Mederdra | |
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Commune and town | |
  Mederdra Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 16°55′N15°39′W / 16.917°N 15.650°W | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Region | Trarza |
| Area | |
• Total | 101.8 sq mi (263.7 km2) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 7,421 |
| • Density | 73/sq mi (28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Mederdra is a small town and commune in south-west Mauritania, near the border of Senegal.
In 2013, it had a population of 7,421. [1]
It lies on the route of a proposed railway line to connect phosphate mines at Kaédi with the capital and port of Nouakchott.
Malouma Mint El Meidah, a popular singer and politician, was born in Mederdra in 1960. [2]
Horma Ould Babana, politician, was born in Mederdra on 12 March 1912. [3]
Trarza is a region in southwest Mauritania. Its capital is Rosso. Other major cities and towns include Mederdra and Boutilimit. Trarza borders the regions of Inchiri and Adrar to the north, Brakna to the east, and the country of Senegal to the south. Its western coastline on the Atlantic Ocean is interrupted only by the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, which the region completely surrounds.
Boutilimit lies 164 km southeast of Mauritania's capital of Nouakchott.
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Mederdra is a department of Trarza Region in Mauritania.
16°55′00″N15°39′00″W / 16.91667°N 15.65000°W
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