Vatovavy

Vatovavy
Region
Mananjary
Location in Madagascar
Country	Madagascar
Creation	16.06.2021
Capital	Mananjary
Government
• Gouverneur	Lucien Randriarison
Population  (2018)
• 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.

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

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

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