What is Rosso?
'''Rosso''' is a major city in [[southwestern]] [[Mauritania]]. It is the capital of the [[Trarza]] region. It is at the top of the [[Senegal River]]. The town is 204&nbsp;km south of the capital [[Nouakchott]]. {{Infobox settlement |name = Rosso |native_name = روصو |settlement_type =[[Communes of Mauritania|Commune]] and town |image_skyline = Rosso,main-flood1.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Rosso Town Centre |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |map_caption = |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Mauritania|Region]] |subdivision_name = Mauritania |subdivision_name1 = [[Trarza]] |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |established_title = |established_date = |government_type = |leader_title = Maire |leader_name = Bamba Ould Dramane |area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_urban_km2 = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of=2013 census |population_footnotes = |population_total = 51026 |population_urban = 33518 |population_metro = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_density_km2 =auto |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|16|30|46|N|15|48|18|W|region:MR|display=inline}}b |elevation_footnotes= |elevation_m = 6 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} ==History== Rosso was the capital of the [[Emirate of Trarza]] before it was taken over by [[France]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{geography-stub}} [[Category:Cities in Mauritania]]