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Assaba
Assaba ( ar, ولاية العصابة) is a region in southern Mauritania, covering an area of 36,600 square km. It had a population of 325,897 at the 2013 Census. Its capital is Kifa. Other major cities/towns include Guerou. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Tagant to the north, the Mauritanian region of Hodh El Gharbi to the east, Mali to the south and the Mauritanian regions of Gorgol and Guidimaka to the west. The Aoukar basin, which formerly gave name to the greater region, is located in the north and the east of the central part of Assaba. Demographics As of 2013, the population of the region was 325,897, compared to 338,708 in 2011. There were 46.73 percent females and 53.27 percent males. As of 2008, the activity percentage was 46.00 and the economic dependency ratio was 1.13. The percentage of people working in the government was 3.50, individual/household privates was 27.80, others was 66.30, para-public was 0.60 and private enterprises was 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assaba Region
Assaba ( ar, ولاية العصابة) is a region in southern Mauritania, covering an area of 36,600 square km. It had a population of 325,897 at the 2013 Census. Its capital is Kifa. Other major cities/towns include Guerou. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Tagant to the north, the Mauritanian region of Hodh El Gharbi to the east, Mali to the south and the Mauritanian regions of Gorgol and Guidimaka to the west. The Aoukar basin, which formerly gave name to the greater region, is located in the north and the east of the central part of Assaba. Demographics As of 2013, the population of the region was 325,897, compared to 338,708 in 2011. There were 46.73 percent females and 53.27 percent males. As of 2008, the activity percentage was 46.00 and the economic dependency ratio was 1.13. The percentage of people working in the government was 3.50, individual/household privates was 27.80, others was 66.30, para-public was 0.60 and private enterprises wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assaba Departments
Assaba ( ar, ولاية العصابة) is a region in southern Mauritania, covering an area of 36,600 square km. It had a population of 325,897 at the 2013 Census. Its capital is Kifa. Other major cities/towns include Guerou. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Tagant to the north, the Mauritanian region of Hodh El Gharbi to the east, Mali to the south and the Mauritanian regions of Gorgol and Guidimaka to the west. The Aoukar basin, which formerly gave name to the greater region, is located in the north and the east of the central part of Assaba. Demographics As of 2013, the population of the region was 325,897, compared to 338,708 in 2011. There were 46.73 percent females and 53.27 percent males. As of 2008, the activity percentage was 46.00 and the economic dependency ratio was 1.13. The percentage of people working in the government was 3.50, individual/household privates was 27.80, others was 66.30, para-public was 0.60 and private enterprises was 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boumdeid (department)
Boumdeid is a department of Assaba Region in Mauritania. List of municipalities in the department The Boumdeid department is made up of following municipalities: * Boumdeid Boumdeid ( ar, بومديد) is a town and commune in Mauritania. It is located in the Aoukar Aoukar or Erg Aoukar () is a geological depression area of south eastern Mauritania. It is located between Kiffa and Néma, south of the Tagant Plat ... * Hsey Tin * Laftah. In 2000, the entire population of the Boumdeid Department has a total of 8 704 inhabitants (4,328 men and 4,376 women). References Departments of Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiffa (department)
Kiffa is a department of Assaba Region in Mauritania. List of municipalities in the department The Kiffa department is made up of following municipalities: * Aghoratt * El Melgue * Kiffa Kiffa () is a large town in the far south region of Mauritania, and the name of an administrative area within the local Assaba Region. Kiffa is located at , some from the coast and at the western end of the Aoukar sand sea of southern Mauritani ... * Kouroudjel * Legrane * Nouamline. In 2000, the entire population of the Kiffa Department has a total of 76 779 inhabitants (35 363 men and 41 416 women). References Departments of Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kankossa (department)
Kankossa is a department of Assaba Region in Mauritania. List of municipalities in the department The Kankossa department is made up of following municipalities: * Blajmil * Hamod * Kankossa Kankossa is a town and commune the Assaba region of Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic ... * Sani * Tenaha. In 2000, the entire population of the Kankossa Department has a total of 63 064 inhabitants (30 485 men and 32 579 women). References Departments of Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerou (department)
