Itasy Region

Itasy Region
Region
Analavory geyer near Ampefy
Analavory geyer near Ampefy
Coat of arms of Itasy Region
Location in Madagascar
Location in Madagascar
Country Madagascar
CapitalMiarinarivo
Government
 • GouvernorSolofonirina Maherizo Andriamanana
Area
 • Total6,993 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total897,962
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Merina
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
HDI (2018)0.520[3]
low · 11th of 22

Itasy is a region in central Madagascar. It borders Analamanga region in northeast, Vakinankaratra in south and Bongolava in northwest. The capital of the region is Miarinarivo, and the population was 897,962 in 2018.[2] It is the smallest of all the 22 regions in area with 6,993 km2 (2,700 sq mi), and is the most densely populated region after Analamanga.[4]

  1. ^ EDBM
  2. ^ a b "Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ Ralison, Eliane; Goossens, Frans. "Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d'urgence de la sécurité alimentaire" (PDF) (in French). Programme Alimentaire Mondial, Service de l’Evaluation des besoins d’urgence (ODAN). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-03-01.