City profile · Mauritania · Africa
Rosso
Trarza · Mauritania
City population
15,870
#22
in Mauritania
#3
in Trarza
#30,150
worldwide
16.514, -15.805 · 176 km from Nouakchott
About Rosso
Rosso is a city in Trarza, Mauritania with a population of 15,870. It is the 22nd largest of the 26 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mauritania, and the 30,150th largest worldwide. It lies 176 km from Nouakchott.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Trarza
Rank in region
#3of 3
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nouakchott
Coordinates
16.514, -15.805
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 26 in MauritaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.