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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. Atsimo Andrefana is geographically the largest of all Malagasy regions with an area of . Administrative divisions Atsimo-Andrefana Region is divided into nine districts, which are sub-divided into 105 communes. * Ampanihy District - 16 communes * Ankazoabo District - 5 communes * Benenitra District - 5 communes * Betioky Sud District - 5 communes * Beroroha District - 19 communes * Morombe District - 8 communes * Sakaraha District - 11 communes * Toliary I District - 1 commune * Toliara II District - 19 communes Transport Airports *Ampanihy Airport *Andavadoaka Airport *Ankazoabo Airport * Beroroha Airport *Betioky Airport *Morombe Airport * Tanandava Airport * Toliara Airport Protected areas In Atsimo-Andrefana are found the followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankazoabo Airport
Ankazoabo is a town in 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. Atsimo ... Region, Madagascar and the capital of the district with the same name Ankazoabo (district). An airport serves the town. References {{AtsimoAndrefana-geo-stub Populated places in Atsimo-Andrefana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beroroha District
Beroroha is a district of Atsimo-Andrefana in Madagascar. Roads Beroroha lies on the Mangoky river. The road to Beroroha ( National road 15) is unpaved and can only be taken by 4x4 pick-ups. Municipalities The district is further divided into nine municipalities: * Behisatra (Behisatsy) * Bemavo * Beroroha Beroroha is a municipality in Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar. Made up of 17 villages, the commune has a total population of 17,000. The area was severely affected by the 2009 passage of Cyclone Fanele Intense Tropical Cyclone Fanele was th ... * Fanjakana * Mandronarivo * Marerano * Sakena * Tanamary * Tanandava Tourist sights The Makay Massif is situated in the district of Beroroha. References Districts of Atsimo-Andrefana {{Madagascar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankazoabo District
Ankazoabo is a district in Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar. 10700 ha of the district are cultivated. An airport serves within the district. Communes The district is further divided into five communes: * Andranomafana * Ankazoabo * Ántevamena * Berenty Berenty is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ankazoabo, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haut ... * Tandrano References {{AtsimoAndrefana-geo-stub Populated places in Atsimo-Andrefana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toliara
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 in the 1970s, reflecting the orthography of the Malagasy language. Many geographic place names, assigned French spellings during the colonial period, were altered following Malagasy independence in 1960. The city has a population of 168,758 in 2018. As a port town it acts as a major import/export hub for commodities such as sisal, soap, hemp, cotton, rice and peanuts. History In the 17th century, French buccaneers landed in the bay of St. Augustine near the Tropic of Capricorn, and founded the city to maintain commercial relations. It was not until the colonial period, after 1897, when the city really grew: with the efforts of Joseph Gallieni to install French administrative services, previously isolated on the island of Nosy Ve, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ampanihy District
Ampanihy Ouest is a district of Atsimo-Andrefana in Madagascar. Municipalities The district is further divided into 16 municipalities: * Agnavoha * Amboropotsy * Ampanihy * Androka * Androimpana * Ankiliabo * Ankilimivory Ankilimivory is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in southwestern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ampanihy, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 comm ... * Ankiliabo * Ankilizato * Antaly * Beara * Beahitse * Belafike * Beroy Sud * Ejeda * Fotadrevo * Gogogogo * Itampolo * Maniry * Vohitany Mining In Fotadrevo there is presently a graphite mine under construction. References Districts of Atsimo-Andrefana {{Madagascar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakaraha District
