Mananjary

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Mananjary
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 20°14′S48°21′E / 20.233°S 48.350°E / -20.233; 48.350
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Region Vatovavy
District Mananjary
Elevation
[1]
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total25,222
Time zone UTC3 (EAT)
Code postal
317

Mananjary is a city located in Vatovavy, Madagascar with a population of 25,222 inhabitants in 2018. It is the chief city of the Mananjary district.

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It contains a town of the same name, situated on the southern part of the east coast, where the Mananjary River flows into the Indian Ocean. [2] There's a small port and an airport.

Mananjary is situated at 130 km south of Nosy Varika on the RN 11 [3] The Canal des Pangalanes divides the town into two sections.

In 2022 Cyclone Batsirai made landfall at Mananjary, leaving the city destroyed by 90%. [4]

Economy

Agriculture production is focused on vanilla, coffee, and pepper production. [5]

Religion

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mananjary.

The small Antambahoaka tribe holds a ceremonial mass circumcision rite every seven years in the village, called "Sambatra." [6]

Education

An inoperative bridge on Canal des Pangalanes in Mananjary in 2013, which was damaged by a typhoon. Underneath the bridge, a makeshift bamboo bridge was built, which is removed for passing ships upon payment of a fee. Mananjary - collapsed bridge.jpg
An inoperative bridge on Canal des Pangalanes in Mananjary in 2013, which was damaged by a typhoon. Underneath the bridge, a makeshift bamboo bridge was built, which is removed for passing ships upon payment of a fee.

Coordinates: 21°13′52″S48°20′31″E / 21.23111°S 48.34194°E / -21.23111; 48.34194

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References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. www.britannica.com
  3. Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 158
  4. l'Express de Madagascar
  5. Madagascar & Comoros, pp. 230-31 (Lonely Planet, 2008)
  6. Bradt, Hilary. Madagascar: The Bradt Travel Guide, p. 298 (2007)
  7. "École primaire française de Mananjary." AEFE. Retrieved on May 7, 2015.