Rosso

Rosso is the major city of south-western Mauritania and capital of Trarza region. It is situated on the Senegal River at the head of the river zone allowing year-round navigation.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Rosso
Settlement.native_name: روصو
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Rosso,main-flood1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Rosso Town Centre
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mauritania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Trarza
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Bamba Sidi Daramane
Settlement.population_as_of: 2013 census
Settlement.population_total: 51026

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Wikidata facts

Population: 61156
Area: 717.50
Elevation: 8
Image: Rosso-mosquee2.jpg

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Rosso is the major city of south-western Mauritania and capital of Trarza region. It is situated on the Senegal River at the head of the river zone allowing year-round navigation.

The town is 204 km south of the capital Nouakchott.