Tagant Region

Tagant ولاية تكانت
Region of Mauritania
Coordinates: 18°42′N 10°12′W / 18.700°N 10.200°W / 18.700; -10.200
Country	Mauritania
Departments	3 Moudjeria Tichit Tidjikja
Capital	Tidjikdja
Area
• Total	95,200 km2 (36,800 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	80,962
• Density	0.85/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0
• Summer (DST)	not observed
HDI (2017)	0.517[1] low

Tagant (Arabic: ولاية تكانت, romanized: Wilāyat Tkānt) is a region in south-central Mauritania named for the Tagant Plateau. Its capital is Tidjikdja. Other major cities/towns include Tichit and Rachid, Nbeika. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Adrar to the north, Hodh Ech Chargui to the east, Hodh El Gharbi and Assaba to the south and Brakna to the west. The Aoukar basin, which formerly gave name to the greater region, is located in the southern part of Tagant.

As of 2013, the population of the region was 80,962, compared to 88,736 in 2011. There were 47.09 per cent females and 52.91 per cent males. As of 2008, the activity rate was 51.00 and economic dependency ratio was 0.81. As of 2008, the literacy rate for people aged 15 years and over was 58.10.