Oum Lahyad is a village and
rural commune located in the
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Ayoun el Atrous
Ayoun al Atrous (also known as Aioun el Atrouss) ( ar, عيون العتروس) is a town in southern Mauritania. It is located at around . It is the capital of Hodh El Gharbi region. The city is served by the Aioun el Atrouss Airport, north-we ...
, in the
region of
Hodh El Gharbi in the country 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 ...
.
As of the census completed on 25th March 2013, Oum Lahyad has a population of 10,997. This is a 54% increase from the 7,139 figured reported on the previous and only other recorded census in November 2000.
References
Communes of Mauritania
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