Melaky

Melaky Region
—  Region  —
Location in Madagascar
Country  Madagascar
Capital Maintirano
Area[1]
 • Total 38,852 km2 (15,000.8 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1]
 • Total 175,500
 • Density 4.5/km2 (11.7/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities Sakalava
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

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 175,500 in 2004 within the area of 38,852 km2 (15,001 sq mi). Melaky has the smallest population and the smallest population density of all Malagasy regions.[1]

It is divided into five districts:

References

  1. ^ a b c Ralison, Eliane; Goossens, Frans. "Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d’urgence de la sécurité alimentaire" (in French) (PDF). Programme Alimentaire Mondial, Service de l’Evaluation des besoins d’urgence (ODAN). http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp086538.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-01.