Place:Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania

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NameHodh Ech Chargui
Alt namesHodh ech-Charguisource: Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 654
TypeRegion
Coordinates19.0°N 7.25°W
Located inMauritania
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Kossa
Koumbi Saleh
Inhabited place
Bassikounou
Néma
Oualata
Timbédra
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Hodh Ech Chargui ("Eastern Basin Region") is a large region in eastern Mauritania, with an area of 182,700 km2. Its capital is Néma, but the largest town, in Bassiknou Department, is Fassala (or Vassale) at the extreme southeast of Mauritania, with 65,927 inhabitants at the 2013 census. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Adrar, Tagant and Hodh El Gharbi to the west and Mali to the east and south. The Aoukar basin, which formerly gave name to a greater region, is located in the western part of Hodh Ech Chargui.

As of 2013, the population of the region was 430,668, compared to 363,071 in 2011. There were 47.71 percent females and 52.29 percent males. As of 2008, the activity rate was 61.50 and economic dependency ratio was 1.11. As of 2008, the literacy rate for people aged 15 years and over was 53.90.

The local government is headed by an elected district representative, while the elections for the local government are conducted every five years. Due to the political instability, the last elections were held in 2006.

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