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:

RegionCapital
AdrarAtar
AssabaKifa
BraknaAleg
Dakhlet NouadhibouNouadhibou
GorgolKaédi
GuidimakaSélibaby
Hodh Ech CharguiNéma
Hodh El GharbiAyoun el Atrous
InchiriAkjoujt
Nouakchott (capital district)
TagantTidjikdja
Tiris ZemmourZouerat
TrarzaRosso

References

  1. ↑ "CoR - Mauritania Introduction". portal.cor.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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