Farafangana District
Farafangana is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar. The district has an area of 2,824 km (1,090 sq mi), and the estimated population in 2020 was 436,226.
Communes
The district is further divided into 30 communes:
- Ambalatany
- Ambalavato
- Ambohigogo
- Ambohimandroso
- Amporoforo
- Ankarana Miraihina
- Anosivelo
- Anosy Tsararafa
- Antsiranambe
- Beretra Bevoay
- Efatsy Anandroza
- Etrotroka Atsimo
- Evato
- Farafangana
- Fenoarivo
- Iabohazo
- Ihorombe
- Ivandrika
- Mahabo Mananivo
- Mahafasa Afovoany
- Mahavelo
- Maheriraty
- Manambotra Atsimo
- Marovandrika
- Sahamadio
- Tangainony
- Tovona
- Vohilengo
- Vohimasy
- Vohitromby
Economy
There is an airport in Farafangana (Farafangana Airport). One of the main crops in the region is pepper.
Population
Natives are mainly from ethnic groups Antefasy, Rabakara, Antesaka and Zafisoro.
Education
Farafangana has a university.
Tourism
The Manombo Reserve is located at 25 km to Farafangana.
See also
References
- ^ <COMMUNE RURALE DE MAHAVELO ET FOKONTANY MAROPANAHY, DISTRICT DE FARAFANGANA, REGION ATSIMO ATSINANANA
- ^ REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana (PDF). MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. pp. 42–44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ (in French) www.commerce.gov.mg Archived 2013-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ centre universitaire à Farafangana
- ^ "travalmadagascar.org". Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2022-06-12.