Mbagne Explained

Mbagne
Settlement Type:Commune and town
Pushpin Map:Mauritania
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mauritania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mauritania
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Brakna
Subdivision Type2:Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Diop Amadou El Hadj Samba Diop (PRDS)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2013 census
Population Total:11,859
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:16.15°N -60°W

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

16.15°N -60°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collectivités urbaines à vocation agricole, pastorale ou agropastorale . République Islamique de Mauritanie:Communes de Mauritanie. 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. Web site: Statistiques Demographiques: Résultats du RGPH 2000 des Wilayas . République Islamique de Mauritanie . January 17, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100203214949/http://www.mauritania.mr/ain/RGPH-2000-Brakna.htm . February 3, 2010 .