Kankossa

Kankossa
Commune and town
Interactive map of Kankossa
Country Mauritania
RegionAssaba
DepartmentKankossa (department)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
23,435
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (GMT)

Kankossa is a town and commune the Assaba region of Mauritania. In 1944, the French colonial government transferred Kankossa from French Sudan to Mauritania, where it remained after independence.

References

  1. ↑ "ANSADE - Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie". ansade.mr.
  2. ↑ Wiley, Katherine A. (2018). Work, Social Status, and Gender in Post-Slavery Mauritania. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253036230. Retrieved 18 July 2026.

15°56′N 11°32′W / 15.933°N 11.533°W / 15.933; -11.533