Micron Document




Matam region
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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.

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Departments
Geography

Matam is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Cities and villages

• Bokidiawé
Dabia
Kanel
Matam
• Nabadji Civol
• Ogo
• Oréfondé
• Orkadiére
Semme
• Sinthiou Bamambé
• Waoundé
• Diandioly
• Shinthiou Garba
• Fadiara
• Bokiladji
• Hadoubere
• Dembankane
• Yerimale
• Hamady Ounare
• Soringho
• Sinthiane

External links

• The energy to stay: Senegal's village of women (Al Jazeera, July 2020)