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Antsiranana Province
Antsiranana is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 43,406 km2. It had a population of 1,188,425 (July 2001). Its capital was Antsiranana. A diversity of ethnic groups are found in the province, including Anjoaty, Sakalava, Antakarana, Tsimihety, Antemoro, Betsimisaraka, Antandroy, etc. History A major battle took place at Diego-Suárez (now Antsiranana), the largest city in Antsiranana Province, in May 1942. "Fierce fighting" in the area saw over 500 Allied casualties. On May 29, Japanese submarine I-10 surfaced off the coast and launched a Nakajima A6M2-N reconnaissance aircraft over the port. Operation Ironclad was relaunched, after being stalled, on June 22 to counterattack, with supporting forces from the East African Brigade Group and later the Rhodesian 27th Infantry Brigade in July. Geography Antsiranana Province bordered Toamasina Province to the southeast and Mahajanga Province to the southwest. The province has been described as being "virtually is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Madagascar
Madagascar was once divided into six autonomous provinces (): #Antananarivo Province #Antsiranana Province #Fianarantsoa Province #Mahajanga Province #Toamasina Province #Toliara Province The provinces were dissolved following the Regions of Madagascar, regional subdivision and the constitutional referendum of Malagasy constitutional referendum, 2007, 2007. A time frame of thirty months (until October 2009) was allowed for the transition. But in the 2010 constitution, six autonomous provinces were listed. History The provinces were created in 1946, when Madagascar was a French colony. They were originally five, while the sixth (Diego Suarez/Antsiranana) was created later, but before the provincial elections in 1957.Deschamps: Histoire de Madagascar. Paris 1960. Pages 268 and 274. The same provinces continued to exist after the independence in 1960. The new constitution of 1992 stated that the country should be divided into decentralised Territory, territorial entities, withou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowned Lemur
The crowned lemur (''Eulemur coronatus'') is a lemur that is long and weighs . Its tail is about long. Description The crowned lemur is endemic to the dry deciduous forests of the northern tip of Madagascar. It eats a diet of mostly flowers, fruits, and leaves. The population is estimated to 1000–10,000 individuals as of 2004, most of which live within the Ankarana Special Reserve, although there is also a population in the Montagne d'Ambre national park and also in the forest of Andrafiamena. This species has a distinctive brown-orange crown on the top of the head. Females have a gray body with an orange crown, and males are a darker reddish brown, crowned with black and orange. Crowned lemurs have a life span of approximately 20 years and reach sexual maturity after 20 months. They give birth usually in late September or early October, after a gestation period of 125 days. The crowned lemur is in the order of Primates as it possesses characteristics such as pseudo-opposab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambilobe District
Ambilobe is a district of Diana in Madagascar. Its capitol is the city of Ambilobe. Communes The district is further divided into 15 communes: * Ambakirano * Ambalan'anjavy * Ambarakaraka * Ambilobe * Ambodibonara * Ampondralava * Anaborano Ifasy * Anjiabe Ambony * Antsaravibe * Antsohimbondrona * Beramanja * Betsihaka * Manambato * Mantaly * Tanambao Marivorahona Marivorahona or Tanambao Marivorahona is a municipality (, ) in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambilobe, which is a part of Diana Region. According to 2018 census the population of Tanambao Marivorahona was 15,654. Only pr ... References Districts of Diana Region {{Madagascar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambanja
Ambanja is a city and commune in northern Madagascar. According to 2018 census the population of Ambanja was 60,321. Geography Ambanja is located on the northern berth of the Sambirano River and is crossed by the Route Nationale 6 (Antsiranana - Mahajanga and Antananarivo). It is located at a road distance of 1 200 km north of Antananarivo and 237 km south-west of Antsiranana. The town belongs to the district of Ambanja, which is a part of Diana Region. It is served by the local Ampampamena Airport and small, local, maritime harbour at Ankify that is the gate to the islands of Nosy Be and Nosy Komba Education In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. The town has a permanent court and hospital. There is a technical & professional Lycee in Ambanja, and a school of agriculture. The French international school is École Primaire Française d'Ambanja a.k.a. École primaire française Charles-Baudelaire.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambanja District
