Antsakoabe is a town in
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 belongs to the
district
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of
Antsiranana II, which is a part of
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 ...
.
Geography
Antsakoabe is situated at the
Route Nationale 6
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Reclassification
The RN 6 runs parallel for a long portion of its route to the A 6 autoroute. As a result, portions of the r ...
between
Sadjoavato and
Anivorano Nord
Anivorano Nord or Anivorano Avaratra is a municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of indust ...
at a distance of 65 km from
Antsiranana
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 Portugue ...
.
[ (in Malagasy)]
References and notes
Populated places in Diana Region
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