Matam Region

Matam is a region of . It is a flat, arid region bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the plain studded with baobab trees. Matam is populated by the Pulaar-speaking Toucouleur people.
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Matam Region

Latitude
15.1667° or 15° 10′ north
Longitude
-13.6667° or 13° 40′ west
Population
834,000
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
7C78588M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2248753
Wiki­data ID
Q856275
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Matam Region” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ماتام
  • Basque: Matam eskualdea
  • Basque: Matam
  • Basque: Matameko eskualdea
  • Bengali: মাতাম
  • Bulgarian: Матам
  • Catalan: Matam
  • Cebuano: Matam
  • Chinese: Matam Chiu
  • Chinese: 馬塔姆區
  • Chinese: 马塔姆区
  • Danish: Matam
  • Danish: Region Matam
  • Dutch: Matam
  • Esperanto: Matam (regiono)
  • Esperanto: Matam
  • Esperanto: Regiono de Matam
  • Esperanto: Regiono Matam
  • Finnish: Matam
  • Finnish: Matamin alue
  • French: Conseil régional de Matam
  • French: Matam
  • French: Région de Matam
  • Galician: Rexión de Matam
  • German: Matam
  • German: Region Matam
  • German: SN-MT
  • Greek: Ματάμ
  • Gujarati: માતમ
  • Hindi: मतम
  • Indonesian: Region Matam
  • Italian: Matam
  • Italian: Regione di Matam
  • Japanese: マタム州
  • Kannada: ಮಾತಮ್
  • Korean: 마탐주
  • Latvian: Matama
  • Latvian: Mātamas reģions
  • Lithuanian: Matamio regionas
  • Lithuanian: Matamo regionas
  • Malay: Matam
  • Marathi: मातम
  • Min Nan Chinese: Matam Chiu
  • Northern Frisian: Matam
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Matam
  • Norwegian: Matam
  • Persian: ناحیه متام
  • Polish: Matam
  • Portuguese: Matã
  • Portuguese: Matam
  • Portuguese: Região de Matam
  • Romanian: Regiunea Matam
  • Russian: Матам
  • Scots: Matam Region
  • Sinhala: මටම්
  • Spanish: Matam
  • Spanish: Region de Matam
  • Spanish: Región de Matam
  • Spanish: Region Matam
  • Spanish: Región Matam
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Matam
  • Swedish: Matam
  • Tamil: மதம்
  • Telugu: మాటమ్
  • Thai: มปูมาลานกา
  • Turkish: Matam
  • Ukrainian: Матам
  • Ukrainian: Регіон Матам
  • Urdu: ماتام ریجن
  • Urdu: ماتام علاقہ
  • Vietnamese: Matam
  • Wolof: Diiwaanu Maatam
  • Wolof: Diwaanu Maatam
  • Wu Chinese: 马塔姆区

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