Melaky is a
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
in northwestern
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 Africa ...
. It borders
Boeny Region in northeast,
Betsiboka in east,
Bongolava in southeast and
Menabe in south. The capital of the region is
Maintirano
Maintirano is a coastal city, commune urbaine (urban municipality), ( mg, kaominina) and Catholic bishopric in western Madagascar approximately 325 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo. It belongs to the district of Maintirano, which is a ...
. 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 - 5 communes
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Antsalova District - 5 communes
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Besalampy District - 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.
Co ...
- 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
Besalampy Airport is an airport in Besalampy, Madagascar
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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
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Tambohorano Airport
Protected Areas
The
Maningoza Reserve and the
Bemarivo Reserve
Bemarivo Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the north-west of Madagascar. It was created in 1956 and covers an area of . The reserve is known for its fauna especially endemic birds.
Geography
The reserve is located on a coastal plateau in the regi ...
are located in the Melaky region.
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Beanka New Protected Area
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Bemaraha National Park
The Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park is a national park located in Melaky Region, northwest Madagascar. The national park centers on two geological formations: the ''Great Tsingy'' and the ''Little Tsingy''. Together with the adjacent Tsingy de ...
*Part of
Ambohijanahary Reserve
Ambohijanahary Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the regions of Menabe and Melaky in Madagascar. The reserve was created in 1958 to protect the sclerophyllous forest between Tsiroanomandidy and Maintirano, as well as protecting the man ...
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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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