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Elb Adress

Coordinates: 17°35′24″N 14°26′53″W / 17.59000°N 14.44806°W / 17.59000; -14.44806
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Elb Adress
علب آدرس
'Elb Adres
Commune and village
Elb Adress is located in Mauritania
Elb Adress
Elb Adress
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 17°35′24″N 14°26′53″W / 17.59000°N 14.44806°W / 17.59000; -14.44806
Country Mauritania
RegionTrarza
DepartmentBoutilimit
CommuneElb Adress
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
3,427
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Elb Adress or 'Elb Adres[1] (Arabic: عِلْب آدْرِس) is a village and commune of Boutilimit in the Trarza Region of south-western Mauritania.

The commune includes the village of Elb Adress and the smaller satellite villages of El-Muhammediyya (Arabic: المحمدية), Yara (Arabic: يارا), Bou Sdeira (Arabic: بو سْدَيرة), El-Igda (Arabic: العِقدة), Invani or Invéni (Arabic: انْفَنِي), Bou Tleihiyya (Arabic: بو طْلَيحية), and El-Mara'a (Arabic: المرعى).

Population

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According to the 2000 Mauritanian census, the commune of Elb Adress had 3,427 residents, of whom 1,816 were male and 1,611 female.[2]

According to the 2006 electoral census, the commune of Elb Adress has 6500 residents, of whom almost half lived in the village of Elb Adress.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Mauritania. Official Standard Names Gazetteer. Vol. 100. Washington, D.C.: United States Board on Geographic Names, Office of Geography, U.S. Department of the Interior. 1966. p. 46.
  2. ^ "Résultats prioritaires du troisième recensement général de la population et de l'habitat – 2000" (PDF) (in French). National Statistics Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Development, Islamic Republic of Mauritania. 2003.