Sakaramy

Last updated
Sakaramy
Diego Suarez - Voiture Postale - Station de Sakaramy (cropped).jpg
Unloading the post at the narrow-gauge railway station of Sakaramy, c.a. 1905
Madagascar location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Sakaramy
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 12°27′S49°16′E / 12.450°S 49.267°E / -12.450; 49.267
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Region Diana
District Antsiranana II
Government
  MayorAndrianasolo Solofonirina
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2012) [1]
  Total3,400
  Ethnicities
Antandroy Tsimihety Antemoro
Time zone UTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
202
Website Web site Sakaramy

Sakaramy is a rural municipality in Madagascar, 22 km from Antsiranana (Diego Suarez). It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region. The population of the municipality was estimated to be approximately 3400 in 2012.

Contents

It is situated between Antanamitarana and Joffreville. 5 villages belong to this municipality: Sakaramy centre, Mahatsinjo, Ambdimadiro, Sahasifotra and Ankazomibaboka.

Nature

The fish Pachypanchax sakaramyi was described from this locality. The Lake Mahery is an interesting site for birdwatching that is found inside the Montagne d'Ambre National Park. [2]

Sports

History

Sakaramy was the terminus of the Decauville railway from Diégo Suarez to Sakaramy, which had been built in 1900–1904.

Until 1975 the French Foreign legion had a camp at Sakaramy.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antsiranana</span> City in Diana, Madagascar

Antsiranana, named Diego-Suarez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar. Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antsiranana Province</span> Province in Madagascar

Antsiranana is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 43,406 km2. It had a population of 1,188,425. Its capital was Antsiranana. A diversity of ethnic groups are found in the province, including Anjoaty, Sakalava, Antakarana, Tsimihety, Antemoro, Betsimisaraka, Antandroy, etc.

Diego Suarez or Diego-Suarez may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antsiranana Bay</span> Natural bay along the northeast coast of Madagascar

Antsiranana Bay is a natural bay that stretches close to 20 kilometres (12 mi) north to south along the northeast coast of Madagascar. The waters average a depth of more than 20 metres (66 ft), and the main channel can be as deep as 50 metres (160 ft). The bay, protected by a narrow inlet that provides shelter from strong Indian Ocean winds, is believed to be the result of a submerging coastline or a drowned river valley that formed many peninsulas around the bay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar</span> Political party in Madagascar

Party of the Independence Congress of Madagascar is a communist political party in Madagascar. AKFM was founded on November 8, 1958. One of the organizations that took part in the formation was the UPM of Francis Sautron. The founding president was Richard Andriamanjato, a Merina Protestant priest who had developed links to the French Communist Party. Throughout its history, AKFM has been dominated by Merinas. AKFM favored immediate independence. Initially, the party was mainly based in Antananarivo and Antsiranana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana</span> Roman Catholic archdiocese in Madagascar

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana is one of five Metropolitan Latin Archdioceses in Madagascar. Although it has its ecclesiastical province, it remains subject to the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Postage stamps and postal history of Diego-Suárez</span>

Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana province. It was a French colony in the late 19th century until the colony's administration was subsumed into that of Madagascar in 1896. It was renamed as Antsiranana in 1975.

Arrachart Airport is an airport located near Antsiranana in Madagascar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diana Region</span> Region in far northern Madagascar

Diana is a region in Madagascar at the northern part of the island. It borders the regions of Sava to the southeast and Sofia to the southwest. It covers an area of 19,266 km2, and had a population of 889,736 in 2018. The regional capital is Antsiranana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Montagne des Français</span>

The Montagne des Français Reserve is a protected area consisting principally of dry deciduous forest in northern Madagascar. It is part of the larger Ramena protected area complex which also includes Orangea Reserve and the Ambodivahibe Marine Reserve. These three protected areas are currently being created and will be designated in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tanambao Marivorahona</span> Place in Diana, Madagascar

Marivorahona or Tanambao Marivorahona is a municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambilobe, which is a part of Diana Region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrafiabe</span> Place in Diana, Madagascar

Andrafiabe is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region. According to 2001 commune census the population of Andrafiabe was 2,080.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anivorano Nord</span> Place in Diana, Madagascar

Anivorano Nord or Anivorano Avaratra is a municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramena</span> Place in Diana, Madagascar

Ramena is a rural municipality and a beach village in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region. The population of the municipality was 11521 in 2020. Only primary schooling is available.

Suarez is a common Spanish surname. Suarez may also refer to:

Diocese of Antsiranana may refer to :

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antsiranana II (district)</span> District in Diana Region, Madagascar

Antsiranana II is a district of Diana in Madagascar.

Lycée Français Sadi Carnot, also known as Collège français Sadi Carnot or the Lycée Français Diego Suarez (LFDS), is a French international school in Antsiranana, Madagascar. It currently serves preschool (maternelle) through junior high school (collège):. It previously served preschool through senior high school.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Decauville railway at Diégo Suarez</span>

The Diego Suarez Decauville railway was a 24 km (15 mi) long 600 mm gauge military railway from Antsirane to Sakaramy in Madagascar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antanamitarana</span> Place in Diana, Madagascar

Antanamitarana is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region. The population of the municipality was estimated to be approximately 6227 in 2016.

References