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Mauritania

Official name:

the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Name in native language:

موريتانيا / Mūrītānīya

Capital:

Nouakchott

ISO country code

MR

Nat. statistical agency:

Office National de la Statistique

Region:

Western Africa

Census Results

1977-01-01 : 658,361
1988-04-05 : 923,175
2000-11-01 : 2,548,157
2010-xx-xx :

the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Administrative units

wilaya moughataa	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1988-04-5/20 census	population 2000-11-01 census	population 2007 estimate
source: O.N.S., Mauritania. note: (1) - included in Arafat.
Adrar	Atar	235,002	61,043	69,542	72,991
Aoujeft		26,159	16,217	20,181
Atar		26,250	35,313	38,962
Chinguitti		61,815	6,327	6,704
Ouadane		120,778	3,186	3,695
Assaba	Kiffa	36,600	168,123	242,265	284,629
Barkéwol		7,000	37,171	62,238
Boumdeïd		4,700	8,390	8,704
Guérou		3,600	25,866	31,480
Kankoussa		10,600	38,084	63,064
Kiffa		10,700	58,612	76,779
Brakna	Alég	33,000	192,157	247,006	282,168
Alég			54,954	66,262
Boghé			49,822	63,123
Magta-Lahjar			35,957	47,288
Bababé			21,058	33,672
M'Bagné			30,366	36,661
Daklett Nouadhibou	Nouadhibou	23,090	63,030	79,516	113,500
Nouadhibou		23,090	63,030	79,516
Gorgol	Kaédi	13,600	184,359	242,711	281,503
Kaédi		4,300	73,985	86,836
M'Bout		5,400	58,650	77,816
Maghama		2,350	31,520	45,501
Monguel		1,550	20,204	32,558
Guidimakha	Sélibaby	10,300	116,436	177,707	204,663
Ould-Yengé		3,385	32,834	49,396
Sélibaby		6,915	83,602	128,311
Hodh El Charghi	Néma	182,700	212,203	281,600	336,857
Amourj		9,200	48,894	70,089
Bassikounou		16,500	22,374	35,734
Djiguenni		3,900	33,464	44,100
Néma		10,000	48,697	63,377
Oualata		134,000	6,926	11,779
Timbédra		9,100	51,848	56,521
Hodh El Gharbi	Aïoun	53,400	159,296	212,156	249,768
Aïoun		18,960	35,156	46,273
Kobonni		8,765	47,666	71,440
Tamchakett		13,565	24,038	30,760
Tintane		12,110	52,436	63,683
Inchiri	Akjoujt	46,800	14,613	11,500	10,005
Akjoujt		46,800	14,613	11,500	10,005
Nouakchott	Nouakchott		393,325	558,195	813,200
Arafat			393,325	102,169
Dar Naïm			(1)	61,089
El Mina			(1)	95,011
Ksar			(1)	43,531
Riad			(1)	42,413
Sebkha			(1)	63,474
Tevragh-Zeïna			(1)	48,093
Teyarett			(1)	46,351
Toujounine			(1)	56,064
Tagant	Tidjikja	98,340	64,908	76,620	81,692
Moudjéria		11,960	27,995	36,676
Tichitt		67,120	3,117	4,627
Tidjikja		19,260	33,796	35,317
Tiris-Zemmour	Zouérate	252,900	33,147	41,121	52,471
Bir-Moghrein			2,152	2,761
F'Dérick			4,426	4,431
Zouérate			26,569	33,929
Trarza	Rosso	67,800	202,596	268,220	291,820
Boutilimit		31,675	40,953	56,560
Keur-Macène		2,255	21,250	28,977
Méderdra		7,570	27,202	30,424
Ouad-Naga		19,855	15,836	26,254
R'Kiz		5,140	44,854	70,451
Rosso		1,305	52,501	55,554
total		1,030,700	1,865,236	2,508,159	3,075,267