Mbagne

Mbagne
Commune and town
Mbagne

Location in Mauritania

Coordinates: 16°9′N 13°47′W / 16.150°N 13.783°W / 16.150; -13.783
Country  Mauritania
Region Brakna
Government
 • Mayor Diop Amadou El Hadj Samba Diop (PRDS)
Population (2000)
 • Total 10,383
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Mbagne is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania, very close to the border with Senegal.[1] Mbagne has a high unemployment rate and an unstable agriculture system, according to the OECD.[2]

In 2000 it had a population of 10,383.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Collectivités urbaines à vocation agricole, pastorale ou agropastorale". République Islamique de Mauritanie:Communes de Mauritanie. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
  2. ↑ OECD. "Ch.15. Migration, Remittances, and Economic Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa." The Development Dimension Migration, Remittances and Development. Paris: OECD, 2005. 266. Print. The Development Dimension.
  3. ↑ "Statistiques Demographiques: Résultats du RGPH 2000 des Wilayas". République Islamique de Mauritanie. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2009.

Coordinates: 16°9′N 13°47′W / 16.150°N 13.783°W / 16.150; -13.783


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