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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Manakara

Manakara is a city in Madagascar.

It is the capital Fitovinany Region and of the district of Manakara Atsimo.

The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port.


Manakara - collapsed bridge over Manakara river

The bridge over the Manakara River that connected the northern and southern parts of the city partly collapsed in September 2012.

Its temperature on average is 27 degrees Celsius, the high is 32 and low is 10.

Infrastructures

Railroad

It is the endpoint of the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway (FCE), which connects the city of Fianarantsoa with the sea.

Roads

The National road 12, from Irondro (North, 118km, intersection with RN 25) - Manakara to Farafangana (224 km, south) and Vangaindrano (299 km).

Airport

Manakara Airport is one of the few places where a railway crosses a runway. There are no commercial flights to Manakara.

Education

French international schools:

  • École primaire française Les Pangalanes

Twin cities

References

22°09′S 48°00′E / 22.150°S 48.000°E / -22.150; 48.000