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List Of Regions Of Madagascar By Human Development Index ...
This is a list of the 22 regions of Madagascar (since 2009) by Human Development Index as of 2018. See also * List of countries by Human Development Index References {{reflist Madagascar Madagascar Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the regional councils were held on 16 March 2008. See also * Subdivisions of Madagascar * Provinces of Madagascar * Districts of Madagascar *List of regions of Madagascar by Human Development Index * List of cities in Madagascar References Sources * Population, area: ''Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d’urgence de la sécurité alimentaire'* (in French:Découpage Territorial - L'Express.mg Regions of Madagascar, Subdivisions of Madagascar Madagascar, Regions Madagascar 2 ''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' (also known as ''Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa'') is a 2008 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Vakinankaratra, Itasy and Analamanga. The altitude ranges from to . It is crossed by the Kiranomena River, Mahajilo River and Manambolo River and the Route nationale 1 (Madagascar). Administrative divisions Bongolava Region is divided into two districts, which are sub-divided into 24 communes. * Fenoarivo-Afovoany District - 8 communes * Tsiroanomandidy District - 16 communes Transport Airport *Tsiroanomandidy Airport See also * Antananarivo Province Antananarivo Province is a former province of Madagascar with an area of . It had a population of 5,370,900 in 2004. Its capital was Antananarivo, which is also the capital of the country. Established in 1965, it was the most important province of ... References External linksBongol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Countries By Human Development Index
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) compiles the Human Development Index (HDI) of 191 nations in the annual Human Development Report. The index considers the health, education and income in a given country to provide a measure of human development (economics), human development which is comparable between countries and over time. The HDI is the most widely used indicator of human development and has changed how people view the concept. However, several aspects of the index have received criticism. Some scholars have criticized how the factors are weighed, in particular how an additional year of life expectancy is valued differently between countries; and the limited factors it considers, noting the omission of factors such as the levels of distributional and gender inequality. In response to the former, the UNDP introduced the list of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) in its 2010 report, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsimo-Atsinanana
Atsimo-Atsinanana (South East) is a region in Madagascar. Its capital is Farafangana. The region used to be part of the Fianarantsoa Province. The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Vatovavy-Fitovinany and Haute Matsiatra (North), Ihorombe (West) and Anosy Anosy is one of the 22 regions of Madagascar. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the eastern side of what was once the Toliara Province. The name ''Anosy'' means "island(s)" in Malagasy language, Malagasy. Due to a strategic sea ... (South). The population was 1,026,674 in 2018. It is among the poorest regions in the country, with a poverty rate of 83.9% according to a 2005 government report.Republic of Madagascar: Poverty Reduction Strategy Pap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsimo-Andrefana
Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra in northeast, Ihorombe and Anosy in east and Androy in southeast. The capital is Toliara and the population was 1,799,088 in 2018. Atsimo Andrefana is geographically the largest of all Malagasy regions with an area of . Administrative divisions Atsimo-Andrefana Region is divided into nine districts, which are sub-divided into 105 communes. * Ampanihy District - 16 communes * Ankazoabo District - 5 communes * Benenitra District - 5 communes * Betioky Sud District - 5 communes * Beroroha District - 19 communes * Morombe District - 8 communes * Sakaraha District - 11 communes * Toliary I District - 1 commune * Toliara II District - 19 communes Transport Airports *Ampanihy Airport *Andavadoaka Airport *Ankazoabo Airport *Beroroha Airport *Betioky Airport *Morombe Airport * Tanandava Airport *Toliara Airport Protected areas In Atsimo-Andrefana are found the following protecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Androy
Androy is the most southerly region of Madagascar. It covers an area of 19,540 km2, and had a population of 903,376 inhabitants in 2018. The administrative capital is Ambovombe-Androy, and the chief administrator is Michael Andrianirina (since June 2016). Area Androy (literally "the land of ''roy'' (Mimosa delicatula) but more commonly translated as "spiny land") is the deep south of Madagascar. It is located south of the Tropic of Capricorn and conventionally delimited between the Mandrare and Menarandra rivers. It is 19,540 km2 and is bordered by the Mahafaly people to the northwest ( Atsimo-Andrefana), the Antanosy to the east (Anosy) and the Bara land to the north (starting at about Isoanala). Administrative divisions Androy Region is divided into four districts, which are sub-divided into 51 communes, which later are further sub-divided into 881 villages (fokontany). * Ambovombe District - 17 communes * Bekily District - 18 communes * Beloha District - 5 communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anosy Region
