Place:Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania

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NameHodh El Gharbi
Alt namesHodh el-Gharbisource: Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 654
TypeRegion
Coordinates16.5°N 10°W
Located inMauritania
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Tegdaoust
Terenni
Inhabited place
'Ayoûn el 'Atroûs
Ayoun el Atrous
Tamchaket
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Hodh El Gharbi ("Western Basin Region") is a region in southern Mauritania, with an area of 53,400 square km. The population at the 2013 census was 294,109. Its capital is Aïoun (formerly called Ayoun el Atrous). The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Tagant to the north, Hodh Ech Chargui to the east and Assaba to the west. To the south in borders Mali, and a part of Malian territory protrudes into the region. The Aoukar basin, which formerly gave name to a greater region, is located in the northern and central part of Hodh El Gharbi, extending eastwards.

As of 2013, the population of the region was 294,109, compared to 274,443 in 2011. There were 47.53 per cent females and 52.47 per cent males. As of 2008, the activity rate was 52.00 and economic dependency ratio was 0.88. As of 2008, the literacy rate for people aged 15 years and over was 67.10.

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