Vatovavy

Vatovavy
Region
Mananjary
Location in Madagascar
Country	Madagascar
Creation	16.06.2021
Capital	Mananjary
Government [1]
• Gouverneur	Lucien Randriarison
Population  (2018) [2]
• Total	705,675
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)

Vatovavy is a region of Madagascar. Its capital is Mananjary. It was created by dividing the former region of Vatovavy-Fitovinany on 16 June 2021. ^[3]

Cyclone Batsirai made landfall at Mananjary in 2022, leaving 90 percent of the city destroyed. ^[4]

Administrative divisions

Vatovavy Region is divided into three districts, which are sub-divided into 58 communes.

• Ifanadiana District - 14 communes
• Mananjary District - 25 communes
• Nosy Varika District - 19 communes

Transportation

• Train - 180 km (from Fianarantsoa)
• Car Taxi-Brousse
• One airport: Mananjary Airport

Bodies of water

• the Namorona River
• the Mananjary River
• the Sakaleona River and the Sakaleona Falls, the highest waterfall in Madagascar (200m)

Protected areas

• Part of Ranomafana National Park

References

1. midi-madagasikara.mg
2. "Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
3. Découpage Territorial - L'Express.mg
4. l'Express de Madagascar