Antsiranana (Province)

Antsiranana
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Basic data
Country	Madagascar
Capital	Antsiranana
surface	43,056 km²
Residents	1,188,425 (2001)
density	28 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	MG-D

-13.583333333333 49.5Coordinates: 13 ° 35 ′ S , 49 ° 30 ′ E

Antsiranana is a former province ( faritany mizakatena ) in the north of Madagascar with the capital of the same name, Antsiranana . The province had an area of 43,056 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. The population belonged to the ethnic groups ( Foko ) of the Antakarana , Betsimisaraka and Tsimihety .

geography

The province was described as "practically isolated" because the 2800 m high Tsaratanana massif with the Maromokotro , Madagascar's highest mountain, lies on the southwestern border with Mahajanga . Toamasina bordered Antsiranana in the southeast .

In the southeast is the Masoala peninsula , which is known for the tropical rainforest and the offshore coral reefs . Madagascar's largest national park, the Masoala National Park, is located on the peninsula . There are also other national parks and nature reserves in Antsiranana: the Tsaratanana national park and the Manongarivo nature reserve in the south, the Ankarana and Montagne d'Ambre national parks in the west, the Anjanaharibe Sud nature reserve in the south,

Administrative division

Until October 2009 Madagascar was divided into six provinces ( faritany mizakatena ). The regions ( Faritra ) founded in 2004 were the second administrative unit until the provinces were dissolved. From November 2009 they became the first administrative unit. The regions are each divided into districts ( Fivondronana ). The breakdown for the former Antsiranana Province is shown below.

Diana
region
- 1. Ambanja
- 2. Ambilobe
- 5. Antsiranana I
- 6. Antsiranana II
- 7. Nosy Be

Sava
region
- 3. Andapa
- 4. Antalaha
- 8. Sambava
- 9. Vohémar

Web links

Commons : Antsiranana - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Administrative units - Madagascar ( Memento of December 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Africa South of the Sahara 2003 . Psychology Press, ISBN 978-1-85743-131-5 , pp. 589 (English, google.de [accessed on November 19, 2017]).
↑ Diana. Ministère de l'Economie et du Plan, accessed on November 19, 2017 (French).

[1] Administrative units - Madagascar ( Memento of December 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Africa South of the Sahara 2003 . Psychology Press, ISBN 978-1-85743-131-5 , pp. 589 (English, google.de [accessed on November 19, 2017]).

[3] Diana. Ministère de l'Economie et du Plan, accessed on November 19, 2017 (French).