Toamasina (Province)

Toamasina
Basic data
Country	Madagascar
Capital	Toamasina
surface	71,911 km²
Residents	2,593,063 (2001)
density	36 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	MG-A

Coordinates: 17 ° 45 ′  S , 48 ° 45 ′  E

Toamasina is a former province ( faritany mizakatena ) in eastern Madagascar with the capital of the same name, Toamasina , which is the most important commercial port of Madagascar. The province had an area of ​​71,911 km² and around 2.59 million inhabitants. On April 4, 2007, Marc Ravalomanana held a referendum on an amendment to the constitution, which established a new administrative structure without provinces from October 2009.

The Île aux Nattes lies east in the Indian Ocean . With the exception of the province of Toliara , Toamasina bordered all other former provinces :

• at Antsiranana in the north
• at Mahajanga in the northwest
• at Antananarivo in the southwest
• at Fianarantsoa 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 Toamasina Province is shown below.

Region Alaotra-Mangoro 1. Ambatondrazaka 2. Amparafaravola 3. Andilamena 4. Anosibe An'ala 11. Moramanga Analanjirofo region 6. Fenoarivo Atsinanana 8. Mananara North 9. Maroantsetra 12. Sainte Marie 13. Soanierana Ivongo 17. Vavatenina

Atsinanana region 5. Antanambao Manampotsy 7. Mahanoro 10. Marolambo 14. Toamasina I 15. Toamasina II 16. Vatomandry 18. Brickaville

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Administrative units - Madagascar ( Memento of December 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Diana. Ministère de l'Economie et du Plan, accessed on November 19, 2017 (French).