Matam

Matam is the capital town of the Matam Region in north-east , and lies on the Sénégal River on the border with . In the census of 2002, Matam had 14,620 inhabitants and in the 2023 census the population of the town had increased to 27,695.
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  • Type: Locality with 27,700 residents
  • Description: city and regional capital in Senegal
  • Also known as: Matam, Senegal

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ouro Sogui.

Town
or Ourossogui lies in Matam Region in eastern on the N2 and N3 roads, just south west of Matam on the River Senegal. It is an important market town and transport hub. is situated 9 km southwest of Matam.

Matam

Latitude
15.65587° or 15° 39′ 21″ north
Longitude
-13.25544° or 13° 15′ 20″ west
Population
27,700
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
IATA airport code
MAX
United Nations Location Code
SN MAX
Open location code
7C78MP4V+8R
Geo­Names ID
2248752
Wiki­data ID
Q1151582
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wolof—“Matam” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Matam
  • Azerbaijani: Matam
  • Basque: Matam
  • Bulgarian: Матам
  • Catalan: Matam
  • Cebuano: Matam (kapital sa rehiyon)
  • Cebuano: Matam
  • Chinese: 馬塔姆
  • Chinese: 马塔姆
  • Danish: Matam
  • Dutch: Matam
  • Esperanto: Matam
  • Finnish: Matam
  • French: Matam
  • German: Matam
  • Greek: Ματάμ
  • Italian: Matam
  • Japanese: マタム
  • Korean: 마탐
  • Lithuanian: Matamas
  • Northern Frisian: Matam
  • Persian: ماتام
  • Polish: Matam
  • Romanian: Matam, Senegal
  • Romanian: Matam
  • Russian: Матам
  • Spanish: Matam
  • Swedish: Matam
  • Ukrainian: Матам (місто)
  • Ukrainian: Матам
  • Urdu: ماتام، سینیگال
  • Urdu: ماتام
  • Wolof: Maatam
  • Wolof: Mataam

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