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427:
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neighbourhood was 13.62 per cent, and rate of households benefiting from sanitary services was 0.40 per cent. As of 2008, the couples with children was 45.60 and couples without children was 5.10. The proportion with extended family was 19.90 per cent and extended single-parent was 7.80 per cent, one-person was 2.80 per cent, and single-parent nuclear was 18.80 per cent.
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The communes are responsible for overseeing and coordinating development activities and are financed by the state. The Local
Governments have their own legal jurisdiction, financial autonomy, an annual budget, staff, and an office. The elections for the local government are conducted every five years
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As of 2013, the coverage rate of DPT3 Children From 0 to 11 Months in the region was 78.90 percent, BGC vaccination was 87.40 and polio vaccination coverage was 75.30. As of 2007, there were 5 total tourist establishments. As of 2008, the literacy rate for people aged 15 years and over was 53.90. The
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Due to the geography, the inhabitants historically, have been nomadic. In modern times, people have migrated to urban centres during the drought in the 1970s and the 1980s. There are a few sedentary cultivators, who are located only in the
Southern regions of the country. Research has indicated that
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As of 2008, the activity rate was 61.50 and economic dependency ratio was 1.11. The fraction of people working in government was 2.40 percent, individual / household private was 34.00 percent, other was 58.50 percent, para public was 0.30 percent, and private enterprise was 4.80 percent. The Grand
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As of 2013, the population of the region was 430,668, compared to 363,071 in 2011. There were 47.71 percent females and 52.29 percent males. As of 2008, the activity rate was 61.50 and economic dependency ratio was 1.11. As of 2008, the literacy rate for people aged 15 years and over was 53.90.
529:
The local administration is adopted from French local administration framework with a
Ministry of Internal Control governing the local bodies. The original administration was held by Governors of each district, but after the municipal elections in 1994, the powers has been decentralized from the
404:
As of 2008, the rate of household confirming the existence of public telephone in their neighbourhood or village was 57.70, rate of households benefiting from electricity post in their neighbourhood was 1.99 per cent, rate of households benefiting from health center or health post in their
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receive around 100 mm (3.9 in) of annual rainfall compared to the southern portions that receive around 660 mm (26 in). The average temperature is 37.8 °C (100.0 °F), while during winter nights it may even reach 0 °C (32 °F).
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having some vegetation. There are some oasis in the desert regions. Since it is a desert, there are large shifting dunes forming temporary ranges. The average elevation is around 460 m (1,510 ft) above the mean sea level. The northern regions closer to the
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The local government is headed by an elected district representative, while the elections for the local government are conducted every five years. Due to the political instability, the last elections were held in 2023.
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net enrollment ratio of girls for secondary level was 6.60 per cent, net enrollment ratio of boys for secondary level was 7.70 per cent, and total net enrollment ratio at secondary level was 7.00 percent.
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534:(regions), including the Nouakchott Capital District. The smallest administrative division in the country is the commune and the country has 216 of them. A group of communes form a
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the
Saharan movement has resulted in reduction of rains in the region from the 1960s, when it received close to 250 mm (9.8 in) of rainfall.
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913:
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From 1 September to 8 September 2020, torrential rains topping 100mm fell near the border with Mali, causing widespread damage, particularly in the
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As of 2013, the population of the region was 430,668, compared to 363,071 in 2011. There were 47.71 per cent females and 52.29 per cent males.
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325:(or Vassale) at the extreme southeast of Mauritania, with 65,927 inhabitants at the 2013 census. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of
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along with
Regional and Parliamentary elections. On account of the political instability, the last elections were held in 2023.
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for the 13 districts in the country. The executive power of the district is vested on a district chief, while it is on
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Hodh Ech
Chargui is divided into seven departments, listed below with their area and populations at the 2013 Census.
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basin, which formerly gave name to a greater region, is located in the western part of Hodh Ech
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919:(Report). Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations. 2004. p. 7. Archived from
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554:. Out of the 216 communes, 53 classified as urban and rest 163 are rural.
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139:
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892:. Int'l Business Publications. 7 February 2007. p. 31.
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Mauritania
Foreign Policy and Government Guide, Volume 1
775:"Economic and household characteristics of Mauritania"
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district bodies. Mauritania has been divided into 13
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647:"Mauritania - Physical and Social Geography"
305:'Eastern Basin Region') is a large
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433:
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621:Encyclopedia of World Geography, Volume 1
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197:182,700 km (70,500 sq mi)
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542:form a district. There are total of 53
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801:"Vaccination statistics of Mauritania"
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7:
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749:"Family statistics in Mauritania"
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723:"Basic amenities in Mauritania"
675:"Mauritania: Floods - Sep 2020"
651:Africa South of the Sahara 2004
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538:(department) and the group of
414:Total as of 2008 was 566.31.
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341:to the east and south. The
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853:"Education in Mauritania"
576:Departments of Mauritania
295:Wilāyat al-Ḥawḍ al-Sharqī
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63:
54:
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39:
1139:Hodh Ech Chargui Region
645:Hilling, David (2004).
218:2.4/km (6.1/sq mi)
697:"Census of Mauritania"
618:McColl, R. W. (2014).
431:
369:
1134:Regions of Mauritania
997:Regions of Mauritania
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571:Regions of Mauritania
443:Population at Census
429:
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236: • Summer (
422:Local Administration
319:Bassiknou Department
215: • Density
48:Region of Mauritania
30:Region of Mauritania
27:Region of Mauritania
926:on 19 November 2016
859:on 19 November 2016
833:on 19 November 2016
807:on 19 November 2016
781:on 20 November 2016
755:on 19 November 2016
729:on 19 November 2016
703:on 19 November 2016
88: /
1113:Tiris al-Gharbiyya
1026:Dakhlet Nouadhibou
432:
370:
284:ولاية الحوض الشرقي
207: • Total
194: • Total
40:ولاية الحوض الشرقي
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1120:
527:
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292:
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16:(Redirected from
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