Tékane Explained

Tékane
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
Subdivision Type2:Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:22041
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:16.5781°N -15.4594°W

Tékane is a town and urban commune in the Trarza Region of southern Mauritania, near the border of Senegal.[1] It is located east of Rosso.

In 2000, it had a population of 22,041.[2]

References

16.5781°N -15.4594°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collectivités urbaines à vocation agricole, pastorale ou agropastorale. République Islamique de Mauritanie:Communes de Mauritanie. February 1, 2009.
  2. Web site: Statistiques Demographiques: Résultats du RGPH 2000 des Wilayas. République Islamique de Mauritanie. February 1, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100203214911/http://www.mauritania.mr/ain/RGPH-2000-Trarza.htm. February 3, 2010.