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 4,403,319, against 2,836,848 in 2005.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nouakchott | Nouakchott | 709,856 |
| 2 | Nouadhibou | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 80,181 |
| 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 |
| 10 | Sīlibābī | Guidimagha | 26,458 |
| 11 | Buqah | Brakna | 24,557 |
| 12 | Tinbadġah | Hodh ech Chargui | 23,758 |
| 13 | Magtaʿ Lah̨jar | Brakna | 22,513 |
| 14 | Guérou | Assaba | 22,241 |
| 15 | ʿAyūn | Hodh el Gharbi | 21,761 |
| 16 | Alak | Brakna | 21,290 |
| 17 | Tijiqjah | Takant | 17,172 |
| 18 | Tintane | Hodh el Gharbi | 16,062 |
| 19 | Adel Bagrou | Hodh ech Chargui | 13,665 |
| 20 | Walātah | Hodh ech Chargui | 12,778 |
| 21 | Bababé | Brakna | 11,503 |
| 22 | Aqjawajat | Inchiri | 11,230 |
| 23 | Chagar | Brakna | 10,433 |
| 24 | Djowol | Gurgul | 7,769 |
| 25 | Mʿbout | Gurgul | 6,923 |
| 26 | Fdayrik | Tiris Zemmour | 5,126 |
| 27 | Maghama | Gurgul | 5,098 |
| 28 | Kubanni | Hodh el Gharbi | 4,780 |
| 29 | Šingati | Adrar | 4,620 |
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.