Vangaindrano (district)

Place in Atsimo-Atsinanana, Madagascar

23°21′S 47°36′E / 23.350°S 47.600°E / -23.350; 47.600Country

MadagascarRegionAtsimo-AtsinananaDistrictVangaindranoArea

• Total4,817 km² (1,860 sq mi)Elevation

9 m (30 ft)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total376,110 • Density78/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)Postal code

320

Vangaindrano is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar. The area is 4,817 km² (1,860 sq mi) and the population was estimated to be 376,110 in 2020.^[2]^[3]

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 28 municipalities:

Ambatolava
Ambongo
Amparihy Est
Ampasimalemy
Ampataka
Anilobe
Bekaraoka
Bevata
Fenoambany
Iara
Isahara
Karimbary
Lohafary
Lopary
Manambondro
Marokibo
Masianaka
Matanga
Ranomena
Sandravinany
Soamanova
Tsianofana
Tsiately
Vangaindrano
Vatanato
Vohimalaza
Vohipaho
Vohitrambo

Geography

Vangaindrano is near the mouth of the Mananara River at the southern part of the east coast.

Roads

It's connected to the north by National Road RN 12 to Farafangana that is situated at a distance of 75 km in the North. The road continues south as National Road 12a to Fort Dauphin but this section can hardly be by ordinary vehicles, due to its bad condition and lack of bridges..

RN T18 to Nosifeno and the Midongy du sud National Park.

Nature

The Midongy Atsimo National Park is situated at 90 km from Vangaindrano and the Manombo Reserve, halfway to Farafangana.

References

^ TROISIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITATION
^ REPOBLIKAN’I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana (PDF). MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. pp. 42–44.
^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.