Melaky is a
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
in northwestern
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
. It borders
Boeny Region in northeast,
Betsiboka in east,
Bongolava in southeast and
Menabe 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 lowest 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 - 5 communes
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Antsalova District - 5 communes
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Besalampy District - 6 communes
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Maintirano District - 14 communes
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Morafenobe District - 4 communes
Transport
Airports
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Ambatomainty Airport
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Antsalova Airport
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Besalampy Airport
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Maintirano Airport
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Morafenobe Airport
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Tambohorano Airport
Protected Areas
The
Maningoza Reserve and the
Bemarivo Reserve are located in the Melaky region.
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Tsingy de Beanka New Protected Area
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Bemaraha National Park near
Bekopaka (south end) and Antsalova (Northern end).
*Part of
Ambohijanahary Reserve
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Tsimembo-Manambolomaty Complex
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Mandrozo New Protected Area
See also
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Mahajanga province
Mahajanga was a former provinces of Madagascar, province of Madagascar that had an area of 150,023 km2. It had a population of 1,896,000 (2004). Its capital was Mahajanga, the second largest city in Madagascar.
Except for Fianarantsoa Provi ...
References
EBDM
Regions of Madagascar
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