Morombe
| Morombe | |||
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| Coordinates | 21 ° 45 ′ S , 43 ° 22 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Madagascar | ||
| Antananarivo | |||
| region | Atsimo-Andrefana | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MG-T | ||
| District | Morombe | ||
| height | 5 m | ||
Morombe is a city in the northwest of the Atsimo-Andrefana region in Madagascar. It is located on the coast of the Mozambique Channel and has an airfield east of the village.
economy
The Morombe area is known for growing chickpeas .
nature
The Kirindy-Mitea National Park is north of Morombe. Approx. 80 km from Morombe is the Ampanonga forest with several hundred baobabs . Some of the largest specimens ( Adansonia grandidieri ) can reach heights of up to 40 meters.
religion
The city is the seat of the diocese of Morombe .