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Matam is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). It is a flat, arid region bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the Sahelian plain studded with baobab trees. Matam is populated by the Pulaar -speaking Toucouleur people.
Matam (Hassaniya Arabic: ماتام; Wolof: Mataam) is the capital town of the Matam Region in north-east Senegal, and lies on the Sénégal River on the border with Mauritania. In the census of 2002, Matam had 14,620 inhabitants and in the 2023 census the population of the town had increased to 27,695.
MonthJanFebMarRecord high °C (°F)45.4 (113.7)48.4 (119.1)46.2 (115.2)Mean daily maximum °C (°F)33.8 (92.8)36.6 (97.9)40.0 (104.0)Mean daily minimum °C (°F)16.4 (61.5)18.8 (65.8)21.5 (70.7)Record low °C (°F)9.6 (49.3)10.0 (50.0)12.0 (53.6)Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions (French: régions, singular – région), each of which is administered by a Conseil Régional (pl.: Conseils Régionaux) elected by population weight at the arrondissement level.
Matam region has become a result the administrative division of 2008. Region in north- eastern Senegal, it is the second largest region of Senegal with 29,424 Km2 . Matam includes 541,032 Senegalese with a density of 18 inhabitants per km2 . The region borders with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the north and east .
Jun 30, 2015 · It assigns a new FIPS code to the new Matam region, and changes the codes for two old regions. This suggests that the FIPS people think that Matam region also incorporated part of Louga. ISO 3166-2 Newsletter number I-5, dated 2003-09-05, shows the creation of Matam.
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Matam is a region in the nordeast of Senegal. The regional capital is Matam. As of the 2013 census, 541,032 people lived there. It has an area of 29,445 km 2 (11,369 sq mi).
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Nov 19, 2013 · Matam. Region in Senegal. Contents: Subdivision. The population development in Matam as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images). The icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender).
