Kankossa (department) explained

Official Name:	Kankossa
Native Name:	كنكوصة
Settlement Type:	Department
Pushpin Map:	Central African Republic
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Mauritania
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Total Km2:	10,243
Population Total:	82,495
Population As Of:	2013 census
Population Density Km2:	auto

Kankossa is a department of Assaba Region in Mauritania.^{[1] [2]}

List of municipalities in the department

The Kankossa department is made up of following municipalities:

• Blajmil
• Hamod
• Kankossa
• Sani
• Tenaha.

In 2013, the entire population of the Kankossa Department has a total of 82,495 inhabitants (39,783 men and 42,712 women).^[3]

Constituency

Kankossa is an electoral district in the Assaba region of Mauritania. In 2018 there were a total of 21,781 registered voters and they own 2 seats in congress.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wilaya de l'ASSABA. mauritania.mr. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524223317/http://www.mauritania.mr/ain/RGPH-2000-Assaba.htm . 24 May 2011.
2. Web site: Mauritania - Assaba. maplibrary. 9 June 2018.
3. Web site: Kankossa (Department, Mauritania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-16 . www.citypopulation.de.