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Matam Region

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Matam Region

Région de Matam
Location o Matam in Senegal
Location o Matam in Senegal
Matam région, dividit intae 3 départements
Matam région, dividit intae 3 départements
Coordinates: 15°06′N 13°38′W / 15.100°N 13.633°W / 15.100; -13.633
KintraSenegal
CaipitalMatam
Départements
Area
 • Total25083 km2 (9,685 sq mi)
Population
 • Total423,041
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

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Matam region is dividit intae 3 depairtments:

Geography

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

Populatit places

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See an aw

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