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Also known as Matamaye, Matamey, Matameye

Matameye is a town and urban commune, administrative centre of the Matameye Department in Niger, with a total population of 64,988 as of 2012 with 27,615 living in the town. In 2005 a road was completed from Matameye to Takieta. Since 2011 many people have moved to Matameye from Tânout and Gouré because of the food crisis, in search for better harvests, abandoning their homes and schools.

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Settlement.official_name
Matameye
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Niger
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Niger
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Zinder
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Matameye
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune and town
Settlement.area_total_km2
257.5
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
64,988
Settlement.population_urban
27,615
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone_DST
WAT

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Population
7085
Elevation
422
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Matameye is a town and urban commune, administrative centre of the Matameye Department in Niger, with a total population of 64,988 as of 2012 with 27,615 living in the town. In 2005 a road was completed from Matameye to Takieta. Since 2011 many people have moved to Matameye from Tânout and Gouré because of the food crisis, in search for better harvests, abandoning their homes and schools.

== Geography == Matamèye is located at the transition from the Greater Sudan to the Sahel region. The neighbouring municipalities are Doungou and Ichirnawa to the north, Dogo to the east, Kourni and Yaouri to the south and Kantché and Tsaouni to the west.

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