Matam, Guinea

Matam
Flag of Matam
Matam is located in Guinea
Matam
Matam
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 9°34′N 13°38′W / 9.567°N 13.633°W / 9.567; -13.633
Country Guinea
RegionConakry Region
Area
 • Total
2.39 sq mi (6.20 km2)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
177,271
 • Density74,100/sq mi (28,600/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Matam is an urban sub-prefecture (commune) in the Conakry Region of Guinea and one of thirteen in the capital Conakry.[1] Situated on the east coast of the Conakry peninsula (and immediately adjacent to the city centre at Kaloum), it covers an area of 6.2 km2 and at the 2014 Census it had a population of 143,658 people;[2] at the 1 July 2025 Census the population had risen to 177,271 (preliminary census return).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Institut National de la Statistique de Guinée, 2025.

9°34′0″N 13°38′0″W / 9.56667°N 13.63333°W / 9.56667; -13.63333