Ambanja is a district in northern Madagascar. It is a part of Diana Region and borders the districts of Ambilobe to the east, Bealanana to the south and Analalava to the south-west. The area is and the population was estimated at 190,435 in 2013.Instituit National de la Statistique, Antananarivo. Economy The district is the main producer of Cocoa beans (valley of the Sambirano River) in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 18 communes: * Ambalahonko * Ambanja * Ambodimanga * Ambohimarina * Ankatafa * Ankingameloko * Anorotsangana * Antafiambotry * Antranokarany * Antsakoamanondro * Antsatsaka * Antsirabe * Bemanevika Haut Sambirano * Bemaneviky Ouest * Djangoa * Maherivaratra Maherivaratra is a municipality (, ) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambanja, which is a part of Diana Region. According to the 2001 census, the population of Maherivaratra was 4,151. Maherivaratra is served by a local airport. Onl ... * Marotola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Diana Region, Diana to the north, Sofia Region, Sofia to the west, and Analanjirofo to the south. As of 2018, its population was 1,123,013 and the total area is . The region contains wild areas such as Marojejy National Park. The name of the region is composed of the initial letters of its four principal towns: Sambava, Antalaha, Vohémar, Iharana (Vohimaro), and Andapa. Each of these towns claims itself the World Capital of Vanilla, a spice of which the region is the largest producer of in the world (especially the highly sought Bourbon vanilla variety). The economic importance of vanilla cultivation in the Sava Region encouraged the reconstruction of the road that connects the towns, called the ''Route de la vanille'' (The Vanilla Route), i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Region
Diana is a region in Madagascar at the northern part of the island. It borders the regions of Sava to the southeast and Sofia to the southwest. It covers an area of 19,266 km2, and had a population of 889,736 in 2018. The regional capital is Antsiranana (previously known as ''Diego Suarez''). Geography Rivers The main rivers of the Diana region are: * Besokatra River * Irodo River * Loky River * Mahavavy River * Ramena River * Saharenana River * Sambirano River Protected areas and visitors' attractions The following national parks, reserves and visitors' attractions are located in Diana: * Ambodivahibe New Protected Area * Andrafiamena Andavakoera New Protected Area * Nosy Antsoha New Protected Area * Ampasindava New Protected Area * Galoko Kalobinono New Protected Area * Oronjia New Protected Area * Amber Mountain National Park * Analamerana Reserve * Ankarana Reserve * Lokobe National Park * Manongarivo Reserve * Tsaratanana National Park * Nosy Hara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antsiranana Div
Antsiranana ( ), named Diego-Suarez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar. Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013. History At the beginning of the 16th century, a Portuguese squadron of 13 ships crisscrossed the Indian Ocean; One of these ships went adrift, and its captain, Diogo Dias, was therefore the first European to discover the island on August 10, 1500, which he named Isle of Saint Lawrence. In February 1506, Admiral Fernão Soares recognized the place and so Antomabokala, former capital of Ankarana, acquired its name of Diego Suarez (Diogo Soares, in Portuguese), which comes from the junction of the first name of the captain and the surname of the Admiral. In 1635, the bay was mentioned for the first time under this name by the French pilot Berthelot, author of an oriental map of Africa and Madagascar. In 1824, the bay was explored by the English hydrographer Owen, then in 1833, Captain Bigeault, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. A series of Regional Red Lists, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political management unit, are also produced by countries and organizations. The goals of the Red List are to provide scientifically based information on the status of species and subspecies at a global level, to draw attention to the magnitude and importance of threatened biodiversity, to influence national and international policy and decision-making, and to provide information to guide actions to conserve biological diversity. Major species assessors include BirdLife International, the Institute of Zoology (the research division of the Zoological Society of London), the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and many Specialist Groups w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascan Ground Boa
''Acrantophis madagascariensis'' is a species of Boidae, boid snake in the subfamily Sanziniinae that is Endemism, endemic to the island of Madagascar. Its common names include the Madagascar ground boa and Malagasy ground boa. Description This species is included in the Boidae family of snakes, subfamily Sanziniinae. No subspecies are currently recognized. Adult females can be up to , males are typically smaller, the average size of the population is in length.Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . This is the largest snake species found on the island of Madagascar. ''Acrantophis madagascariensis'', like others in the family, dispatch their prey by constriction. The color pattern consists of a pale reddish-brown ground color mixed with gray, overlaid with a pattern of dorsal rhombs outlined with black or brown. Sometimes, this creates a vague zigzag impression. The sides are patterned with a series of black ovoid m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascan Tree Boa
''Sanzinia madagascariensis'', also known as the Madagascar tree boa or Malagasy tree boa,Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . is a boa species endemic to the island of Madagascar. It was once considered conspecific with the Nosy Komba ground boa (''Sanzinia volontany''). Like all other boas, it is non-venomous. Description Adults average 4–5 feet (122–152 cm) in length, although 6–7 foot (183–213 cm) specimens are not uncommon. Thermoreceptive pits are located between the labial scales. Females are larger than males. It is greenish in colour and is found on the eastern side of Madagascar. Distribution and habitat Endemic to Madagascar. The type locality given is "Madagascar". Favors trees and shrubs near streams, rivers, ponds and swamps. Conservation status This species was classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2006 with the following criteria: A1cd (v2.3, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
