Manakara-Atsimo (district)
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Manakara-Atsimo is a
district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Fitovinany Fitovinany is a region located in southeast Madagascar. Its capital is Manakara. It is inhabited by the Antemoro people. The region border is based on the historical region of Matatana or Matitana. It formerly belonged to the region Vatovavy-Fi ...
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 ...
. The main city is
Manakara Manakara is a city in Madagascar. It is the capital Fitovinany Region and of the district of Manakara Atsimo. The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port. The bridge over the Manakara Ri ...
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Communes

The district is further divided into 42 communes: * Ambahatrazo * Ambahive * Ambalaroka * Ambalavero * Ambila * Amboanjo * Ambohitsara M * Amborondra * Ambotaka * Ampasimanjeva * Ampasimboraka * Ampasipotsy * Analavory * Anorombato * Anosiala * Anteza * Bekatra * Fenomby *
Lokomby Lokomby is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Manakara, which is a part of Fitovinany. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary ...
* Mahabako * Mahamaibe *
Manakara Manakara is a city in Madagascar. It is the capital Fitovinany Region and of the district of Manakara Atsimo. The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port. The bridge over the Manakara Ri ...
* Mangatsiotra * Marofarihy * Mavorano * Mitanty *
Mizilo Gara Mizilo Gara is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Manakara, which is a part of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary sch ...
* Nihaonana * Onilahy * Sahanambohitra * Saharefo * Sahasinaka * Sakoana * Sorombo * Tataho * Vatana * Vinanitelo * Vohilava * Vohimanitra * Vohimasina Nord * Vohimasina Sud * Vohimasy


Rivers

*the
Manakara River Manakara is a city in Madagascar. It is the capital Fitovinany Region and of the Manakara-Atsimo (district), district of Manakara Atsimo. The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port. The bri ...
*the
Faraony River Faraony is a river in Fitovinany, eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the central highlands to the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water are ...


Infrastructure

The district is crossed by the National Road 12, as well as the
Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway The Fianarantsoa-Côte Est (FCE) railway is a colonial-built railway in southeast Madagascar that connects the high plateau city of Fianarantsoa to the port-city of Manakara. It is 163 kilometers long and was built by the French between 1926 a ...
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References

Districts of Fitovinany {{Madagascar-geo-stub