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Route nationale 5 (RN5) is a primary highway in
Route nationale 5 (RN5) is a primary highway in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Afric ...
of 402 km. The route runs from Toamasina
Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of it ...
to Maroantsetra, a city on the eastern coast of the Madagascar.
The first 160 km until Soanierana Ivongo are paved and in good condition, but the remaining is unpaved and in a bad state of conservation.
Several rivers must be crossed by ferry boats. The part from Soanierana Ivongo to Mananara Avaratra
Mananara Nord or Mananara Avaratra is a commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mananara Nord, which is a part of Analanjirofo Region. The population of the commune was 35,148 in 2018.
It is situated at the Route Nationale No.5 be ...
is scheduled to be paved in 2022.
Selected locations on route (from North to South)
* Maroantsetra * Rantabe (river crossing) * Fahambany (river crossing) *Mananara Avaratra
Mananara Nord or Mananara Avaratra is a commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mananara Nord, which is a part of Analanjirofo Region. The population of the commune was 35,148 in 2018.
It is situated at the Route Nationale No.5 be ...
(ferry crossing Mananara river
The Mananara River is one of the main rivers in eastern Madagascar. Its mouth is located at the Indian Ocean near the city of Vangaindrano
Vangaindrano is a town and a district in Atsimo-Atsinanana Region, Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg ...
)
* Andrangazaha (ferry crossing Simianona river)
* Soanierana Ivongo (ferry over Marimbona river / ferry to Nosy Boraha
Nosy Boraha , previously known as Sainte-Marie, main town Ambodifotatra, is an island off the east coast of Madagascar. The island forms an administrative district within Analanjirofo Region, and covers an area of 222 km2.
It has a popul ...
)
* Manangory River crossing
* Fenoarivo Atsinanana (Fénérive)
**(intersection with RN 22)
* Mahavelona (Foulpointe)
*Toamasina
Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of it ...
See also
* List of Roads in Madagascar *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
{{reflist Roads in Madagascar Roads in Analanjirofo Roads in Atsinanana