Districts are second-level
administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
s of
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Afric ...
below the
regions. There are 114 districts in Madagascar. Districts are in their turn divided into communes; while some of the districts in urban areas (such as the City districts of
Antananarivo
Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "A ...
,
Antsirabe I,
Antsiranana I,
Fianarantsoa I,
Toamasina I and
Toliara I) and offshore islands (such as the districts of
Nosy Be and
Nosy Boraha) each consist of only one commune, most of the districts are divided typically into 5–20 communes.
List of districts
* Note that Isandra, Lalangina and Vohibato Districts previously formed Fianarantsoa II District (within Haute Matsiatra Region) which has now been split into these three new districts. Another new district was formed by the splitting off of the new Mandoto District from Betafo District (within Vakinankaratra Region).
See also
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Subdivisions of Madagascar
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Provinces of Madagascar
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Regions of Madagascar
Madagascar is divided into 23 regions (''faritra''). These formerly second-tier administrative divisions became first-level administrative divisions when the former six provinces were dissolved on 4 October 2009.
Elections
Elections for th ...
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List of cities in Madagascar
References
{{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of African countries
Subdivisions of Madagascar
Madagascar, Districts
Madagascar 2
Districts, Madagascar
Madagascar geography-related lists