Ranomafana (Vatovavy-Fitovinany)

Ranomafana
Ranomafana
Coordinates	21 ° 15 ′  S , 47 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 21 ° 15 ′  S , 47 ° 27 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Madagascar
province	Fianarantsoa
region	Vatovavy-Fitovinany
District	Ifanadiana
height	876 m
Residents	10,000 (2001)

Ranomafana is a city in Madagascar .

Geographical location

Ranomafana, with a population of around 10,000 (as of 2001), is located at 876 m altitude in the Vatovavy-Fitovinany region , in the Fianarantsoa province , in eastern Madagascar. The Ranomafana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site , is not far from the city.

climate

Ranomafana has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The annual average temperature is 20.6 ° C.

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Ranomafana Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 28.5 28.3 27.8 26.9 25.3 23.3 21.9 22.6 24.4 27.1 28.5 28.8 O 26.1 Min. Temperature (° C) 18.6 18.5 18.0 16.6 13.5 11.6 11.3 11.7 13.0 14.8 17.1 17.9 O 15.2 Temperature (° C) 23.5 23.4 22.9 21.7 19.4 17.4 16.6 17.1 18.7 20.9 22.8 23.3 O 20.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 430 354 344 126 71 86 68 63 56 45 158 291 Σ 2,092 Source: climate-data.org

Economy and Infrastructure

60% of the inhabitants live from agriculture and mainly grow pineapples, bananas, rice and manioc . 40% work in the service sector. In addition, ecotourism is an important source of income.

traffic

The Route nationale 25 runs through Ranomafana .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Census 2001. (Excel) Cornell University , December 31, 2001, accessed September 30, 2017 (French, 2.4 MB). 
2. ↑ Climate & Weather in Ranomafana. climate-data.org, accessed on September 30, 2017 .