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Matéri

Matéri is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Atakora Department of north-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 4740 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 113,958 people.

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Settlement.name: Matéri
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune, arrondissement and town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Benin
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 200
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Benin
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Atakora Department
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Robert Wimbo Kassa
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1740
Settlement.population_as_of: 2013
Settlement.population_total: 113958
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: WAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Matéri is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Atakora Department of north-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 4740 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 113,958 people.

== Geography == Matéri is a commune, arrondissement, and town in the Atacora Department of north-western Benin. It covers approximately 1 740 km² and had a population of 113 958 inhabitants as of the 2013 census. The commune is subdivided into six arrondissements: Dassari, Gouandé, Matéri, Nodi, Tantéga, and Tchanhoun-Cossi; these include 55 villages in total. The terrain is relatively flat with elevations generally between 150-250 metres.