Tiguent

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Tiguent
Commune and town
Tiguent is located in Mauritania
Tiguent
Tiguent
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 17°15′N 16°0′W / 17.250°N 16.000°W / 17.250; -16.000
Country Mauritania
RegionTrarza
Population
 (2000)
 • Total12,170
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Tiguent is a small town and commune in south-western Mauritania, not far from the coast. In 2000 it had a population of 12,170.[1]

Transport[]

It is proposed to be served by a new station on railway to serve the phosphate mines at Kaedi.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistiques Demographiques: Résultats du RGPH 2000 des Wilayas". République Islamique de Mauritanie. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2009.

Coordinates: 17°15′00″N 16°00′00″W / 17.25000°N 16.00000°W / 17.25000; -16.00000


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