List of cities in Mauritania

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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

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