Maroantsetra
| Maroantsetra | |||
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 26 ′ S , 49 ° 45 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Madagascar | ||
| Toamasina | |||
| region | Analanjirofo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MG-A | ||
| height | 10 m | ||
| Residents | 22,503 (2005) | ||
Maroantsetra is a city on the northeast coast of Madagascar in the Analanjirofo region and Toamasina province . The city is at the northern end of Antongil Bay . The small island of Nosy Mangabe is located about two kilometers to the southeast in this bay. In 2005, Maroantsetra had 22,503 residents.
traffic
Maroantsetra has a port and an airport and is connected to Mananara North and Toamasina by National Road 5 .
Others
The administration of the Masoala National Park is based in the city. The Mananara North National Park is located approx. 100 km south of Maroantsetra. The Nosy Mangabe nature reserve is also near the city.
sons and daughters of the town
- Jacques Rabemananjara (1913–2005), politician and writer
- Michel Malo (* 1938), Roman Catholic clergyman and retired Archbishop of Antsiranana