Mauritania — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Mauritania had an estimated population of 2,836,848 in 2005, with 29 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Mauritania today — population now 5,461,319, against 2,836,848 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 2,836,848 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 2,939,059 | 5,461,319 | +86% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nouakchott | Nouakchott | 709,856 | 1,184,530 now |
| 2 | Nouadhibou | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 80,181 | 146,048 now |
| 3 | Kīfah | Assaba | 67,712 | — |
| 4 | Rūsū | Trarza | 61,819 | — |
| 5 | Kayhaydi | Gurgul | 51,407 | — |
| 6 | Zuwārat | Tiris Zemmour | 44,313 | — |
| 7 | an-Naʿmah | Hodh ech Chargui | 35,815 | — |
| 8 | Bū Tilimīt | Trarza | 32,787 | — |
| 9 | Āţār | Adrar | 30,500 | 31,133 now |
| 10 | Sīlibābī | Guidimagha | 26,458 | — |
| 11 | Buqah | Brakna | 24,557 | — |
| 12 | Tinbadġah | Hodh ech Chargui | 23,758 | — |
| 13 | Magtaʿ Lah̨jar | Brakna | 22,513 | 15,446 now |
| 14 | Guérou | Assaba | 22,241 | 27,590 now |
| 15 | ʿAyūn | Hodh el Gharbi | 21,761 | — |
| 16 | Alak | Brakna | 21,290 | — |
| 17 | Tijiqjah | Takant | 17,172 | — |
| 18 | Tintane | Hodh el Gharbi | 16,062 | 15,684 now |
| 19 | Adel Bagrou | Hodh ech Chargui | 13,665 | — |
| 20 | Walātah | Hodh ech Chargui | 12,778 | — |
| 21 | Bababé | Brakna | 11,503 | 8,869 now |
| 22 | Aqjawajat | Inchiri | 11,230 | — |
| 23 | Chagar | Brakna | 10,433 | — |
| 24 | Djowol | Gurgul | 7,769 | 7,582 now |
| 25 | Mʿbout | Gurgul | 6,923 | — |
| 26 | Fdayrik | Tiris Zemmour | 5,126 | — |
| 27 | Maghama | Gurgul | 5,098 | 13,898 now |
| 28 | Kubanni | Hodh el Gharbi | 4,780 | — |
| 29 | Šingati | Adrar | 4,620 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nouakchott | 709,856 |
| 2 | Hodh ech Chargui | 298,625 |
| 3 | Assaba | 285,142 |
| 4 | Gurgul | 274,337 |
| 5 | Trarza | 269,946 |
| 6 | Brakna | 256,827 |
| 7 | Hodh el Gharbi | 243,246 |
| 8 | Guidimagha | 219,674 |
| 9 | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 80,181 |
| 10 | Takant | 64,808 |
| 11 | Tiris Zemmour | 63,306 |
| 12 | Adrar | 59,670 |
| 13 | Inchiri | 11,230 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.