List of cities in Mauritania
This is a list of cities in Mauritania .
The following table contains the cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, their names in German transcription and in Arabic, the results of the census of January 1, 1977, May 5, 1988, November 1, 2000 and March 25, 2013. Listed is also the higher-level administrative unit ( region ) to which the city belongs. Nouakchott once formed its own capital district and is now divided into three regions. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.
Cities in Mauritania | |||||||
rank | Surname | Residents | Administrative unit | ||||
transcription | Arabic | 1977 census | 1988 census | 2000 census | 2013 census | ||
1. | Nouakchott | نواكشوط | 138,530 | 393.325 | 558.195 | 958.399 | Nouakchott Nord , Nouakchott Ouest , Nouakchott Sud |
2. | Nouadhibou | نواديبو | 22,365 | 59.198 | 72,337 | 118.167 | Dakhlet Nouadhibou |
3. | Kiffa | كيفة | 10,703 | 29,292 | 32,716 | 50.206 | Assaba |
4th | Mbera | امبره | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 47,725 | Hodh Ech Chargui |
5. | Kaedi | كيهيدي | 20,356 | 30,515 | 34,227 | 45,539 | Gorgol |
6th | Zouérat | زويرات | 17,947 | 25,892 | 33,929 | 44,649 | Tiris Zemmour |
7th | Rosso | روصو | 15,888 | 27,783 | 29,882 | 33,581 | Trarza |
8th. | Selibaby | سيلبابي | 5,451 | 11,530 | 15,289 | 26,420 | Guidimaka |
9. | Atar | أطار | 16,394 | 21,366 | 23,021 | 25,190 | Adrar |
10. | Ayoûn el-Atroûs | العيون | 8,528 | 12,445 | 11,867 | 22,796 | Hodh El Gharbi |
11. | Guérou | كرو | 3.712 | 9,665 | 15,589 | 22,323 | Assaba |
12. | Nema | النعمة | 7,949 | 15,747 | 13,759 | 21,708 | Hodh Ech Chargui |
13. | Bogué | بوكى | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 16,418 | Brakna |
14th | Boutilimit | بوتلميت | 7,263 | 14,545 | 22,257 | 15,536 | Trarza |
15th | Aleg | ألاك | 5,143 | 9,635 | 12,898 | 15,521 | Brakna |
16. | Timbédra | تنبدغة | 5,300 | k. A. | k. A. | 14,131 | Hodh Ech Chargui |
17th | Aqjawajat | اكجوجت | 8,000 | k. A. | k. A. | 12,825 | Inchiri |
18th | Tintane | الطينطان | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 12,690 | Hodh El Gharbi |
19th | Magta Lahjar | مكطع لحجار | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 12,498 | Brakna |
20th | Maghama | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 11,245 | Gorgol | |
21st | Tidjikja | تجكجة | 8,305 | 10,904 | 13,532 | 10,906 | Tagant |