Atsimo-Andrefana

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Atsimo Andrefana Region
Région Atsimo Andrefana
Region
Madagascar-Atsimo-Andrefana Region.png
Location in Madagascar
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Capital Toliara
Government
 • Governor Edally Tovondrainy Ranoelson
Area
 • Total66,236 km2 (25,574 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [1]
 • Total1,799,088
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone UTC3 (EAT)
HDI (2018)0.418 [2]
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Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra in northeast, Ihorombe and Anosy in east and Androy in southeast. The capital is Toliara and the population was 1,799,088 in 2018. [1] Atsimo Andrefana is geographically the largest of all Malagasy regions with an area of 66,236 km2 (25,574 sq mi). [3]

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Administrative divisions

Atsimo-Andrefana Region is divided into nine districts, which are sub-divided into 105 communes.

Transport

Airports

Protected areas

In Atsimo-Andrefana are found the following protected areas:

Rivers

Mayor river in Atsimo-Andrefana is the Onilahy River and in the north the Mangoky River. Also the Fiherenana River and Linta River flows in that region while the Menarandra River forms the border with region of Androy in the south.

Economy

Mining

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References

  1. 1 2 "Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ↑ Ralison, Eliane; Goossens, Frans. "Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d'urgence de la sécurité alimentaire" (PDF) (in French). Programme Alimentaire Mondial, Service de l’Evaluation des besoins d’urgence (ODAN). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

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