Official Name: | Melaky Region |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Mapsize: | 180px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Maintirano |
Leader Title1: | Gouvernor |
Leader Name1: | Patrick Nerarivony Ratsitohara |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 38852 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 309805 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Sakalava |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2018) |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0.463[3] · 16th of 22 |
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 388520NaN0. Melaky has the smallest population and the lowest population density of all Malagasy regions.[4]
Melaky Region is divided into five districts, which are sub-divided into 32 communes.
The Maningoza Reserve and the Bemarivo Reserve are located in the Melaky region.