Melaky is a region in northwestern Madagascar . It borders Boeny Region in northeast, Betsiboka in east, Bongolava in southeast and Menabe in south. The capital of the region is Maintirano . The population was estimated to be 309,805 in 2018 within the area of 38,852 km (15,001 sq mi). Melaky has the smallest population and the lowest population density of all Malagasy regions.
6-536: Melaky Region is divided into five districts, which are sub-divided into 32 communes. The Maningoza Reserve and the Bemarivo Reserve are located in the Melaky region. 18°04′12″S 44°01′01″E / 18.07°S 44.017°E / -18.07; 44.017 This Melaky location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Maningoza Reserve Maningoza Special Reserve
12-509: Is a 9,826 hectares (24,280 acres) wildlife reserve near Besalampy in Madagascar . It was created in 1956 to protect the many endemic plants and animals, and it also contains some of the last remaining areas of dry deciduous forest on the island. The Maningoza Special Reserve was established in 1956 and is in the Melaky Region of Madagascar. The reserve is to the east of Antsalova and
18-538: Is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as near threatened due to habitat loss. Other resident birds include the giant coua ( Coua gigas ), Coquerel's coua ( Coua coquereli ), sickle-billed vanga ( Falculea palliata ) and the Sakalava weaver ( Ploceus sakalava ). Of the fifteen species of mammal on the reserve, five are lemurs . Verreaux's sifaka ( Propithecus verreauxi )
24-603: The land for grazing zebu , and grow cassava , maize and rice. The largest habitat, within the reserve is 5,611 hectares (13,870 acres) is subtropical moist forest which is some of the last remaining in Madagascar. There is also over 2,600 hectares (6,400 acres) of savanna including a small area with palm trees and 7 hectares (17 acres) of bamboo . The birds are poorly studied with fifty-two species recorded including twenty-five endemics. A number are of conservation concern, such as Schlegel's asity (Philepitta schlegeli) which
30-429: The monsoon season which is between November and April. The forest grows on iron-rich (or ferralitic) soil which forms due to the chemical weathering of most of the minerals; except for quartz . There is an accumulation of secondary minerals and clays such as gibbiste, goethite and kaolinite , and an accumulation of humus . The people living in the villages around the reserve, are dependent for its resources and use
36-517: The nearest hotel accommodation is in Besalampy . It can be reached by boat on the Manambolo River although the reserve is only accessible to tourists during the dry season. It contains one of the last remaining areas of dry tropical forest on the island and has a dry climate with an average temperature of 24 °C (75 °F). The annual rainfall is 1,100 mm (43 in) and mostly falls during
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