Regions of Madagascar

Madagascar is divided into 22 regions (faritra). These formerly second-tier administrative divisions became the first-level administrative divisions when the former six provinces were dissolved on 4 October 2009:

Number
on map
Name Area
(km²)
Population
(2018 Census)[1]
Population
density
per km2
Capital Former
province
1Diana19,266889,73636.3AntsirananaAntsiranana
2Sava25,5181,123,01338.4SambavaAntsiranana
3Itasy6,993897,962104.8MiarinarivoAntananarivo
4Analamanga16,9113,618,128198.0Antananarivo-RenivohitraAntananarivo
5Vakinankaratra16,5992,074,358108.6AntsirabeAntananarivo
6Bongolava16,688674,47427.4TsiroanomandidyAntananarivo
7Sofia50,1001,500,22724.9AntsohihyMahajanga
8Boeny31,046931,17125.8MahajangaMahajanga
9Betsiboka30,025394,5619.8MaevatananaMahajanga
10Melaky38,852309,8057.5MaintiranoMahajanga
11Alaotra-Mangoro31,9481,255,51432.1AmbatondrazakaToamasina
12Atsinanana21,9341,484,40357.9ToamasinaToamasina
13Analanjirofo21,9301,152,34547.2Fenoarivo AtsinananaToamasina
14Amoron'i Mania16,141833,91944.3AmbositraFianarantsoa
15Matsiatra Ambony21,0801,447,29656.9FianarantsoaFianarantsoa
16Vatovavy-Fitovinany19,6051,435,88272.2ManakaraFianarantsoa
17Atsimo-Atsinanana18,8631,026,67447.6FarafanganaFianarantsoa
18Ihorombe26,391418,52011.8IhosyFianarantsoa
19Menabe46,121700,57712.8MorondavaToliara
20Atsimo-Andrefana66,2361,799,08819.9ToliaraToliara
21Androy19,317903,37638.0Ambovombe-AndroyToliara
22Anosy25,731809,31326.1TôlanaroToliara
Regions of Madagascar

Elections

Elections for the regional councils were held on 16 March 2008.

See also

References

  1. "Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

Sources

  • Population, area: Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d’urgence

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