Atsimo-Atsinanana (South East) is a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

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 ...

. Its capital is

Farafangana Farafangana is a city (commune urbaine) on the south-east coast of Madagascar and capital of the Atsimo-Atsinanana region. Location Farafangana is the capital of the region Atsimo-Atsinanana located approximately 400 kilometres south of the c ...

. The region used to be part of the

Fianarantsoa Province Fianarantsoa Province is a former province of Madagascar. It has an area of 103,272 km2 and population of 3,366,291 (July 2001 estimate). Its capital was Fianarantsoa. The province along with the 5 other was abolished in 2007 in favour of cre ...

. The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Fitovinany and

Haute Matsiatra Haute Matsiatra (in Malagasy: Matsiatra Ambony) is a region in Madagascar. It borders Amoron'i Mania region in north, Vatovavy-Fitovinany in east, Ihorombe in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital of the region is Fianarantsoa, and the ...

(North),

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(West) and

Anosy Anosy is one of the 23 regions of Madagascar. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the eastern side of what was once the Toliara Province. The name ''Anosy'' means "island(s)" in Malagasy. Due to a strategic sea route running alon ...

(South). The population was 1,026,674 in 2018. It is among the poorest regions in the country, with a poverty rate of 83.9% according to a 2005 government report.Republic of Madagascar: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (August 2006) (IMF Country Report No. 06/303) (poverty data is from 2005 Periodic Household Survey conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique de Madagascar (INSTAT))

Administrative divisions

Atsimo-Atsinanana Region is divided into five districts, which are sub-divided into 90 communes.Rapport de mise en oeuvre des Priorites Regionales - Region Atsimo Atsinanana
(2010) (pdf includes district and commune map) * Befotaka Sud District - 6 communes * Farafangana District - 30 communes * Midongy-Atsimo District - 6 communes *

Vangaindrano District Vangaindrano is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar. The area is and the population was estimated to be 376,110 in 2020. Municipalities The district is further divided into 28 municipalities: * Ambatolava * Ambongo * Amparihy Atsin ...

- 28 communes * Vondrozo District - 16 communes

Transport

Airports

* Farafangana Airport * Vangaindrano Airport

Roads

* National Road RN 12 to

in the North. * National Road 12a to Fort Dauphin (South). * RN T18 unpaved track to Nosifeno and the Midongy du sud National Park.

Rivers

* Manampatrana River - (mouth near Farafangana) * Mananara River - ( mouth near Vangaindrano) * Masianaka river - (mouth near Masianaka) * Mamandro river (southern border to

, mouth at Manambondro

Protected Areas

* Part of Fandriana-Vondrozo Corridor * Agnakatrika New Protected Area * Agnalazaha New Protected Area * Ankarabolava New Protected Area * Midongy Atsimo National Park * Manombo Reserve

Administrative divisions

Transport

Airports

Roads

Rivers

Protected Areas

Economy

Mining

References