''Route nationale 1a'' (''RN 1a'') is a secondary highway 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 ...
, running from
Maintirano
Maintirano is a coastal city, urban municipality, and Catholic bishopric in western Madagascar approximately 325 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Maintirano District, Maintirano, w ...
to
Tsiroanomandidy
Tsiroanomandidy is a city (''commune urbaine'') in central-western Madagascar, approximately 210 kilometres west of the Capital city, capital Antananarivo.
Tsiroanomandidy is the capital of Bongolava, Bongolava Region and of Tsiroanomandidy Distr ...
. It crosses the region of
Bongolava and
Melaky
Melaky is a region in northwestern Madagascar. It borders Boeny Region in northeast, Betsiboka in east, Bongolava in southeast and Menabe in south. The capital of the region is Maintirano. The population was estimated to be 309,805 in 2018 wit ...
Selected locations on route
(west to east)
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Maintirano
Maintirano is a coastal city, urban municipality, and Catholic bishopric in western Madagascar approximately 325 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Maintirano District, Maintirano, w ...
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Amparihimanga
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Tsiroanomandidy
Tsiroanomandidy is a city (''commune urbaine'') in central-western Madagascar, approximately 210 kilometres west of the Capital city, capital Antananarivo.
Tsiroanomandidy is the capital of Bongolava, Bongolava Region and of Tsiroanomandidy Distr ...
- (intersection with RN 1a to
Maintirano
Maintirano is a coastal city, urban municipality, and Catholic bishopric in western Madagascar approximately 325 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Maintirano District, Maintirano, w ...
and
RN 1b )
See also
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List of roads in Madagascar
This is a list of both the National roads and the provincial roads in Madagascar. Many are unpaved dirt roads, or insufficiently maintained. Only 6 000 km out off a total of 32 000 km are paved and mostly in a bad state of conversation.
National ...
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Transport in Madagascar
Paved and unpaved roadways, as well as railways, provide the main forms of transport in Madagascar. Madagascar has approximately of paved roads and 836 km of rail lines. In 2010, Madagascar had of navigable waterways.
Railways
In 2018, Madaga ...
References
{{Roads in Madagascar
Roads in Bongolava
Roads in Melaky
Roads in Madagascar