Vangaindrano (district)

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Vangaindrano
Vangaindrano is located in Madagascar
Vangaindrano
Vangaindrano
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°21′S 47°36′E / 23.350°S 47.600°E / -23.350; 47.600
Country Madagascar
RegionAtsimo-Atsinanana
DistrictVangaindrano
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
320

Vangaindrano is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar.[2][3]

Communes

The district is further divided into 28 communes:

Geography

Vangaindrano is near the mouth of the Mananara River at the southern part of the east coast.

It's connected to the north by National Road RN 12 to Farafangana that is situated at a distance of 75 km in the North. The road continues south as National Road 12a but this section can hardly be by ordinary vehicles, due to its bad condition and lack of bridges..

Nature

The Midongy Atsimo National Park is situated at 90 km from Vangaindrano and the Manombo Reserve, halfway to Farafangana.

References

  1. ^ TROISIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITATION
  2. ^ REPOBLIKAN’I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana (PDF). MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. pp. 42–44.
  3. ^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.