Atsinanana is a coastal

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 ...

in eastern

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 borders Analanjirofo region in the north,

Alaotra-Mangoro Alaotra-Mangoro is a region in eastern Madagascar. It borders Sofia Region in north, Analanjirofo in northeast, Atsinanana in east, Vakinankaratra in southwest, Analamanga in west and Betsiboka in northwest. The capital of the region is Amba ...

in the west,

Vakinankaratra Vakinankaratra is a region in central Madagascar. The capital of the region is Antsirabe. Vakinankaratra covers an area of , and had a population of 2,074,358 in 2018. History The kingdom of Vakinankaratra, known as the kingdom of the river Andr ...

and

Amoron'i Mania Amoron'i Mania (''Translated: Banks of the Mania'') is a region in central Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. ...

in the southwest, and Vatovavy in the south. The region contains over 285km of coastline, which includes many beaches and cultural heritage sites. Atsinanana is known for its fish breeding and fishing near its ports, ore claims and mining activity, as well as its agriculture. The capital of the region is

Toamasina Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French language, French Tamatave or in the past as Port aux prunes, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief ...

, and the population was 1,484,403 in 2018. The area of Atsinanana is , almost exactly the same as its neighbor, Analanjirofo. The current governor of Atsinanana is Richard Théodore Rafidison.

Administrative divisions

Atsinanana Region is divided into seven districts, which are sub-divided into 82 communes. * Antanambao Manampotsy District - 5 communes * Mahanoro District - 11 communes * Marolambo District - 12 communes * Toamasina I District - 1 commune * Toamasina II District - 15 communes * Vatomandry District - 15 communes *

Vohibinany District Brickaville District is an administrative district in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar; also known as Ampasimanolotra and Vohibinany. Brickaville is located along Route nationale 2 (RN 2), 105 km south of Toamasina (the primary seaport of the cou ...

- 17 communes; a.k.a. Brickaville; a.k.a. Ampasimanolotra

Transport

Main highway is the road to the countries capital

Antananarivo Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...

that is the National road 2. This road is continued North of

as the National road 5 in direction of

Mahavelona Mahavelona (commonly called Foulpointe), is a town in the district of Toamasina II, in the region of Atsinanana, on the northern part of the east coast of Madagascar. Geography It is situated at the coast of the Indian Ocean south of the mouth o ...

and

Maroansetra Maroantsetra , formerly Louisbourg, is a market town and domestic seaport in Analanjirofo Region, Madagascar, at the northern end of the Bay of Antongil. In 2018, Maroantsetra counted 42,529 people. Even though it is a small city, Maroantsetra ...

, and South, from near Brickaville as the National road 11a to

Mahanoro Mahanoro is a rural municipality located in the Atsinanana region of eastern Madagascar, along the coast. It is located 9 km north of the mouth of the Mangoro River.Moriarity, H.A.Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean p. 126-28 (1891) (hist ...

Airports

There is only one international airport:

Toamasina Airport Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport is an airport in Toamasina, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral is ...

, with regional flights. The remaining airports are unpaved pistes, without regular commercial flights: * Ilaka-Atsinanana Airport *

Mahanoro Airport Mahanoro is a rural municipality located in the Atsinanana region of eastern Madagascar, along the coast. It is located 9 km north of the mouth of the Mangoro River.Moriarity, H.A.Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean p. 126-28 (1891) (hist ...

Vatomandry Airport Vatomandry is a town in and the administrative center of the Vatomandry District, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar.(29 March 2006)MADAGASCAR: Maintaining the roads to prosperity '' IRIN'' An airport serves the city. Etymology and location Located ...

Railroads

There is only one railroad line that leads to the capitol

via Brickaville by

Madarail The government of Madagascar has granted Madarail a 25-year concession to operate the northern of the two national rail lines. The company is investing in Madagascar's rail system. Operations began in 2003 with one locomotive; 7 more locomotiv ...

but passenger services are only available up to Moramanga.

Protected areas

* Sahafina New Protected Area *Part of Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor * Nosivolo River * Analalava Special Reserve * Betampona Reserve *Part of Zahamena National Park * Mangerivola Reserve *Part of Marolambo National Park

Bodies of Water

* The Canal des Pangalanes * the Ambalona River * Mania River * Ivondro River * Nosivolo River (a tributary of the Mangoro) * Rianila river * Mangoro River (at Mahanoro)

Gallery

Port Toamasina Madagascar.jpg, Tamatave - panoramio.jpg, Canal des pangalanes 2019-10-20 3.jpg, Rianila Ampasimanolotra 2019-10-20 7.jpg, Mahanoro - bridge.jpg, Pont_d'Ivondro_-_région_Atsinanana_-_Madagascar.jpg, PLAGE-vatomandry.jpg, Rue-principale.jpg,

References

Regions of Madagascar {{Atsinanana-geo-stub