Vatovavy
Appearance
Vatovavy | |
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Region | |
Country | Madagascar |
Creation | 16.06.2021 |
Capital | Mananjary |
Government | |
• Gouverneur | Lucien Randriarison |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 705,675 |
Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
Vatovavy is a region of Madagascar. Its capital is Mananjary. It was created by dividing the former region of Vatovavy-Fitovinany on 16 June 2021.[3]
Cyclone Batsirai made landfall at Mananjary in 2022, leaving 90 percent of the city destroyed.[4]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Vatovavy Region is divided into three districts, which are sub-divided into 58 communes.
- Ifanadiana District - 14 communes
- Mananjary District - 25 communes
- Nosy Varika District - 19 communes
Transportation
[edit]- Train - 180 km (from Fianarantsoa)
- Car Taxi-Brousse
- One airport: Mananjary Airport
Bodies of water
[edit]- the Namorona River
- the Mananjary River
- the Sakaleona River and the Sakaleona Falls, the highest waterfall in Madagascar (200m)
Protected areas
[edit]- Part of Ranomafana National Park
References
[edit]- ^ midi-madagasikara.mg
- ^ "Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Découpage Territorial - L'Express.mg
- ^ l'Express de Madagascar