Vatovavy
Region in Madagascar
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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.[3]
Cyclone Batsirai made landfall at Mananjary in 2022, leaving 90 percent of the city destroyed.[4]
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
