Matam Region | |
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Coordinates: 15°06′N13°38′W / 15.100°N 13.633°W | |
Country | Senegal |
Capital | Matam |
Départements | List |
Area | |
• Total | 29,445 km2 (11,369 sq mi) |
Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 833,657 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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 region is divided into 3 departments:
Matam is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements and by collectivités locales which elect administrative officers.
Vouziers is a commune of the Ardennes department, northern France.
Matam 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. In 2007, according to official estimates, the population of the town had increased to 17,324.
Kanel is a town in the Matam Region of northeastern Senegal. It is the capital of the Kanel Department. The population in 2012 was 13,331, an increase from the 8,997 counted in 2002.
The departments of Senegal are subdivided into arrondissements. As of 2008 there were 133. The arrondissements are listed below, by department:
Matam Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three in the Matam Region in the north-east of the country.
Ranérou Ferlo Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Matam Region of the country.
Kanel Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located in the Matam Region in the east of the country.
Agnam-Goly is a Sahelian village in north-eastern Senegal with a population of 5,325 inhabitants. The village is located in the Matam Department of Matam Region, approximately 630 kilometers (390 mi) to the northeast of Dakar, on the bank of the Senegal River.
The Communes of Senegal are the fourth-level administrative divisions in Senegal. There are some 121 communes in Senegal which have urban status, apart from 46 communes d'arrondissement in the large towns and 370 rural communities in the countryside.
Orkadiere Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Kanel Department in the Matam Region of Senegal.
Wouro Sidy Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Kanel Department in the Matam Region of Senegal.
Vélingara Arrondissement is the only arrondissement of the Ranérou Ferlo Department in the Matam Region of east Senegal.
Agnam Civol (also Anyam Siwol or Civol is a small town in the north-east of Senegal about 70 km north-west from Matam. It is in the historical region of Fouta-Toro in the department and region of Matam. The town is located on Highway N2 some 300 km east of Saint Louis. It is some 5 km south of the border with Mauretania, which generally follows the course of the Senegal River.
Agnam Thiodaye is a village in the Matam department in the north-east of Senegal.
The Villages of Senegal are the lowest level administrative division of Senegal. They are constituted "by the grouping of several families or carrés in a single agglomeration.".
Ranérou is a small town with commune status in north-east Senegal. It is the chief settlement of Ranérou-Ferlo Department in Matam Region and is connected to Dakar and Touba to the west and Ouro Sogui and Mauritania to the east by the N3 road.
Agnam Civol is an arrondissement of Matam in Matam Region in Senegal.
Ogo is an arrondissement of Matam in Matam Region in Senegal.
Dioulol is a left southwest branch of the Senegal River in the Senegalese region of Matam.