Regions of Mauritania
First-level administrative divisions of Mauritania
Regions of Mauritania A clickable map of Mauritania exhibiting its twelve regions and one capital district. Category Region Location Mauritania Number 15 (as of 2023) Populations 19,639–430,668 Areas 156–252,900 km2 (60–97,645 sq mi)
Mauritania is divided into 15 regions (wilayat ):
Regions
Map key
Name
Native name
Capital
Area
Population (2013[update] )
1
Adrar
أدرار
Atar
235,000 km2 (91,000 sq mi)
62,658
2
Assaba
لعصابة
Kiffa
36,600 km2 (14,100 sq mi)
325,897
3
Brakna
لبراكنة
Aleg
33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
312,277
4
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
داخلة نواذيبو
Nouadhibou
23,090 km2 (8,920 sq mi)
123,779
5
Gorgol
كوركول
Kaédi
13,600 km2 (5,300 sq mi)
335,917
6
Guidimaka
غيديماغا
Sélibaby
10,300 km2 (4,000 sq mi)
267,029
7
Hodh Ech Chargui
الحوض الشرقي
Néma
182,700 km2 (70,500 sq mi)
430,668
8
Hodh El Gharbi
الحوض الغربي
Ayoun el Atrous
53,400 km2 (20,600 sq mi)
294,109
9
Inchiri
إينشيري
Akjoujt
46,800 km2 (18,100 sq mi)
19,639
10
Nouakchott-Nord
نواكشوط الشمالية
Dar-Naim
306 km2 (118 sq mi)
366,912
10
Nouakchott-Ouest
نواكشوط الغربية
Tevragh-Zeina
146 km2 (56 sq mi)
165,814
10
Nouakchott-Sud
نواكشوط الجنوبية
Arafat
252 km2 (97 sq mi)
425,673
11
Tagant
تكانت
Tidjikja
98,340 km2 (37,970 sq mi)
80,962
12
Tiris Zemmour
تيرس زمور
Zouérat
252,900 km2 (97,600 sq mi)
53,261
13
Trarza
الترارزه
Rosso
67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi)
272,773
During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (1975–79), its portion of the territory (mainly corresponding to the lower half of Río de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya .[1]
The regions (wilaya ) are subdivided into 44 departments; see departments of Mauritania for more information.
See also
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