Matam region

Matam
Capital	Matam
Residents	562,539  (as of 2013)
surface	29,616 km²
Population density	19 inhabitants per km²
Geographical location	15 ° 6 ′  N , 13 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 15 ° 6 ′  N , 13 ° 39 ′  W
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Matam is a region in Senegal . The capital is the city of the same name, Matam . Matam is located in northeast Senegal on the border with Mauritania .

structure

The Matam region is divided into three departments:

• Ranérou-Ferlo
• Channel
• Matam

For 2013, five arrondissements, 12 municipalities (Communes), 14 rural communities (Communautés rurales), 424 officially registered villages (Villages) and 395 hamlets (hameaux) are to be named on the next structural levels.

Places in the region

• Agnam-Goly
• Channel
• Matam
• Ourossogui
• Ranérou

Individual evidence

1. ^ Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Louga: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013 Situation administrative page 16, Répartition de la population page 24 of the PDF file 1.8 MB

Web links

• Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Matam: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013 PDF file 1.42 MB
• Map of the region ( Memento of October 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive )