Chami, Mauritania
Chami
شامي | |
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Interactive map of Chami | |
| Coordinates: 20°10′2.28″N 15°58′20.64″W / 20.1673000°N 15.9724000°W | |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Region | Dakhlet Nouadhibou |
| Department | Chami |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,127 km2 (1,980 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 4,214 |
| • Density | 0.8219/km2 (2.129/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
Chami (Arabic: شامي) is a planned city in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region of Mauritania. Due to the gold mining in the region, the city is known as the "capital of gold" of Mauritania. It has around 4,214 inhabitants (2023 census), of whom 2,941 were male and 1,273 were female.