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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.
Demographics of Madagascar, Data of Our World in Data, year 2022; number of inhabitants in millions. Population density of Madagascar as of 2004. The problem with population estimation in Madagascar is that data is very old and limited. The last population census was carried out in 1993, after an initial 1975 census.
1996 map of the major ethnolinguistic groups of Africa, ... The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, ... Madagascar: Malagasy: 20: 1 [7]
Land coverage (left) and topographical (right) maps of Madagascar. At 592,800 square kilometres (228,900 sq mi), [8] Madagascar is the world's 46th largest country, [107] the second-largest island country [14] and the fourth-largest island. [8] The country lies mostly between latitudes 12°S and 26°S, and longitudes 43°E and 51°E. [108]
The Merina were probably the early arrivals, though this is uncertain and other ethnic groups on Madagascar consider them relative newcomers to the island. [12] The Merina people's culture likely mixed and merged with the Madagascar natives named Vazimba about whom little is known. [13]
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Madagascar" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Mahafaly are an ethnic group of Madagascar that inhabit the plains of the Betioky-Ampanihy area. Their name means either "those who make holy" [1] or "those who make happy", although the former is considered more likely by linguists. In 2013 there were an estimated 150,000 Mahafaly in Madagascar. [2]
The Sakalava are an ethnic group of Madagascar. [3] They are found on the western and northwest region of the island, in a band along the coast. The Sakalava constitute about 6.2 percent of the total population, [4] that is about 2,079,000 in 2018. [5]