Sambava District 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 ...

in northern

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 is a part of

Sava Region Sava is a Regions of Madagascar, region in northern Madagascar. Its capital is Sambava. Until 2009 Sava belonged to Antsiranana Province. The region is situated at the northern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by the region Dian ...

and borders the districts of

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 ...

to the south,

Andapa Andapa is a town and commune () in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Andapa District, Andapa, which is a part of Sava Region. According to 2018 commune census the population of Andapa was 34,616. Andapa ...

to the south-west,

Ambilobe Ambilobe which means "Where there are many plantations" is an urban municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambilobe, which is a part of Diana Region. The town is the capital of Ambilobe district, and according to 2018 census ...

to the north-west and Iharana to the north. The area is and the population was estimated to be 429,947 in 2020.Institut National de la Statistique, Antananarivo.

Communes

The district is further divided into 25 communes: * Ambatoafo * Amboangibe * Ambodiampana * Ambodivoara * Ambohimalaza * Ambohimitsinjo * Analamaho *

Andrahanjo Andrahanjo is a town and commune () in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Sambava, which is a part of Sava Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schoolin ...

* Andratamarina * Anjangoveratra * Anjialava * Anjinjaomby * Antindra * Antsahambaharo * Antsahavaribe * Bemanevika * Bevonotra *

Farahalana Farahalana is a municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Sambava, which is a part of Sava Region and lies near the mouth of the Lokoho River at the Indian Ocean. The population of the commune was estimated to be approxim ...

* Maroambiny * Marogaona *

Marojala Marojala is a town and commune () in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Sambava, which is a part of Sava Region. At the time of the 2001 commune census, the population was estimated to be approximately 13,000. Only primary schooli ...

* Morafeno *

Nosiarina Nosiarina is a rural municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Sambava, which is a part of Sava Region. It is situated at the Bemarivo River and the Route Nationale 5a between Sambava and Vohemar. The population of the N ...

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 ...

* Tanambao Daoud

References and notes

{{SavaMG-geo-stub Districts of Sava Region