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   Note: This section last updated 11th May 2021

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

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Six languages are spoken in Madagascar. The national language, Malagasy , is spoken by 10 152 000 people. Comorian is spoken by 25 000; French by 18 000; Antankarana Malagasy by 88 000; Southern Malagasy by 2 606 000 and Tsimihety Malagasy by 1 016 000.

Addresses not written in a native language will be written in French.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

   Note: This section last updated 14th August 2020

The postal code consists of a block of 3 digits. The first digit indicates the province, the final two the commune (municipality). The first two number of the postal codes fall within these ranges: 10-11, 20, 23, 30-32, 40-42, 50-51, 60-62. The codes correspond to administrative districts.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

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Madagascar - Postal code format

Madagascar - Postal code specifics

Madagascar - Postal code regular expression

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Madagascar - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 30th August 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Madagascar for full lists of place names in Madagascar in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 31st December 2022

The 6 provinces (faritany) of Madagascar were dissolved on 4^th October 2009 and replace by 23 regions (faritra):

Region	Previously in the province of	Postal code
Alaotra-Mangoro	Toamasina	5
Amoron’i Mania	Fianarantsoa	3
Analamanga	Antananarivo	1
Analanjirofo	Toamasina	5
Androy	Toliara	6
Anosy	Toliara	6
Atsimo-Andrefana	Toliara	6
Atsimo-Atsinanana	Fianarantsoa	3
Atsinanana	Toamasina	5
Betsiboka	Mahajanga	4
Boeny	Mahajanga	4
Bongolava	Antananarivo	1
Diana	Antsiranana	2
Fitovinany	Fianarantsoa	3
Ihorombe	Fianarantsoa	3
Itasy	Antananarivo	1
Matsiatra Ambony	Fianarantsoa	3
Melaky	Mahajanga	4
Menabe	Toliara	6
Sava	Antsiranana	2
Sofia	Mahajanga	4
Vakinankaratra	Antananarivo	1
Vatovavy [2]	Fianarantsoa	3

   This regions/postal code data can be acquired as a data file 

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Madagascan numbers have a length of 9 when called from abroad. Mobile numbers commence with a 3.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm