El Aioun, Mauritania

El Aioun
العيون
Commune and town
El Aioun is located in Mauritania
El Aioun
El Aioun
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 15°33′0″N 11°11′2″W / 15.55000°N 11.18389°W / 15.55000; -11.18389
Country Mauritania
RegionAssaba
DepartmentKankossa
Government
 • MayorBah O/ Sid’Ahmed (PRDS)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Commune and town
22,796
 • Metro
65,237
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Aioun or El Aioun is a town and commune in the Assaba Region of southern Mauritania near the border with Mali.

It has a population of 22,796.[1]

  1. ^ "Mauritania: Regions, Cities". citypopulation.de. Retrieved October 31, 2015.