Sakaraha is a district located in Atsimo-Andrefana Region, south-western Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 11 communes: * Ambinany * Amboronabo * Andalamasina Vineta * Andranolava * Bereketa * Mahaboboka * Miary Lamatihy * Miary Taheza * Mihavatsy * Mikoboka * Mitsinjo, Sakaraha * Sakaraha Geography Sakaraha is situated along route nationale No. 7 ( Tuléar-Fianarantsoa) at 134 km from Tuléar, 64 km from Andranovory and 84 km from Ilakaka.Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 159 Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park is located in the district, east of the town of Sakaraha. Analavelona Massif Analavelona, also known as Analavelona Massif, is a mountain in southwestern Madagascar. The massif is home to an enclave of montane subhumid forest, which is considered a sacred forest by the local people and notable for its biodiversity. Geogra ... is in the western portion of the district. References Districts of Atsimo-Andrefana { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toliara Airport
Toliara Airport is an airport in Toliara, Atsimo-Andrefana Region, 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 ... . Airlines and destinations References Airports in Madagascar Atsimo-Andrefana {{Madagascar-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toliara II District
Toliara II is a district of Atsimo-Andrefana in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 19 communes: * Ambohimahavelona * Ambolofoty * Analamisampy * Andranovory * Ankililoake * Ankilimalinike * Antanimena * Beheloke * Behompy * Belalanda * Mandrofify * Manombo Sud * Marofoty * Maromiandra * Miary * Milenaka * Saint Augustin * Soalara * Tsianisiha Tsianisiha is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Toliara II, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and ... References Districts of Atsimo-Andrefana {{Madagascar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morombe District
Morombe is a district of Atsimo-Andrefana in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into eight communes: * Ambahikily * Antanimeva * Antongo Vaovao * Basibasy * Befandefa * Befandriana Sud * Morombe * Nosy Ambositra Tanandava Station (''Nosy Ambositra'', also known as: ''Ankatsakatsa Sud'') is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Morombe, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. It has a population of 18,235. The municipality ... References Districts of Atsimo-Andrefana {{Madagascar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benenitra District
Benenitra is a district of Atsimo-Andrefana in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into five communes: * Ambalavato * Ankilimary * Benenitra * Ehara * Ianapera Geography Benenitra is situated at the Onilahy River Onilahy is a river in Atsimo-Andrefana and Anosy (Toliara Province), southern Madagascar. It flows down from the hills near Betroka to the Mozambique Channel. It empties at St. Augustin (), and into the Bay of Saint-Augustin. Two species of cichl .... References Districts of Atsimo-Andrefana {{Madagascar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betioky-Atsimo District
Betioky is a town in Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar and is crossed by the Route nationale 10. An airport serves the town. Betioky belongs to the poorest regions of Madagascar, where no facilities for tapped drinking water exist. Communes The district is further divided into 20 communes: * Ambatry Mitsinjo * Andranomangatsiaka * Antohabato * Beantake * Beavoha * Belamoty * Betioky * Bezaha * Fenoandala * Lazarivo * Manalobe * Masiaboay * Montifeno * Salobe * Soamanonga * Soaserana * Tameantsoa * Tanambao Ambony * Tongobory * Vatolatsaka Nature The Beza Mahafaly Reserve The Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve is a nature reserve in Madagascar northeast of Betioky Sud. The reserve also provides training and research opportunities. It consists of a fenced gallery forest, approximately , separated by from a gallery of ... lies approx. 35 km North-East of Betioky Sud. Religion *EEM - Eklesia Episkopaly Malagasy (Anglican Church of Madagascar) References Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangoky Ihotry Wetland Complex
The Mangoky River is a 564-kilometer-long (350 mi) river in Madagascar in the regions of Atsimo-Andrefana and Anosy. It is formed by the Mananantanana and the Matsiatra. Another important affluent is the Zomandao River. It rises in the Central Highlands of Madagascar just east of the city of Fianarantsoa. The river flows generally in a westerly direction out of the highlands, crosses the southern extension of the Bemaraha Plateau, reaches the coastal plain and its delta, and enters the Mozambique Channel north of the city of Morombe at . Most of Madagascar has undergone serious deforestation during the last 40 years, chiefly from slash-and-burn practises by indigenous peoples. This loss of forest has led to extreme soil erosion Soil erosion is the denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil. It is a form of soil degradation. This natural process is caused by the dynamic activity of erosive agents, that is, water, ice (glaciers), snow, air (wind), pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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