Mbagne

Mbagne
Commune and town
Mbagne is located in Mauritania
Mbagne
Mbagne
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°9′N 13°47′W / 16.150°N 13.783°W / 16.150; -13.783
CountryMauritania
RegionBrakna
Government
 • MayorDiop Amadou El Hadj Samba Diop (PRDS)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total
11,859
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Mbagne is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania on the border with Senegal.[1] Mbagne has a high unemployment rate and an unstable agriculture system, according to the OECD.[2]

In 2013, it had a population of 11,859.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Collectivités urbaines à vocation agricole, pastorale ou agropastorale". République Islamique de Mauritanie:Communes de Mauritanie. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
  2. ^ OECD. "Ch.15. Migration, Remittances, and Economic Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa." The Development Dimension Migration, Remittances and Development. Paris: OECD, 2005. 266. Print. The Development Dimension.
  3. ^ "Statistiques Demographiques: Résultats du RGPH 2000 des Wilayas". République Islamique de Mauritanie. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2009.

16°9′N 13°47′W / 16.150°N 13.783°W / 16.150; -13.783

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