List of cities in Mauritania

Map of Mauritania

Nouakchott, Capital of Mauritania

This is a list of cities in Mauritania by population. All settlements with a population over 10,000 are listed.

Cities in Mauritania
Rank	Name		Population			Region
	Transcription	Arabic	1988 Census	2000 Census 2000	2005 estimate
1	Nouakchott	انواكشوط	393,325	558,195	719,167	Nouakchott
2	Nouadhibou	انواديبو	59,198	72,337	89,772	Dakhlet Nouadhibou
3	Rosso	روصو	27,783	48,922	59,592	Trarza
4	Adel Bagrou	عدل بكرو	6,020	36,007	58,429	Hodh Ech Chargui
5	Bogué	بوكى	12,557	37,531	49,089	Brakna
6	Kiffa	كيفة	29,292	32,716	40,281	Assaba
7	Zouérat	ازويرات	25,892	33,929	37,977	Tiris Zemmour
8	Kaédi	كيهيدي	30,515	34,227	37,616	Gorgol
9	Boû Gâdoûm	بوكادوم	N/A	29,045	32,749	Hodh Ech Chargui
10	Boutilimit	بوتلميت	14,545	22,257	27,170	Trarza
11	Atar	أطار	21,366	24,021	25,728	Adrar
12	Bareine		N/A	22,041	24,852	Trarza
13	Ghabou		N/A	21,700	24,467	Guidimaka
14	Hamoud		N/A	20,867	23,528	Assaba
15	Mâl	مال	N/A	20,488	23,101	Brakna
16	N'Beike		N/A	18,310	20,645	Tagant
17	Gouraye		N/A	18,073	20,378	Guidimaka
18	Timbédra	تنبدغة	N/A	N/A	23,762	Hodh Ech Chargui
19	Magta Lahjar	مكطع لحجار	N/A	N/A	22,521	Brakna
20	Guerou	كرو	9,665	15,589	20,167	Assaba
21	Soudoud		N/A	16,392	18,482	Tagant
22	Sélibaby	سيلبابي	11,530	15,289	18,424	Guidimaka
23	Voum Legleite		N/A	15.700	17.702	Gorgol
24	Legceïba		N/A	14,908	16,809	Gorgol
25	Boû Steïlé	بوصطيلة	N/A	14,904	16,804	Hodh Ech Chargui
26	Sangrave	صنكرافة	N/A	14,303	16,127	Brakna
27	Tintane	الطينطان	N/A	N/A	16,067	Hodh El Gharbi
28	Néma	النعمة	15,747	13,759	15,310	Hodh Ech Chargui
29	Aleg	آلاك	9,635	12,898	15,211	Brakna
30	Tidjikdja	تجكجة	10,904	13,532	14,751	Tagant
31	Oualata	ولاتة	N/A	11,779	12,777	Hodh Ech Chargui
32	Ayoûn el-Atroûs	العيون	12,445	11,867	12,635	Hodh El Gharbi
33	Bababé	بابابى	N/A	N/A	11,507	Brakna
34	Akjoujt	اكجوجت	N/A	N/A	11,235	Inchiri
35	Chagar	شكار	N/A	N/A	10,437	Brakna

Other settlements

• Akreijit
• Bir Moghrein
• Chinguetti
• Choum
• F'dérik
• Ouadane
• Tichit
• Guerou