Sahasinaka

Sahasinaka
Village of Sahasinaka
Sahasinaka Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 21°48′S47°50′E / 21.800°S 47.833°E / -21.800; 47.833
Country	Madagascar
Region	Fitovinany
District	Manakara
Area [1]
• Total	142 km2 (55 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)
Postal code	316

Sahasinaka is a municipality in the Manakara district of the Fitovinany Region in Madagascar.

This municipality is situated at 42 Km north-west from Manakara. It lies at the Faraony River and Fangorinana River ^[2] and the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway that links the town with Fianarantsoa and Manakara.

Agriculture

The economy is based on agriculture. Rice and coffee are grown, new is the plantation of cloves. For the local consumption also manioc is planted.

Sights

The viaduct of the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway and the Faraony River waterfalls at a distance of 4km.

References

1. La route en terre de Sahasinaka reliant la RNS12 au PK 69+200 à la ville de Sahasinaka
2. "Le projet Rhyviere I à Madagascar" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.

21°48′S47°50′E / 21.800°S 47.833°E / -21.800; 47.833