Melaky is a
region
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in northwestern
Madagascar
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. It borders
Boeny
Boeny is a region in northwestern Madagascar. It borders Sofia Region to the northeast, Betsiboka to the south and Melaky to the southwest. The capital of the region is Mahajanga, and the population was 931,171 in 2018. The area of Boeny is .
Adm ...
Region in northeast,
Betsiboka in east,
Bongolava Bongolava is a region in central-western Madagascar. The capital of the region is Tsiroanomandidy. It had a population of 674,474 in 2018.
Geography
The region is situated in central-western Madagascar. It is bordered by Betsiboka, Melaky, Menabe, ...
in southeast and
Menabe
Menabe is a region in western Madagascar, with its capital at Morondava. It covers an area of , and its population was 700,577 in 2018. The population mostly belongs to the Sakalava ethnic group. The region is named after the 18th-century Sakalav ...
in south. The capital of the region is
Maintirano. The population was estimated to be 309,805 in 2018 within the area of . Melaky has the smallest population and the smallest population density of all Malagasy regions.
Administrative divisions
Melaky Region is divided into five districts, which are sub-divided into 32 communes.
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Ambatomainty District
Ambatomainty is a district
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- 5 communes
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Antsalova District
Antsalova is a district in western Madagascar. It is a part of Melaky Region and borders the districts of Maintirano in north, Morafenobe in northeast, Miandrivazo in east and Belon'i Tsiribihina in south. The area is and the population was e ...
- 5 communes
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Besalampy District
Besalampy is a district in western Madagascar. It is a part of Melaky Region and borders the districts of Soalala in northeast, Kandreho in east, Ambatomainty in southeast, Morafenobe in south and Maintirano in southwest. The area is and the ...
- 6 communes
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Maintirano District
Maintirano is a district in western Madagascar. It is a part of Melaky Region and borders the districts of Besalampy in north, Morafenobe in east and Antsalova in south. The area is and the population was estimated to be 52,700 in 2001.
Commu ...
- 14 communes
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Morafenobe District
Morafenobe is a district in western Madagascar. It is a part of Melaky Region and borders the districts of Besalampy in north, Ambatomainty in east, Miandrivazo in south, Antsalova in southwest and Maintirano
Maintirano is a coastal city, com ...
- 4 communes
Transport
Airports
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Ambatomainty Airport
Ambatomainty Airport is an airport serving the city of Ambatomainty, in the Melaky region of Madagascar
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Antsalova Airport
Antsalova Airport is an airport in Antsalova, Madagascar
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Besalampy Airport
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Maintirano Airport
Maintirano Airport is an airport in Maintirano, Melaky Region, Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an is ...
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Morafenobe Airport
Morafenobe Airport is an airport in Morafenobe, Melaky Region, Madagascar
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Tambohorano Airport
Tambohorano Airport is an airport in Tambohorano, Melaky Region, Madagascar
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Protected Areas
The
Maningoza Reserve and the
Bemarivo Reserve are located in the Melaky region.
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Beanka New Protected Area
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Bemaraha National Park
*Part of
Ambohijanahary Reserve
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Tsimembo-Manambolomaty Complex
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Mandrozo New Protected Area
See also
Mahajanga province
References
EBDM
Regions of Madagascar
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