Matam Region
Matam Region Région de Matam | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| 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
[eedit | eedit soorce]Matam region is dividit intae 3 depairtments:
Geography
[eedit | eedit soorce]Matam is traversed bi the northwasterly line o equal latitude an langitude.
Populatit places
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Agnam-Goly
- Agnam-Civol
- Bokidiawé
- Dabia
- Kanel
- Matam
- Nabbadji Civol
- Ogo
- Oréfondé
- Orkadiére
- Ourossogui
- Ranerou
- Semme
- Sinthiou Bamambé
- Thilogne
- Vélingara
- Waoundé
- Diandioly
- Shinthiou Garba
