Bongolava is a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

in central-western

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. The capital of the region is

Tsiroanomandidy Tsiroanomandidy is a city (commune urbaine) in central-western Madagascar, approximately 210 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo. Tsiroanomandidy is the capital of Bongolava Region and of Tsiroanomandidy District. Its name means ''One p ...

. It had a population of 674,474 in 2018.

Geography

The region is situated in central-western Madagascar. It is bordered by

Betsiboka Betsiboka is a region of Madagascar. It borders Boeny Region in north, Sofia in northeast, Alaotra-Mangoro in east, Analamanga and Bongolava in south and Melaky in west. The capital of the region is Maevatanana. Until 2009 Betsiboka belonged to Ma ...

Melaky Melaky is a region in northwestern Madagascar. It borders Boeny Region in northeast, Betsiboka in east, Bongolava in southeast and Menabe in south. The capital of the region is Maintirano. The population was estimated to be 309,805 in 2018 within ...

Menabe Menabe is a region in western Madagascar, with its capital at Morondava. It covers an area of , and its population was 700,577 in 2018. The population mostly belongs to the Sakalava ethnic group. The region is named after the 18th-century Sakalav ...

Vakinankaratra Vakinankaratra is a region in central Madagascar. The capital of the region is Antsirabe. Vakinankaratra covers an area of , and had a population of 2,074,358 in 2018. History The kingdom of Vakinankaratra, known as the kingdom of the river Andr ...

Itasy Itasy is a region in central Madagascar. It borders Analamanga region in northeast, Vakinankaratra in south and Bongolava in northwest. The capital of the region is Miarinarivo, and the population was 897,962 in 2018. It is the smallest of all the ...

and

Analamanga Analamanga is a region in central Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and its surrounding metropolitan area. The region has an area of , and had a population of 3,618,128 in 2018. Administrative divisions Analamanga Region is divided in ...

. The altitude ranges from to . It is crossed by the Kiranomena River,

Mahajilo River ''Mahajilo'' is a river in Menabe, western Madagascar. It is formed by the affluents of the Sakay river and Kitsamby river. It flows down from the central highlands, to flow into the Tsiribihina River. Rafting trips are purposed by several oper ...

and

Manambolo River ''For the rural municipality, see Manambolo (disambiguation)'' The Manambolo River is a river in the highlands of western Madagascar of 370 km. It crosses the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve and the Maningoza Reserve. The unpaved ...

and the

Route nationale 1 (Madagascar) ''Route nationale 1'' (''RN 1'') is a primary highway in Madagascar of 149 km, running from Analavory, Miarinarivo to Tsiroanomandidy. It crosses the region of Bongolava and Analamanga Selected locations on route (east to west) *Antananariv ...

Administrative divisions

Bongolava Region is divided into two districts, which are sub-divided into 24 communes. * Fenoarivo-Afovoany District - 8 communes *

Tsiroanomandidy District Tsiroanomandidy is a district of Bongolava in Madagascar. Transports The national road RN 1 and Route nationale 1b connects the city with Antananarivo (218 km). There is an airport. Economy Tsiroanomandidy has the largest Zebu market in Mad ...

- 16 communes

Transport

Airport

Tsiroanomandidy Airport Tsiroanomandidy Airport is an airport in Tsiroanomandidy, Bongolava, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an ...

References

External links

Bongolava
unofficial site (in French)
Bongolava
presentation (in French).
Bongolava
ong FAMI site (in French) Regions of Madagascar {{Bongolava-geo-stub