Adrar region
Adrar
ولاية أدرار | |
|---|---|
Calotropis procera, Adrar desert | |
| Coordinates: 20°30′N 10°04′W / 20.500°N 10.067°W | |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Departments | |
| Capital | Atar |
| Area | |
• Total | 222,107 km2 (85,756 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 71,623 |
| • Density | 0.32/km2 (0.84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
| ISO 3166 code | MR-07 |
| HDI (2017) | 0.552 medium |
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Adrar (Arabic: ولاية أدرار, romanized: Wilāyat Adrār) is a large administrative region in Mauritania, named for the Adrar Plateau. The capital is Atar. Other major towns include Choum, Chinguetti and Ouadane. The region borders Western Sahara and the Mauritanian region of Tiris Zemmour to the north, Mali and the Mauritanian region of Hodh Ech Chargui to the east, the Mauritanian regions of Trarza and Tagant to the south and the Mauritanian region of Inchiri to the west.
As of 2013, the population of the region was 62,658, compared to 77,812 in 2011. There were 49.19 per cent females and 50.81 per cent males. As of 2008, the literacy rate for people aged 15 years and over was 50.30%. The total net enrolment ratio at secondary level was 7.10%. As of 2008, the activity rate was 48.20% and economic dependency ratio was 0.84.