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As Mauritania prepared for independence, it lacked a capital city. The area of present-day Nouakchott was chosen by Moktar Ould Daddah, the first President of Mauritania, and his advisors. Ould Daddah desired the new capital to symbolize modernity and national unity, which ruled out existing cities or towns in the interior.
As of 2021, Mauritania had a population of about 4.3 million, roughly a third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, on the Atlantic coast. The local population is composed of three main ethnicities: Bidhan or white Moors, Haratin or black moors, and West Africans. 30% Bidhan, 40% Haratin, and 30% others (mostly Black Sub ...
This is a list of cities in Mauritania by population. All settlements with a population over 10,000 are listed. Cities in Mauritania Rank Name Population Region
It comprises the three northwestern departments of Mauritania's capital city Nouakchott: Dar-Naim, Teyarett and Toujouonine. [2] The capital is at Dar-Naim and Nouakchott International Airport (old airport) was located within its borders. Nouakchott-Nord was created on 25 November 2014 when the region of Nouakchott was split into three new ...
Rank Name Region Pop. Rank Name Region Pop. Nouakchott Nouadhibou: 1: Nouakchott: Nouakchott: 1,446,761: 11: Adel Bagrou: Hodh Ech Chargui: 37,048 Kiffa: 2 ...
Maty Mint Hamady (born 1967) is a Mauritanian economist and politician who has been Mayor of Nouakchott, the capital and largest city of Mauritania, since 2014.Previously she was Minister of Public Service, Labour and Modernization of Administration from 2011 to 2013.
Mauritania is divided into 12 wilayahs and capital district in Nouakchott, its capital district. These wilayahs are subdivided into 53 mouaghataas, or departments. [1] There are 216 communes of Mauritania. The regions and capital district (in alphabetical order) and their capitals are:
Tevragh-Zeina is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It is the capital of the Nouakchott-Ouest Region [1] and has a population of 46,336. [2] The current mayor is Taleb Abderrahmane Ahmed Taleb El Mahjoub. [3] The El Irvan Library is located in Tevragh-Zeina. Petroleum plays a role in the economy.