Subdivisions of Mauritania

Mauritania is divided into 12 wilayahs and capital district in Nouakchott, its capital district. These wilayahs are subdivided into 53 mouaghataas, or departments.

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
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