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Manakara in the region of Vatovavy Fitovinany with its 35,499 inhabitants is a town in Madagascar - some 225 mi or ( 363 km ) South of Antananarivo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Manakara is now 08:37 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Indian/Antananarivo " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Toamasina, Sorombo, Ranomainty, Maroala, and Manja. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Toamasina . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Manakara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
MADAGASCAR le TGV Malgache...Film de Raymond Grelet...
Départ de MANAKARA en train ( TGV Malgache) en direction de FIANARANTSOA.Ce parcours en train se déroule au coeur de la forêt primaire, du pays de la tribu TANALA. ..
MADAGASCAR N°7.Manakara...Film de Raymond Grelet.
Manakara :Ballade en pirogue traditionnelle le long du canal à proximité de Manakara. ..
Entre ciel et terre, Madagascar la grande île
Photos de la grande île entre Tananarive et Manakara par les hauts plateaux ..
By train from Manakara to Fianarantsoa (Madagascar)
This video shows a journey by train from Manakara (on the east coast) to Fianarantsoa (on the plateau) in Madagascar ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Vatovavy-Fitovinany
Vatovavy-Fitovinany is the South-East region of Madagascar. Capital: Manakara Chief: Georget Mandehatsara (since March 2012) Dialectical: Antemoro Transportation mean: Train (from Fianarantsoa) Car Taxi-Brousse Plane Manakara port is only used for product shipment and transit The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Atsinanana (North), Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra (West) and Atsimo-Atsinanana (South).
Located at -22.15 48.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Manakara
Manakara is a city in Madagascar. It is the capital of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region. The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port. The bridge over the Manakara River that connected the northern and southern parts of the city partly collapsed in September 2012. It is the endpoint of the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway (FCE), which connects the city of Fianarantsoa with the sea.
Located at -22.15 48.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Manakara Airport
Manakara Airport is an airport in Manakara, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar. Located on the east coast on the island. It is one of only a few airports in the world that crosses a live railway line, the other two airports being Peshawar Airport in Pakistan and Gisborne Airport in New Zealand.
Located at -22.12 48.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tataho
Tataho is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Manakara, which is a part of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 4,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 42.5% and 42.5% of the working population.
Located at -22.22 47.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Sorombo
Sorombo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Manakara, which is a part of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 12,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 0.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are coffee and cassava.
Located at -22.10 47.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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