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Administrative divisions of Mauritania


03/08/2019

The government bureaucracy is composed of traditional ministries, special agencies, and parastatal companies. The Ministry of Interior spearheads a system of regional governors and prefects modeled on the French system of local administration. Under this system, Mauritania is divided into 15 regions (wilaya or régions).


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Control is tightly concentrated in the executive branch of the central government, but a series of national and municipal elections since 1992 have produced limited decentralization. These regions are subdivided into 44 departments (moughataa). 

Regions of Mauritania

1.Adrar(Capital:Ata, Area:235,000 km2 (91,000 sq mi), Population:62,658)
2.Assaba(Capital:Kiffa, Area:36,600 km2 (14,100 sq mi), Population:325,897)
3.Brakna(Capital:Aleg, Area:33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi), Population:312,277)
4.Dakhlet Nouadhibou(Capital:Nouadhibou, Area:23,090 km2 (8,920 sq mi), Population:123,779)
5.Gorgol(Capital:Kaédi, Area:13,600 km2 (5,300 sq mi), Population:335,917)
6.Guidimaka(Capital:Sélibab, Area:10,300 km2 (4,000 sq mi), Population:267,029)
7.Hodh Ech Chargui(Capital:Néma, Area:182,700 km2 (70,500 sq mi), Population:430,668)
8.Hodh El Gharbi(Capital:Ayoun el Atrous, Area:53,400 km2 (20,600 sq mi), Population:294,109)
9.Inchiri(Capital:Akjoujt, Area:46,800 km2 (18,100 sq mi), Population:19,639)
10.Nouakchott-Nord(Capital:Dar-Naim, Area:306 km2 (118 sq mi), Population:366,912)
10.Nouakchott-Ouest(Capital:Tevragh-Zeina, Area:146 km2 (56 sq mi), Population:165,814)
10.Nouakchott-Sud(Capital:Arafat, Area:252 km2 (97 sq mi), Population:425,673)
11.Tagant(Capital:Tidjikja, Area:98,340 km2 (37,970 sq mi), Population:80,962)
12.Tiris Zemmour(Capital:Zouérat, Area:252,900 km2 (97,600 sq mi), Population:53,261)
13.Trarza(Capital:Rosso, Area:67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi), Population:272,773)