{{Short description|First-level administrative divisions of Mauritania}} {{Infobox subdivision type | name = Regions of Mauritania | map = {{Regions of Mauritania Image Map}} | category = Region | territory = {{flag|Mauritania}} | upper_unit = |area_range={{cvt|156|-|252,900|km2}} |population_range=19,639–430,668 | current_number = 15 | number_date = 2023 }}{{Politics of Mauritania}}
Mauritania is divided into 15 regions ({{Transliteration|ar|''wilayat''}}): {{stack|}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Regions |- !Map key !Name !Native name !Capital !Area !Population ({{as of|2023|alt=2023}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mauritania: Regions, Cities & Urban Localites - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/mauritania/cities/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> |- |1 |Adrar |{{lang|ar|أدرار}} |Atar |{{convert|235,000|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |71,623 |- |2 |Assaba |{{lang|ar|لعصابة}} |Kiffa |{{convert|36,600|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |451,804 |- |3 |Brakna |{{lang|ar|لبراكنة}} |Aleg |{{convert|33,000|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |391,310 |- |4 |Dakhlet Nouadhibou |{{lang|ar|داخلة نواذيبو}} |Nouadhibou |{{convert|23,090|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |184,459 |- |5 |Gorgol |{{lang|ar|كوركول}} |Kaédi |{{convert|13,600|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |442,490 |- |6 |Guidimaka |{{lang|ar|غيديماغا}} |Sélibaby |{{convert|10,300|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |363,075 |- |7 |Hodh Ech Chargui |{{lang|ar|الحوض الشرقي}} |Néma |{{convert|182,700|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |625,643 |- |8 |Hodh El Gharbi |{{lang|ar|الحوض الغربي}} |Ayoun el Atrous |{{convert|53,400|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |403,091 |- |9 |Inchiri |{{lang|ar|إينشيري}} |Akjoujt |{{convert|46,800|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |29,484 |- | rowspan="3" |10 |Nouakchott-Nord |{{lang|ar|نواكشوط الشمالية}} |Dar-Naim |{{convert|306|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |614,465<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nouakchott (Capital City, Mauritania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/mauritania/admin/13__nouakchott/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> |- |Nouakchott-Ouest |{{lang|ar|نواكشوط الغربية}} |Tevragh-Zeina |{{convert|146|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |204,881<ref name=":0" /> |- |Nouakchott-Sud |{{lang|ar|نواكشوط الجنوبية}} |Arafat |{{convert|252|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |627,415<ref name=":0" /> |- |11 |Tagant |{{lang|ar|تكانت}} |Tidjikja |{{convert|98,340|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |114,760 |- |12 |Tiris Zemmour |{{lang|ar|تيرس زمور}} |Zouérat |{{convert|252,900|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on|}} |79,129 |- |13 |Trarza |{{lang|ar|الترارزه}} |Rosso |{{convert|67,800|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |323,903 |- |}
During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (1975–79), its portion of the territory (mainly corresponding to the lower half of Río de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1976-04-16 |title=Le Maroc et la Mauritanie délimitent leur frontière au Sahara occidental |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1976/04/16/le-maroc-et-la-mauritanie-delimitent-leur-frontiere-au-sahara-occidental_2970185_1819218.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |work=Le Monde.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
The regions (''wilaya'') are subdivided into 44 departments; see departments of Mauritania for more information.
==See also == *ISO 3166-2:MR
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Regions of Mauritania}} {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries}} {{Mauritania topics}}
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