Vohemar District (also Vohimarina District) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
in northern
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
. It is a part of
Sava Region
Sava is a Regions of Madagascar, region in northern Madagascar. Its capital is Sambava. Until 2009 Sava belonged to Antsiranana Province. The region is situated at the northern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by the region Dian ...
and borders the districts of
Sambava
Sambava is a city and commune (commune urbaine; ) at the east coast of northern Madagascar. It is the capital of Sambava District and Sava Region. The population of the commune was 84,039 in as of the 2018 commune census.
Infrastructure
Sambav ...
to the south,
Ambilobe
Ambilobe which means "Where there are many plantations" is an urban municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambilobe, which is a part of Diana Region. The town is the capital of Ambilobe district, and according to 2018 census ...
to the west and
Antsiranana II to the north. The area is and the population was estimated to be 264,236 in 2020.
[Institutr Nationalde la Statistique, Antananarivo.] Its capitol is
Vohemar
Vohemar ( or ''Iharana'' ) is a coastal city and a municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Iharana, which is a part of Sava Region. It had a population of 22047 in 2018.
In addition to primary schooling the town off ...
.
Communes
The district is further divided into 19 communes:
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Ambalasatrana
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Ambinanin'andravory
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Amboriala
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Ampanefena
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Ampisikina
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Ampondra
*
Andrafainkona
*
Andravory
*
Antsahavaribe
*
Antsirabe Nord
*
Belambo
*
Bobakindro
*
Daraina
*
Fanambana
Fanambana is a town and commune () in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Vohemar, which is a part of Sava Region.
Geography
The town is situated at the Fanambana River and the Route nationale 5a between Vohemar and Sambava.
Th ...
*
Maromokotra
*
Milanoa
Milanoa is a town and commune () in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Vohemar District, Vohemar, which is a part of Sava Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 17,000 in 20 ...
*
Nosibe
*
Tsarabaria
*
Vohemar
Vohemar ( or ''Iharana'' ) is a coastal city and a municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Iharana, which is a part of Sava Region. It had a population of 22047 in 2018.
In addition to primary schooling the town off ...
Protected areas
* the protected area of
Loky-Manambato
Loky-Manambato is a protected areas of Madagascar, protected area near Daraina in northern Madagascar, in the northern part of the Vohemar District.
It is located in northern Sava Region, bounded on the north by the Loky River, on the south by the ...
, near
Daraina.
References and notes
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Districts of Sava Region