Matam, Senegal

Matam

ماتام

Town and commune

Matam

Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] 15°37′N 13°20′W﻿ / ﻿15.617°N 13.333°W﻿ / 15.617; -13.333
Country|  Senegal
Region| Matam
Department| Matam
Area

[1]

• Town and commune| 6.577 km2 (2.539 sq mi)
Population

(2023 census)[1]

• Town and commune| 27,695
• Density| 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+0 (GMT)

Matam (Hassaniya Arabic: ماتام; Wolof: Mataam) is the capital town of the Matam Region in north-east Senegal, and lies on the Sénégal River on the border with Mauritania. 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.

In 1996, the Upper Senegal River Valley, stretching from Matam to Diamou in Mali was cited as one of the poorest and most inaccessible regions in the western Sahel.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Mining
* 2 Climate
* 3 Notable people
* 4 References

## Mining

Matam has phosphate mines in the vicinity.[3]

## Climate

Matam has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh in Köppen climate classification), closely bordering on desert climate(BWh), with little to no rainfall in all months except July, August and September. Script error: No such module "weather box".

## Notable people

* Samba Diouldé Thiam

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Citypopulation.de Population and area of Matam Commune
2. ↑ Causes of International Migration. Diane Publishing Company. 1996. p. 195. ISBN 9780788126840. https://books.google.com/books?id=NvR92C_aRo4C&dq=Matam,+Senegal&pg=PA195.
3. ↑ "Phosphate mining in Matam, Ndiendouri-Ouali Diala deposits, SOMIVA (SERPM), Senegal". Ejatlas.org. https://ejatlas.org/conflict/phosphates-matam-senegam. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
4. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Matam". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Senegal/CSV/Matam_61630.csv.
5. ↑ "Matam Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-I/SG/61630.TXT. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
6. ↑ "SGM00061630". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/global-historical-climatology-network-daily/access/SGM00061630.csv. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[ ⚑ ]  15°37′N 13°20′W﻿ / ﻿15.617°N 13.333°W﻿ / 15.617; -13.333

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