# Matam region > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matam_region > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matam_region.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matam_region > Source revision: 1344786764 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Region of Senegal This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Please help improve this article by citing more sources. Find sources: "Matam region" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) Region in Senegal Matam region Région de Matam (French) Diiwaanu Maatam (Wolof) Region Location of Matam in Senegal Matam région, divided into 3 départements Coordinates: 15°06′N 13°38′W / 15.100°N 13.633°W / 15.100; -13.633 Country Senegal Capital Matam Départements List Kanel Matam Ranérou Ferlo Area • Total 29,445 km2 (11,369 sq mi) Population (2023 census) • Total 833,657 • Density 28.312/km2 (73.329/sq mi) Time zone UTC+0 (GMT) **Matam** is a region of [Senegal](/source/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](/source/S%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal_River) and the south by the [Sahelian](/source/Sahel) plain studded with [baobab](/source/Adansonia_digitata) trees. Matam is populated by the [Pulaar](/source/Fula_language)-speaking [Toucouleur people](/source/Toucouleur_people). According to a 2015 economic report, half of Senegal's agricultural value is derived from the Matam region.[1] ## Departments Matam region is divided into 3 [departments](/source/Department_(country_subdivision)): - [Kanel département](/source/Kanel_department) - [Matam département](/source/Matam_department) - [Ranérou Ferlo département](/source/Ran%C3%A9rou_Ferlo_department) ## Geography Matam is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. ## Cities and villages - [Agnam-Goly](/source/Agnam-Goly) - [Agnam Civol](/source/Agnam_Civol) - [Bokidiawé](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bokidiaw%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Dabia](/source/Dabia) - [Dembancané](/source/Dembancan%C3%A9) - [Kanel](/source/Kanel) - [Matam](/source/Matam%2C_Senegal) - [Nabadji Civol](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nabadji_Civol&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Ogo](/source/Ogo%2C_Matam) - [Oréfondé](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Or%C3%A9fond%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Orkadiére](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orkadi%C3%A9re&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Ourossogui](/source/Ourossogui) - [Ranérou](/source/Ran%C3%A9rou) - [Semme](/source/Semme) - [Sinthiou Bamambé](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinthiou_Bamamb%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinthiou_Bamamb%C3%A9-Banadji)] - [Thilogne](/source/Thilogne) - [Vélingara](/source/V%C3%A9lingara) - [Waoundé](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waound%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Diandioly](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diandioly&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Shinthiou Garba](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shinthiou_Garba&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Fadiara](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fadiara&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Bokiladji](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bokiladji&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Hadoubere](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hadoubere&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Dembankane](/source/Dembankane) - [Yerimale](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yerimale&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Hamady Ounare](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamady_Ounare&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Soringho](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soringho&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Sinthiane](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinthiane&action=edit&redlink=1) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Fofana, Ismaël; Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi; Traore, Fousseini (2017). [*Economic accounts for agriculture and farm income in Senegal*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Economic_accounts_for_agriculture_and_fa/ZVnhDgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Matam+region&pg=PA11&printsec=frontcover). Intl Food Policy Res Inst. p. 11. ## External links - [The energy to stay: Senegal's village of women (Al Jazeera, July 2020)](https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2020/senegal-village-of-women/) v t e Regions of Senegal Dakar Diourbel Fatick Kaffrine Kaolack Kédougou Kolda Louga Matam Saint-Louis Sédhiou Tambacounda Thiès Ziguinchor Authority control databases: Geographic MusicBrainz area This Senegal location article is a stub. 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