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Den./1Te De Population MADAG ICA~ DEN./1TE DE POPULATION ANJ OUAN 100 MOHELI NOSSY-BE. 22 0,9 MAINTIRANO o MORAFENOBE ... : ~- . ~~ ... - .:::.-.>) ............. ·····.. .. 1,2 ... ·· )AN1 J t~~j:{ 0 ANTSALOVA M~ÀMANG · ·· 7 .·· ATOMANDRY NOSY-VARIKA MOROMBE 3.2 :ANKAzgABO ) ; 1,9 LEGENDE ... -~ .. '. ..- ...... ..•. D Moins de 2 habit.ant.s au Km 2 VANGAINDRANO - De 2 à 5 habit.ant,s au Km 2 De 5 à 10 habitants au Kmf EN INA De IO ·à 20 habi tants au Kri. 2 De 20 à 30 habit.ants au Km 2 De 30 à 35 habitants au Km2 Plus de 48 ha bitant,s au Km 2 ..............a ............ Chef- 1i eu de District, Année 1936 raphie du S.G . M .( 1941> MADAGA.l'CAR MIGRATION/ INTERIEURE/ 1 ~, ~-(- 1 1 OO ,, ...... 1' OO"' .' . TSA,RATA"ANA. \ : ~''MAR I E .,.' MAINTIRANO MANANJARY "", '-······ .· -.-. ~ - ~ ~ ~. A.R.A.N LEGENDE Les parties teintêes représentent la sou­ che des groupes ethniques constituant le réser voir des principales migr ations. Dans les r ect angles sont. indiqués t rois chiffres : Le premie r ( P) correspond au nombre des individus qui sont r estés dans leur pays d ' origine . Le second ( E) .est celui des Emigrés. Le trois ième est leur somm e et représente l'importance totale du groupement ethnique. , Migrat ions MERINA ____ ___ __ __ __ : ) ANANTENINA .. -- -id - BETSILEO _ ____ _______: ... )i - id - TSIMIHETY______ ____ ..: ·---~ -id - BETSIMISARAKA _ ~ _ _ _ __ : ... .. - id - ANTAISAKAaAN TAIMORO: ... ) - id -- ANTANOSY_________ : ANTANDROY__________ : - id - .. ~ - id - MAHAFALY____ _ _____ _: ..,. __ _. - id - ·rANALA ______ __ _ _ __ : . ..., __ ~ 1 ( - id -· COMORIENS ___ _ _ _ __ __: .... --+ Année 1936 j --------------··---- ------------- --+---- - -------------- -'------ ie du S.6 .M. U941l MADAGASCAR IMPORTANCE DES EMIGRATIONS MER INA 900.000 r f;2Ui LEGENDE 800.000 Chaque colonne représente le totalité de le popula~ion occu­ pant un territoire ethnique. 700.000 La partie bleue correspond à le population autochtone, la pert;ie rouge repraunl;e 18s émigrés. 600.000 BETSIMISARAKA 1 BETSILEO liOt.070~ 500.000 37.50i L- SAKALAVA .... TSIMIHETY ~ tmJ5ë 400.000 ANTAIMORO TANALA .... ANTANOROY 37U7• BARA 300.000 .... ANTAISAKA 2~0.000 .... ~ COMORIENS 200.000 12~L!tl n.m ANTANOSY L- 40.sn SIHANAKA IZ.108 150.000 .... MAKOA ll'-771134:331: liu.3s ' ~'iïüij'"" j ~TAIFASY 100.000 .... nt.zoi ~~Ut! 1 l BEZANOZANO ~ 31 l ANTANKARANA 50.000 ~UIS IU17 ,...;__ ... '>U1t IZ.IOI~ n.417 2.340 ! SAHAFATRA .a.+17 ~~;;~ü o t o ANTAMBAHOAKA . ·111.no11a.::-.eo1"·004 ( ANNEE 1936 Zinc09rephio du S. G M. (IS4ll MADAGASCAR 1 IMPORTANCE DES IMMIGRATIONS . ;oooo LEGENDE 00000 MER INA Chaque colonne représente l la lot.alité de la populel:.ion occu­ ·0.000 pant un territ.oire et.hnique. La partie bleue correspond à la population autochtone, la partie rouge raprésenl:e les immigrés. 00.000 :io ooo BARA OO 000 TÀNALA ANTANDROY 2 0000 AN TAI MORO ANTANKARANA COMORIENS '00000 rTAISAKA:::ALY 150 000 SIHANAKA 100 000 MAKOA 1 ANTANOSY ! ANTAIFASY 50 000 ! ANTAMBAHOAKA z.m J SAHAFATRA ANNEE 1936 z1ncor.,.,.. c1u s io.1i1.11a.1i REPARTITION DE ·LA POPULATION MALGACHE Betsimisaraka : 532.029 Marofots,Y. :2487 Sakalava 233.773 Tsimihety : 220.695 Merina: 877.735 AnLaimoro: 185.241~ Tanala : 184.085 Bara Antaisaka : 139 . 991 Total :3.758.338 MADAGASCAR CARTE DE . ~\~~:+.:.·.· .. ......... 9~ .' : -- - . DENSITe DE POPULATION -~ ...· : : ·. ::····:- Q ' '.- '''/~{~.: ETABL.IE PAR LE SERVICE DE STATISTIQUE ' ' ' ' ' ' ~ ' ;~i)i.t~~\~:;, :?f":) :<:. ' ...............'. ·, :~{·!~-~.~.·~.i.~.~.;~·~ . ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ....· .. ... -... _ .... .. :··.·... .­ a.. - ...-·- ... 0 •• :· .};~~'~!/._· .. ·::.; :· . .. ; . ......~~ . 0: ':: :).~.fo.~2'.{;;'::i!( t; .·: ·.. w ·.·: .... ; :::j:· -·-: ..· . ···::_ ... ·.·· . -----+~~·'-'---·-·_· ----.·,..," . .. ....·.· - . -.. .:<·:~~~. :·:~: •• - .• .1 .. ·····. : ... '. :. - ·::~?-:~~ . •, ...·- ..... •. ·.· ... · . ..: ..... .. ... ... : :): ..... :.. ::.-.. :·_.... _.::.·:: .. :~::~\· .· . -;· ........ •'\:'•,• ...... ; . .. ·. .. Echelle .. ; ~: : .. n zsokm • • li - 121 _ - 250 hebitents lmprim6 au Service G6ographique de l1d1g11car:... .
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