Farafangana
City & district
Location of Farafangana
Location of Farafangana
Coordinates: 22°48′05″S 47°35′54″E / 22.8015°S 47.59827°E / -22.8015; 47.59827
CountryMadagascar
RegionAtsimo-Atsinanana
Area
  Total4,763 km2 (1,839 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
postal code
309
ClimateAf
Websitewww.farafangana.com

Farafangana is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar.[2][3]

Communes

The district is further divided into 30 communes:

Economy

There is an airport in Farafangana (Farafangana Airport). One of the main crops in the region is pepper.[4]

Population

Natives are mainly from ethnic groups Antefasy, Rabakara, Antesaka and Zafisoro.

Education

Farafangana has a university.[5]

Tourism

The Manombo Reserve is located at 25 km to Farafangana.[6]

See also

References

  1. <COMMUNE RURALE DE MAHAVELO ET FOKONTANY MAROPANAHY, DISTRICT DE FARAFANGANA, REGION ATSIMO ATSINANANA
  2. 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.
  3. "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. (in French) www.commerce.gov.mg Archived 2013-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. centre universitaire à Farafangana
  6. "travalmadagascar.org". Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.