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Madagascar Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Madagascar with its 22 first-level divisions, the capital Antananarivo and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Madagascar

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 22 units

Madagascar is divided into 22 first-level administrative divisions:

Alaotra-MangoroAmoron'i ManiaAnalamangaAnalanjirofoAndroyAnosyAtsimo-AndrefanaAtsimo-AtsinananaAtsinananaBetsibokaBoenyBongolavaDianaHaute MatsiatraIhorombeItasyMelakyMenabeSavaSofiaVakinankaratraVatovavy-Fitovinany

Largest cities in Madagascar

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1AntananarivoCapital1,697,000
2Antsirabe307,921
3Toamasina210,226
4Fianarantsoa184,184
5Mahajanga154,657
6Toliara115,319
7Antsiranana82,937
8Antalaha47,224
9Sambava43,465
10Ambatondrazaka43,134

Antananarivo is the largest urban area in Madagascar with about 1,697,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Madagascar: ≈ 2,882 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Maningory
  • Mananantanana
  • Mangoky
  • Betsiboka
  • Mania
  • Tsiribihina
  • Onilahy

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lac Alaotra

Ethnic groups in Madagascar

CIA World Factbook

Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran

Regionally, Sakalava is the most common ethnic group across most of the 22 divisions, while Merina predominates in 4 divisions (Analamanga, Bongolava, Vakinankaratra, Itasy); Betsimisaraka predominates in 3 divisions (Sava, Analanjirofo, Atsinanana); Betsileo predominates in 2 divisions (Amoron'i Mania, Haute Matsiatra); Tsimihety predominates in 1 division (Sofia).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Madagascar

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Roman Catholic
32.3%other Christian
8.1%traditional/Animist
1.7%Muslim
1.4%other
0.6%none
21.9%

Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%, Roman Catholic 32.3%, other Christian 8.1%, traditional/Animist 1.7%, Muslim 1.4%, other 0.6%, none 21.9% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 22 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Madagascar

CIA World Factbook · 2018
Malagasy
99.9%French
23.6%English
8.2%other
0.6%

Malagasy (official) 99.9%, French (official) 23.6%, English 8.2%, other 0.6% (2018 est.)

Regionally, Malagasy is the most common language group across most of the 22 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2018 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.