Menabe | |
|---|---|
Region | |
 Location in Madagascar | |
| Country |  Madagascar |
| Capital | Morondava |
| Government | |
| • Chief of the region | Romain Gilbert[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 46,121 km2 (17,807 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 700,577 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Sakalava |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.450[3] low · 17th of 22 |
Menabe is a region in western Madagascar, with its capital at Morondava. It covers an area of 46,121 square kilometres (17,807 square miles), and its population was 700,577 in 2018.[2] 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.
- ^ (in French) www.madagascar-tribune.com: Inauguration de la RN 35 dans la Capitale de la Région Menabe
- ^ a b "Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.