Brakna Region
region in south-west Mauritania
Brakna (Arabic: ولاية البراكنة) is a region in southwest Mauritania. Its capital is Aleg. Boghé is another major town in the region. The region has borders near the Mauritanian regions of Tagant to the northeast and Assaba and Gorgol to the southeast. It also has a border with Trarza to the northwest. The Senegal River in the southwest is at the region's border with Senegal.
Brakna
ولاية البراكنة | |
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| Coordinates: 17°38′N 13°25′W / 17.633°N 13.417°W | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Departments | |
| Capital | Aleg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33,800 km2 (13,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 312,277 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
| HDI (2017) | 0.498[1] low |
References
change- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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