
Route nationale 5a (RN 5a) 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 ...
of 406 km, running from
Ambilobe to
Antalaha
Antalaha is an urban municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Antalaha District, Antalaha, which is a part of Sava Region. The population of Antalaha was 67.888 in 2018.
Farming provides employm ...
. It crosses the regions of
Diana and
Sava
The Sava, is a river in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. From its source in Slovenia it flows through Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally reac ...
.
The section from
Ambilobe to
Vohemar was completely unpaved and in very bad condition until 2020 when important road works had been undertaken. This part of the route had been paved in September 2022.
From
Vohemar to
Antalaha
Antalaha is an urban municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Antalaha District, Antalaha, which is a part of Sava Region. The population of Antalaha was 67.888 in 2018.
Farming provides employm ...
the road is paved and in good condition.
Selected locations on route
(north to south)
*
Ambilobe - (intersection with
RN 6 to
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 ...
and
Ambondromamy)
*
Daraina (75 km)
*
Vohemar (152 km)
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*Sambava
Sambava is a city and commune (commune urbaine; ) at the east coast of northern Madagascar. It is the capital of Sambava District and Sava Region. The population of the commune was 84,039 in as of the 2018 commune census.
Infrastructure
Sambav ...
(303 km - intersection with RN 3b to Andapa)
*Antalaha
Antalaha is an urban municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Antalaha District, Antalaha, which is a part of Sava Region. The population of Antalaha was 67.888 in 2018.
Farming provides employm ...
Gallery
Image:Ambilobe, Diana.jpg, Ambilobe
Image:Ambilobe, Diana, station taxi-brousse.jpg, 4x4 Bush taxis that serve between Ambilobe and Sava
Image: Daraina, Sava.jpg, crossing '' Daraina''
Image: Antsirabe-Nord, (Sava).jpg, RN5a at Antsirabe Nord
Image:Fanambana river bridge.jpg, Fanambana River bridge at '' Fanambana''
Image:Ampanefena, Sava.jpg, Ampanefena
See also
*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 ...
*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 Diana Region
Roads in Sava
Roads in Madagascar