Matam Region

Matam Region
Matam Region; Région de Matam
	Region
	Location o Matam in Senegal
	Matam région, dividit intae 3 départements
	Coordinates: 15°06′N 13°38′W / 15.100°N 13.633°W
Kintra	Senegal
Caipital	Matam
Départements	Leet Kanel; Matam; Ranérou Ferlo;
Area
• Total	25083 km2 (9,685 sq mi)
Population
• Total	423,041
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Matam is a region o Senegal.

It is a stairk, flat, arid place bundit on the north bi the Sénégal River an the sooth bi the Sahelian plain studdit wi baobab trees made famous in Le Petit Prince. Matam is populatit bi the taw noble Pulaar-speakin Toucouleur fowk who brocht Islam tae Senegal in the 18t century an gave us the muisic o Baaba Maal in the 21st century.

Depairtments

Matam region is dividit intae 3 depairtments:

Geography

Matam is traversed bi the northwasterly line o equal latitude an langitude.

Populatit places

See an aw

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