابة |
Kiffa |
701036600000000000014,100 sq mi (36,600 km2) |
325,897 |
3 |
Brakna |
لبراكنة |
Aleg |
701033000000000000013,000 sq mi (33,000 km2) |
312,277 |
4 |
Dakhlet Nouadhibou |
داخلة نواذيبو |
Nouadhibou |
70102309000000000008,920 sq mi (23,090 km2) |
123,779 |
5 |
Gorgol |
كوركول |
Kaédi |
70101360000000000005,300 sq mi (13,600 km2) |
335,917 |
6 |
Guidimaka |
غيديماغا |
Sélibaby |
70101030000000000004,000 sq mi (10,300 km2) |
267,029 |
7 |
Hodh Ech Chargui |
الحوض الشرقي |
Néma |
701118270000000000070,500 sq mi (182,700 km2) |
430,668 |
8 |
Hodh El Gharbi |
الحوض الغربي |
Ayoun el Atrous |
701053400000000000020,600 sq mi (53,400 km2) |
294,109 |
9 |
Inchiri |
إينشيري |
Akjoujt |
701046800000000000018,100 sq mi (46,800 km2) |
19,639 |
10 |
Nouakchott-Nord |
نواكشوط الشمالية |
Nouakchott |
7008306000000000000118 sq mi (306 km2) |
366,912 |
10 |
Nouakchott-Ouest |
نواكشوط الغربية |
Nouakchott |
700814600000000000056 sq mi (146 km2) |
165,814 |
10 |
Nouakchott-Sud |
نواكشوط الجنوبية |
Nouakchott |
700825200000000000097 sq mi (252 km2) |
425,673 |
11 |
Tagant |
تكانت |
Tidjikja |
701098340000000000037,970 sq mi (98,340 km2) |
80,962 |
12 |
Tiris Zemmour |
تيرس زمور |
Zouérat |
701125290000000000097,600 sq mi (252,900 km2) |
53,261 |
13 |
Trarza |
الترارزه |
Rosso |
701067800000000000026,200 sq mi (67,800 km2) |
272,773 |
During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (1975–79), its portion of the territory (roughly corresponding to the lower half of Río de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.
The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.
See also