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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. The population mostly belongs to the Sakalava ethnic group. The region is named after the 18th-century Sakalava Kingdom of Menabe (16th-18th centuries
Menabé, historic kingdom of the Sakalava people in southwestern Madagascar, situated roughly between the Mangoky and Manambalo rivers. It was founded in the 17th century by King Andriandahifotsy (d. 1685), who led a great Sakalava migration into the area from the southern tip of Madagascar.
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Menabe is a region in western Madagascar, with its capital at Morondava. It covers an area of 46,121 square kilometres, and its population was 700,577 in 2018. The population mostly belongs to the Sakalava ethnic group. The region is named after the 18th-century Sakalava Kingdom of Menabe.
Morondava ( [murunˈdav̥], from Malagasy: morona lava "long coast" [2]) is a city located in Menabe Region, of which it is the capital, in Madagascar. It is located in the delta of the Morondava River at 20°17′5″S 44°19′3″E. Its population as of the 2018 census, was 53,510.
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Menabe Antimena is constituted by an exceptional biological diversity. It is characterized by large contiguous blocks of natural habitats such as dense dry forests, Lake Kimanaomby, Lake Bedo and mangroves with a center of micro endemism.
MORONDAVA – The United States government and other development partners are redoubling efforts to save Menabe’s ancient Kirindy dry forest, the last habitat of the world’s smallest primate, while promoting sustainable development throughout the region.