Guerou is a department of Assaba Region in Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية .... List of municipalities in the department The Guerou department is made up of following municipalities: * El Ghayra * Guerou * Kamour * Oueid Jrid In 2000, the entire population of the Guerou Department has a total of 31 480 inhabitants (14 085 men and 17 395 women). References Departments of Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftout (department)
Aftout or Barkewol is a department of Assaba Region in Mauritania. List of municipalities in the department The Aftout department is made up of eight municipalities: * Barkeol * Bou Lahrath Boulahrath is a town and commune in Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Maur ... * Daghveg * El Ghabra * Gueller * Lebhir * Leouossy * Rdheidhi. In 2000, the entire population of the Aftout Department has a total of 62,238 inhabitants (29,538 men and 32,700 women). References Departments of Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Mauritania
The Regions of Mauritania are subdivided into 44 departments. The departments are listed below, by region: Adrar Region * Atar Department * Chinguetti Department * Oujeft Department * Ouadane Department Assaba Region * Aftout Department * Boumdeid Department * Guerou Department * Kankossa Department * Kiffa Department Brakna Region *Aleg Department *Bababe Department * Bogué Department *M'Bagne Department *Magtar Lahjar Department Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region * Nouadhibou Department Gorgol Region * Kaedi Department * M'Bout Department * Maghama Department * Monguel Department Guidimaka Region * Ould Yenge Department * Sélibaby Department Hodh Ech Chargui Region * Amourj Department * Bassikounou Department * Djigueni Department *Néma Department * Oualata Department * Timbedra Department Hodh El Gharbi Region * Ayoun el Atrous Department * Kobenni Department * Tamchekket Department * Tintane Department Inchiri Region *Akjoujt Department Nouakchott-Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerou
Guerou is a city and department in south-central Mauritania. Guerou is the region's largest city after Kiffa, capital of Assaba Region Assaba ( ar, ولاية العصابة) is a region in southern Mauritania, covering an area of 36,600 square km. It had a population of 325,897 at the 2013 Census. Its capital is Kifa. Other major cities/towns include Guerou. The region borde .... It is located at around . According to the official census, the city's population was 14,418 in 1996, which ranked it in 15th place by population in the country.La Mauritanie en chiffres. Direction de la statistique et de la compatibilité nationale, Mauritania. Office national de la statistique, 1997, p. 14 At the 2013 census report, its population was 22,323. References Regional capitals in Mauritania Communes of Assaba Region {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiffa
Kiffa () is a large town in the far south region of Mauritania, and the name of an administrative area within the local Assaba Region. Kiffa is located at , some from the coast and at the western end of the Aoukar sand sea of southern Mauritania. Climate Kiffa has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''). The climate is Sahelian, with April to June as the hottest months and eighty-five percent of the low annual rainfall occurring from July to September. In the 1990s and early 2000s Kiffa benefited from higher rainfall levels than elsewhere in the western Sahel. While Kiffa benefits from the ongoing "greening of the Sahel" the area's rangeland forage ecosystems remain vulnerable and can be subject to damaging overgrazing. Population, infrastructure and agriculture Kiffa was allowed to grow haphazardly and to sprawl during the later 20th century, and it has continued to do so. Near Kiffa is Kiffa Airport which has a tarmac runway of over 1,600 yards in leng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Mauritania
Mauritania is divided into 15 regions: During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (1975–79), its portion of the territory (roughly corresponding to the lower half of Río de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya. The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; see departments of Mauritania The Regions of Mauritania are subdivided into 44 departments. The departments are listed below, by region: Adrar Region * Atar Department * Chinguetti Department * Oujeft Department * Ouadane Department Assaba Region * Aftout Department ... for more information. See also * ISO 3166-2:MR {{Mauritania topics Mauritania 1 Regions, Mauritania Mauritania, Regions Mauritania geography-related lists Subdivisions of Mauritania * Mauritania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kankossa
Kankossa is a town and commune the Assaba region of Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية .... Communes of Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
