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 ...
is divided into 23
regions
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 ...
(''faritra''). These formerly second-tier administrative divisions became first-level administrative divisions when the former six
provinces
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...
were dissolved on 4 October 2009.
Elections
The last elections for the regional councils were held on 16 March 2008.
See also
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Subdivisions of Madagascar
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Districts of Madagascar
Districts are second-level administrative divisions of Madagascar below the regions. There are 114 districts in Madagascar. Districts are themselves divided into communes; while some of the districts in urban areas (such as the City districts o ...
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List of regions of Madagascar by Human Development Index
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List of cities in Madagascar
References
Sources
* Population, area: ''Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d’urgence de la sécurité alimentaire'
* (in French:
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Regions of Madagascar,
Subdivisions of Madagascar
Madagascar, Regions
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Regions, Madagascar
Madagascar geography-related lists
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