Haute Matsiatra (in Malagasy: Matsiatra Ambony) is a

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. It borders Amoron'i Mania region in north,

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in east,

Ihorombe Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar. It borders Haute Matsiatra region in north, Atsimo-Atsinanana in east, Anosy in south and Atsimo-Andrefana Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute M ...

in south and

Atsimo-Andrefana Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra in northeast, Ihorombe and Anosy in east and Androy in southeast. The capital is Toliara and the population was 1,799,088 in 2018. Ats ...

in west. The capital of the region is Fianarantsoa, and the population was 1,447,296 in 2018. The area is .

Economy

Matsiatra Ambony is the top wine producing region of Madagascar, with wineyards in

Ambalavao Ambalavao is a city (''commune urbaine'') in Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra region. The city is in the most southern part of the Central Highlands, near the city of Fianarantsoa. Nature *The Anja Community Reserve, situated about 13 ...

, Famoriana and Isandra (district). In Sahambavy is found the only tea production of the country.

Administrative divisions

Haute Matsiatra Region is divided into seven districts, which are sub-divided into 84 communes. * Ambalavao District - 17 communes; 215,094 inhabitants * Ambohimahasoa District - 17 communes; 220,525 inhabitants * Fianarantsoa District - 1 commune; 195,478 inhabitants *

Ikalamavony District Ikalamavony is a small town in Haute Matsiatra region, in the hills of southern central Madagascar with a population of 35,114 in 2018. The district has a total population of 151,056 inhabitants. With 10,163 km2 it occupies almost half of the sur ...

- 8 communes; 91,797 inhabitants * Isandra District - 13 communes; 132,971 inhabitants * Lalangina District - 13 communes; 174,165 inhabitants * Vohibato District - 15 communes; 201,666 inhabitants

Transport

Airports

* Ambalavao Airport * Fianarantsoa Airport

Railways

The Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway has its endpoint in Fianarantsoa. It leads to the east coast and Manakara.

Roads

* National road 7 (

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Tulear Toliara (also known as ''Toliary'', ; formerly ''Tuléar'') is a city in Madagascar. It is the capital of the Atsimo-Andrefana region, located 936 km southwest of national capital Antananarivo. The current spelling of the name was adopted ...

) * National road 25 ( Fianarantsoa - Mananjary) * National road 42 A short secondary highway from Fianarantsoa to Isorana. * National road 45 - a shortcut from National road 7 to National road 25.

Rivers

The main river is the

Matsiatra The Matsiatra is a river in Haute Matsiatra region, is located in central and western Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de ...

Protected areas

*Part of Fandriana-Vondrozo Corridor * Andringitra National Park * Part of Ranomafana National Park *

Anja Community Reserve The Anja Community Reserve is a woodland area and freshwater lake, situated at the base a large cliff. Much of the reserve is dominated by fallen rocks and boulders and there are two small caves providing habitat for bats and owls. This reserve ha ...

* the cliffs & caves of Isandra

References

Regions of Madagascar {{HauteMatsiatra-geo-stub