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Demographic features of the population of Madagascar include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Madagascar's population is predominantly of mixed Austronesian and East African origin.
Distribution of Malagasy ethnic groups. Africa portal; Madagascar portal; The Malagasy (French: Malgache or Malagasy: Gasy [1]) are a group of Austronesian-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the island country of Madagascar, formed through generations of interaction between Austronesians originally from southern Borneo and Bantus from Southeast Africa.
They are one of the largest Malagasy ethnic groups and their population estimates range between 700,000 and over 1.2 million. [1] [6] This estimation places them as the fourth-largest ethnicity in Madagascar. [7] Distribution of Tsimihety people (light yellow in north), compared to other Malagasy ethnic groups.
Category: Demographics of Madagascar. 18 languages. ... Ethnic groups in Madagascar (4 C, 30 P) Expatriates in Madagascar (14 C, 5 P) I. Immigrants to Madagascar (1 C)
Madagascar, [a] officially the Republic of Madagascar, [b] is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island (after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo), the second-largest island country (after Indonesia), and the 46th largest country overall. [14]
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Distribution of Malagasy ethnic groups. The Betsimisaraka constitute approximately 15 percent of the population of Madagascar and numbered over 1,500,000 in 2011. [2] A sub-set of the population, the zana-malata, has partly European origins resulting from generations of intermarriage between the local Malagasy population and European pirates, sailors and traders who docked or settled along the ...
Distribution of Malagasy ethnic groups: the Betsileo in pink at center. The Betsileo occupy the south of the Madagascar plateau.Their traditional territory extends from the north of the Mania River in the north to the foot of the Andringitra Massif in the south; to the west by the Bongolava chain and the east by the Eastern Forest, occupied by the Tanala tribe.