Matam, Senegal
Matam | |
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Town | |
  Matam | |
| Coordinates: 15°37′N 13°20′W / 15.617°N 13.333°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Matam |
| Department | Matam |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 17,324 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Matam (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. In 2007, according to official estimates, the population of the town had increased to 17,324.
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.[1]
Mining[]
Matam has phosphate mines in the vicinity.[2]
Climate[]
Matam has a hot desert climate (BWh) with little to no rainfall in all months except July, August and September.
| hideClimate data for Matam | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.5 (92.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
41.1 (106.0) |
42.5 (108.5) |
40.9 (105.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
37.4 (99.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.1 (71.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
25 (1.0) |
87 (3.4) |
133 (5.2) |
98 (3.9) |
21 (0.8) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
369 (14.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References[]
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- ^ Causes of International Migration. Diane Publishing Company. 1996. p. 195. ISBN 9780788126840.
- ^ "Phosphate mining in Matam, Ndiendouri-Ouali Diala deposits, SOMIVA (SERPM), Senegal". Ejatlas.org. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Climate: Matam". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
Coordinates: 15°37′N 13°20′W / 15.617°N 13.333°W
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