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 ...
is divided into 23
regions
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(''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
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Subdivisions of Madagascar
Regions
Madagascar is divided into 22 regions:
Districts
The 22 regions are further divided into the 114 districts.
History
The constitution of 1992 ruled that the country should be organized in decentralized territorial entities. The ...
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Provinces of Madagascar
Madagascar was divided into six "autonomous provinces" (''faritany mizakatena''):
#Antananarivo Province
#Antsiranana Province
#Fianarantsoa Province
#Mahajanga Province
# Toamasina Province
#Toliara Province
The provinces were dissolved as a ...
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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 in their turn divided into communes; while some of the districts in urban areas (such as the City districts ...
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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
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List of cities in Madagascar
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People
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Organizations
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References
Sources
* Population, area: ''Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d’urgence
de la sécurité alimentaire'
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Regions of Madagascar,
Subdivisions of Madagascar
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