Aoujeft Department
| Aoujeft أوجفت | |
|---|---|
| Department | |
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| Country |
 Mauritania |
| Region | Adrar Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26,159 km2 (10,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 12,997 |
| • Density | 0.50/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | +0 (UTC+0) |
Aoujeft is one of the four departments (officially called moughataas) of the wider Adrar Region (the larger administrative division being called a wilaya), in western Mauritania. The capital lies at Aoujeft. The other villages in the department include Faraoun, Mharith, Salah Eddarein, Tentane, Terjit, and Tounguad.
It is made up of four communes, the Agricultural Urban Commune of Aoujeft and the three rural communes of El Medah, Maeden and N'Terguent. The total area is 24,556 km² and the population in the 2013 census was 12997, which had fallen from 20,181 in the 2000 census, a decline equivalent to 3.49% per year.[1]
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Tergit Oasis, Aoujeft Department
Coordinates: 20°01′35″N 13°03′19″W / 20.02639°N 13.05528°W
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References
- ↑ "Aoujeft (Department)". www.citypopulation.de. Thomas Brinkhoff. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
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