Editing Madagascar (section)

===Administrative divisions===
{{Main|Regions of Madagascar|Districts of Madagascar}}

Madagascar is subdivided into 23 regions (''faritra'').<ref name=BGNote/> The regions are further subdivided into 119 districts, 1,579 communes, and 17,485 ''fokontany''.<ref name=INSTAT>{{cite press release |title = Presentation des resultats de la cartographie numerique en preparation du troisieme recensement generale de la population et de l'habitation |publisher = Institut nationale de la statistique (INSTAT), Government of Madagascar |year = 2010|url = http://www.instat.mg/pdf/carto_poly.pdf |access-date =15 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120126200807/http://www.instat.mg/pdf/carto_poly.pdf |archive-date = 26 January 2012|url-status=dead |language=fr}}</ref>

{{stack|[[File:Regions_of_Madagascar_(2021).svg|center|200px|Regions of Madagascar]]}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Number <br>on map
! Region's name 
! Area <br>(km<sup>2</sup>) 
! Population <br>(2018 Census)<ref name=recensement2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.instat.mg/wp-content/uploads/Rapport-Prelim-2019_ver_final.pdf|title=Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires|publisher=Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar|access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref>
! Population <br>density <br>per km<sup>2</sup>
! Capital 
! Former <br>province 
|-
|align="right"|1 || [[Diana Region|Diana]] ||align="right"| 19,266 ||align="right"| 889,736 ||align="right"| 36.3 || [[Antsiranana]] || [[Antsiranana Province|Antsiranana]]
|-
|align="right"|2 || [[Sava Region|Sava]] ||align="right"| 25,518 ||align="right"| 1,123,013 ||align="right"| 38.4 || [[Sambava]] || [[Antsiranana Province|Antsiranana]]
|-
|align="right"|3 || [[Itasy Region|Itasy]] ||align="right"| 6,993 ||align="right"| 897,962 ||align="right"| 104.8 || [[Miarinarivo]] || [[Antananarivo Province|Antananarivo]]
|-
|align="right"|4 || [[Analamanga]] ||align="right"| 16,911 ||align="right"| 3,618,128 ||align="right"| 198.0 || [[Antananarivo]] || [[Antananarivo Province|Antananarivo]]
|-
|align="right"|5 || [[Vakinankaratra]] ||align="right"| 16,599 ||align="right"| 2,074,358 ||align="right"| 108.6 || [[Antsirabe]] || [[Antananarivo Province|Antananarivo]]
|-
|align="right"|6 || [[Bongolava]] ||align="right"| 16,688 ||align="right"| 674,474 ||align="right"| 27.4 || [[Tsiroanomandidy]] || [[Antananarivo Province|Antananarivo]]
|-
|align="right"|7 || [[Sofia Region|Sofia]] ||align="right"| 50,100 ||align="right"| 1,500,227 ||align="right"| 24.9 || [[Antsohihy]] || [[Mahajanga Province|Mahajanga]]
|-
|align="right"|8 || [[Boeny]] ||align="right"| 31,046 ||align="right"| 931,171 ||align="right"| 25.8 || [[Mahajanga]] || [[Mahajanga Province|Mahajanga]]
|-
|align="right"|9 || [[Betsiboka]] ||align="right"| 30,025 ||align="right"| 394,561 ||align="right"| 9.8 || [[Maevatanana]] || [[Mahajanga Province|Mahajanga]]
|-
|align="right"|10 || [[Melaky]] ||align="right"| 38,852 ||align="right"| 309,805 ||align="right"| 7.5 || [[Maintirano]] || [[Mahajanga Province|Mahajanga]]
|-
|align="right"|11 || [[Alaotra-Mangoro]] ||align="right"| 31,948 ||align="right"| 1,255,514 ||align="right"| 32.1 || [[Ambatondrazaka]] || [[Toamasina Province|Toamasina]]
|-
|align="right"|12 || [[Atsinanana]] ||align="right"| 21,934 ||align="right"| 1,484,403 ||align="right"| 57.9 || [[Toamasina]] || [[Toamasina Province|Toamasina]]
|-
|align="right"|13 || [[Analanjirofo]] ||align="right"|  21,930 ||align="right"| 1,152,345 ||align="right"| 47.2 || [[Fenoarivo Atsinanana]] || [[Toamasina Province|Toamasina]]
|-
|align="right"|14 || [[Amoron'i Mania]] ||align="right"| 16,141 ||align="right"| 833,919 ||align="right"| 44.3 || [[Ambositra]] || [[Fianarantsoa Province|Fianarantsoa]]
|-
|align="right"|15 || [[Haute Matsiatra|Matsiatra Ambony]] ||align="right"| 21,080 ||align="right"| 1,447,296 ||align="right"| 56.9 || [[Fianarantsoa]] || [[Fianarantsoa Province|Fianarantsoa]]
|-
|align="right"|16 || [[Vatovavy]] ||align="right"|  12,775|| align="right" | 705,675 ||align="right"| 72.2 || [[Mananjary, Fianarantsoa|Mananjary]] || [[Fianarantsoa Province|Fianarantsoa]]
|-
|align="right"|17 || [[Atsimo-Atsinanana]] ||align="right"| 18,863 ||align="right"| 1,026,674 ||align="right"| 47.6 || [[Farafangana]] || [[Fianarantsoa Province|Fianarantsoa]]
|-
|align="right"|18 || [[Ihorombe]] ||align="right"| 26,391 ||align="right"| 418,520 ||align="right"| 11.8 || [[Ihosy]] || [[Fianarantsoa Province|Fianarantsoa]]
|-
|align="right"|19 || [[Menabe]] ||align="right"| 46,121 ||align="right"| 700,577 ||align="right"| 12.8 || [[Morondava]] || [[Toliara Province|Toliara]]
|-
|align="right"|20 || [[Atsimo-Andrefana]] ||align="right"| 66,236 ||align="right"| 1,799,088 ||align="right"| 19.9 || [[Toliara]] || [[Toliara Province|Toliara]]
|-
|align="right"|21 || [[Androy]] ||align="right"| 19,317 ||align="right"| 903,376 ||align="right"| 38.0 || [[Ambovombe-Androy]] || [[Toliara Province|Toliara]]
|-
|align="right"|22 || [[Anosy Region|Anosy]] ||align="right"| 25,731 ||align="right"| 809,313 ||align="right"| 26.1 || [[Tôlanaro]] || [[Toliara Province|Toliara]]
|-
|align="right"|23 || [[Fitovinany]] ||align="right"| 19,605 ||align="right"| 1,435,882 ||align="right"| 72.2 || [[Manakara]] || [[Fianarantsoa Province|Fianarantsoa]]
|}