| no. | name | original name | census 1988 | census 2000 | estimate 2001 | calculation 2013 | annual growth | latitude | longitude | parent division | name variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nouakchott | انواكشوط | 393 325 | 760 500 | 894 403 | 1.36 | 18.09°N | 15.98°W | Nouakchott | Nawākšūţ, Nawakshut, Anwākšūţ | |
| 2 | Kīfah | كيفة | 29 292 | 56 100 | 95 080 | 4.49 | 16.62°N | 11.40°W | Assaba | Kifah, Kiffa, Kîfa | |
| 3 | Nouadhibou | انواديبو | 59 198 | 113 400 | 85 953 | -2.28 | 20.96°N | 17.04°W | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | Nawađību, Anwādībū, Nawadibu, Nawadhibu, Nouâdhibou, Port Éthienne, Port Étienne, Būr Atyan, Bur Atyan | |
| 4 | Rūsū | روصو | 27 783 | 83 842 | 16.52°N | 15.80°W | Trarza | Rusu, Rosso, al-Quwarib | |||
| 5 | Zuwārat | ازويرات | 58 902 | 22.73°N | 12.49°W | Tiris Zemmour | Zuwarat, Zouérate, Zouérat, Tazadit, Zouîrât, Zoueratt, Azwīrāt | ||||
| 6 | Kayhaydi | كيهيدي | 35 241 | 57 712 | 16.15°N | 13.50°W | Gurgul | Kaédi | |||
| 7 | an-Na'mah | النعمة | 47 248 | 16.62°N | 7.26°W | Hodh ech Chargui | Néma | ||||
| 8 | Bū Tilimīt | 42 262 | 17.55°N | 14.70°W | Trarza | Boutilimit | |||||
| 9 | Sīlibābī | سيلبابي | 40 935 | 15.17°N | 12.18°W | Guidimagha | Hsay Wālad 'Alī Bābī, Hsay Walad Ali Babi, Sélibaby | ||||
| 10 | Āţār | أطار | 21 400 | 33 005 | 20.51°N | 13.05°W | Adrar | Atar, Atâr | |||
| 11 | Guérou | 32 554 | 16.80°N | 11.83°W | Assaba | ||||||
| 12 | Tinbadġah | تنبدغة | 31 392 | 16.26°N | 8.15°W | Hodh ech Chargui | Timbédra, Timébédra | ||||
| 13 | Buqah | بوكى | 30 864 | 16.59°N | 14.27°W | Brakna | Bogué, Bouge, Boghe | ||||
| 14 | Magta' Lah̨jar | مكطع لحجار | 29 168 | 17.00°N | 13.50°W | Brakna | Magta Lahjar | ||||
| 15 | 'Ayūn | العيون | 28 554 | 16.66°N | 9.62°W | Hodh el Gharbi | 'Ayūn-al-'Atrūs, Ayun-al-Atrus, Aioun-el-Atrouss, 'Ayoûn el 'Atrous | ||||
| 16 | Alak | آلاك | 28 178 | 17.06°N | 13.91°W | Brakna | Aleg, Alaq | ||||
| 17 | Tintane | 22 340 | 17.03°N | 8.22°W | Hodh el Gharbi | ||||||
| 18 | Tijiqjah | تجكجة | 19 139 | 18.56°N | 11.44°W | Takant | Tidjikja, Tidjikdja, Fort-Cappolani | ||||
| 19 | Adel Bagrou | 18 263 | 15.57°N | 7.12°W | Hodh ech Chargui | ||||||
| 20 | Bababé | 14 771 | 16.34°N | 13.94°W | Brakna | ||||||
| 21 | Walātah | ولاتة | 11 779 | 14 368 | 17.30°N | 7.04°W | Hodh ech Chargui | Walatah, Oualâta | |||
| 22 | Chagar | 13 582 | 25.38°N | 5.78°W | Brakna | Cheggar, Chegga | |||||
| 23 | Aqjawajat | اكجوجت | 10 113 | 19.75°N | 14.40°W | Inshiri | Akjoujt, Fort-Repoux | ||||
| 24 | Djowol | 9 922 | 16.07°N | 13.38°W | Gurgul | Djewol, Djovol | |||||
| 25 | M'bout | 8 483 | 16.02°N | 12.58°W | Gurgul | ||||||
| 26 | Fdayrik | افديرك | 4 431 | 6 793 | 22.69°N | 12.71°W | Tiris Zemmour | Afdayrik, F'dérik, Fdérik, Fdérick, F'Deirik, Fort Gouraud, Fur Ghuru, Ijil, Idjil | |||
| 27 | Maghama | 5 996 | 15.51°N | 12.85°W | Gurgul | ||||||
| 28 | Kubanni | كوبني | 5 586 | 15.78°N | 9.46°W | Hodh el Gharbi | Kobenni, Kobeni | ||||
| 29 | Šingati | شنقيطي | 4 711 | 4 370 | 20.47°N | 12.37°W | Adrar | Shingati, Chinguetti, Chinguitti |
