Sava (region)

Sava
Sava (red) is located in northern Madagascar
Basic data
Country	Madagascar
Capital	Sambava
surface	25,518 km²
Residents	1,300,000 (2014)
density	51 inhabitants per km²
founding	2004
ISO 3166-2	MG

Coordinates: 14 ° 16 ′  S , 50 ° 10 ′  E

Sava is one of 22 regions ( Faritra ) of Madagascar . The region is also spelled SAVA region , as the name comes from the abbreviation of the four district capitals of the region: Sambava , Andapa , Vohémar and Antalaha . The SAVA region is the global center of the cultivation of spiced vanilla .

In 2014 there were around 1.3 million people in the SAVA region. Like the other regions of Madagascar, the SAVA region was founded in June 2004. After a referendum in April 2007, the SAVA region became independent from the previously superordinate province of Antsiranana .

geography

The SAVA region lies in the northern tip of Madagascar and borders the Indian Ocean in the east . In the west Sava borders on the Diana region, in the south on Sofia and Analanjirofo . Sava has an area of ​​25,518 km². The capital is Sambava .

The city of Antalaha on the west coast is known as the world capital of vanilla .

Administrative division

The region is divided into four districts ( Fivondronana ):

• Andapa
• Antalaha
• Sambava
• Vohémar

Web links

• official homepage of the region (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sava population statistics. citypopulation.de, November 17, 2015, accessed on January 7, 2018 (German). 
2. ↑ Diana. Ministère de l'Economie et du Plan, accessed January 7, 2018 (French).