Mederdra | |
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: | Trarza |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 263.7 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 7,421 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 16.9167°N -54°W |
Mederdra is a small town and commune in south-west Mauritania, near the border of Senegal.
In 2013, it had a population of 7,421.[1]
It lies on the route of a proposed railway line to connect phosphate mines at Kaédi with the capital and port of Nouakchott.
Malouma Mint El Meidah, a popular singer and politician, was born in Mederdra in 1960.[2]
Horma Ould Babana, politician, was born in Mederdra on 12 March 1912.[3]