Bassiknou

Bassiknou
Bassikounou
Commune and town
A street in Bassikounou
A street in Bassikounou
Bassiknou is located in Mauritania
Bassiknou
Bassiknou
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 15°51′0″N 5°56′9″W / 15.85000°N 5.93583°W / 15.85000; -5.93583
Country Mauritania
RegionHodh Ech Chargui
DepartmentBassikounou (department)
Government
 • MayorMohamed Sidi Hanena
Population
 (2013)
 • Total10,561
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
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Bassiknou or Bassikounou is a town and commune in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region of south-eastern Mauritania.[1]

In 2013, it had a population of 10,561.[2]

  1. ^ "Collectivités urbaines à vocation agricole, pastorale ou agropastorale". République Islamique de Mauritanie:Communes de Mauritanie. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "Statistiques Demographiques: Résultats du RGPH 2000 des Wilayas". République Islamique de Mauritanie. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2009.