Anosy is one of the 22 regions of Madagascar. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the eastern side of what was once the Toliara Province. The name ''Anosy'' means "island(s)" in Malagasy. Due to a strategic sea route running along its coast, Anosy had been an important crossroads for the Malagasy, Muslims, and Europeans. In the mid-1600s, it was the location of the first French colonial settlement in the Indian Ocean. The region was part of the Imerina Kingdom for much of the 1800s and part of the French colony of Madagascar from the late 1800s to 1960. Its exports have included human slaves (shipped to the Mascarene Islands and the United States in the 1700s), live cattle (exported to Réunion for almost 300 years), sisal, natural rubber, rosy periwinkle, graphite, uranothorianite, lobster, sapphires, and ilmenite. Due to its biodiversity and unique wildlife, efforts commenced in the 1980s to promote environmental conservation and tourism in the region. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihorombe
Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar. It borders Haute Matsiatra region in north, Atsimo-Atsinanana in east, Anosy in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital is Ihosy and the population was 418,520 in 2018. The area of Ihorombe is and it has one of the lowest population densities of the Malagasy regions. Sports * FC Ihosy (football) Administrative divisions Ihorombe Region is divided into three districts, which are sub-divided into 31 communes. * Iakora District - 5 communes * Ihosy District Ihosy is a district in south-eastern Madagascar. It is a part of Ihorombe Region and borders the districts of Ikalamavony in north, Ambalavao in northeast, Ivohibe in east, Iakora in southeast, Betroka in south, Benenitra in southwest, Sa ... - 20 communes * Ivohibe District - 6 communes Transport Airport * Ihosy Airport Protected Areas *Part of Fandriana-Vondrozo Corridor * Isalo National Park * Part of Kalambatritra Reserve * Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menabe
Menabe is a Regions of Madagascar, 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 Sakalava Kingdom of Menabe (16th-18th centuries). The name "Menabe", in turn, means "big red", after the color of laterite rock that dominates the landscape. History Menabe is the southern part of the Sakalava territory. Tradition holds that it was founded by Adriamandazoala (reigned c1540 - 1560). Its territory was increased under the legendary Andriandahifotsy (c1610 - 1685). It thus became the strongest kingdom in Madagascar until the mid-18th century. Among its most famous rulers was Ranaimo or Andriandrainarivo (ruled 1718-1727) who is known through the memoirs of Europeans such as Robert Drury (Sailor), Robert Drury, James Cook, the crew of the Dutch East Indiaman ''Barneveld'', 1719, François Valentijn (1726). Thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melaky
Melaky is a region in northwestern Madagascar. 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 smallest population density of all Malagasy regions. Administrative divisions Melaky Region is divided into five districts, which are sub-divided into 32 communes. * Ambatomainty District - 5 communes * Antsalova District - 5 communes * Besalampy District - 6 communes * Maintirano District - 14 communes * Morafenobe District - 4 communes Transport Airports *Ambatomainty Airport *Antsalova Airport * Besalampy Airport *Maintirano Airport *Morafenobe Airport *Tambohorano Airport Protected Areas The Maningoza Reserve and the Bemarivo Reserve are located in the Melaky region. * Beanka New Protected Area * Bemaraha National Park *Part of Ambohijanahary Reserve * Tsimembo-Manambolomat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsiboka
Betsiboka is a Regions of Madagascar, region of Madagascar. It borders Boeny Region in north, Sofia Region, Sofia in northeast, Alaotra-Mangoro in east, Analamanga and Bongolava in south and Melaky in west. The capital of the region is Maevatanana. Until 2009 Betsiboka belonged to Mahajanga Province. The population was 394,561 in 2018 within the area of . Betsiboka is one of the least densely populated regions in Madagascar. Administrative divisions Betsiboka Region is divided into three districts, which are sub-divided into 36 communes. * Kandreho District - 6 communes * Maevatanana District - 16 communes * Tsaratanana District - 10 communes Transport Airport *Tsaratanana Airport Protected Area * The Kasijy Reserve is located in this region. See also * Betsiboka Bridge * Betsiboka River References Betsiboka, Regions of Madagascar {{Betsiboka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatovavy-Fitovinany
Fitovinany is a region located in southeast Madagascar. Its capital is Manakara. It is inhabited by the Antemoro people. It formerly belonged to the region Vatovavy-Fitovinany that was split on 16 June 2021 to become the regions Vatovavy and Fitovinany. The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Vatovavy (North), Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra (West) and Atsimo-Atsinanana (South). Administrative divisions Fitovinany Region is divided into three districts, which are sub-divided into 76 communes. * Ikongo District - 17 communes * Manakara-Atsimo District - 42 communes * Vohipeno District - 17 communes Transportation * Car, Taxi-Brousse * One airport and one seaport: **Manakara Airport **Manakara seaport is only used for transshipments and transit (Lychee, coffee, ...) Protected areas *Part of Fandriana-Vondrozo Corridor *Part of Marolambo National Park *Part of Ranomafana National Park Ranomafana National Park is in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
