M'Bout is a
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
Gorgol Region
Gorgol ( ar, ولاية كركول) is a region in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kaédi and the Gorgol River forms parts of the landscape. Other major cities/towns include Mbout and Maghama. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of ...
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 M'Bout department is made up of following municipalities:
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Chelkhet Tiyad
Chelkhet Tiyad is a village and rural commune in Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Re ...
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Diadibeny Gandega
Diadibeny Gandega is a village and rural commune in Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islami ...
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Edebaye Ehl Guelay
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Foum Gleita
Foum Gleita is a town and commune in Mauritania along the Gorgol River
The Gorgol River is a river of southern Mauritania that is a tributary of the Sénégal River. The river is formed by the confluence of the Gorgol Noir (194 km in len ...
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Lahrach
Lahrach or Lahrache is a village and rural commune in Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Isla ...
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M'Bout
Mbout is a town and commune in Mauritania. Located in the Gorgol Region, it is the birthplace of Moussa Diagana
Moussa Diagana ( M'Bout, 1946 – 2018) was a Mauritanian French language writer. He studied in Nouakchott, Tunisia and the Sorbonne ...
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Souve
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Tarenguet Ehel Moul
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Tikobra
In 2000, the entire population of the M'Bout Department has a total of 77 816 inhabitants
(37 982 men and 39 834 women).
References
Departments of Mauritania
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