Sakalava people
The Sakalava are an ethnic group of Madagascar. They are found on the western and northwest region of the island, in a band along the coast. The Sakalava are one of the smallest ethnic groups, constituting about 6.2 percent of the total population, that is about 2,079,000 in 2018. Their name means "people of the long valleys." They occupy the western edge of the island from Toliara in the south to the Sambirano River in the north.
Sakalava people near Morondava | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,079,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Madagascar | |
| Languages | |
| Sakalava Malagasy | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Catholicism, commoners), Fomba Gasy (traditional religion), Islam (royalty) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Malagasy groups, Bantu peoples, Austronesian peoples |
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