Antsalova is a district in western
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. It is a part of
Melaky Region
Melaky is a region in northwestern Madagascar. It borders Boeny Region in northeast, Betsiboka in east, Bongolava in southeast and Menabe in south. The capital of the region is Maintirano. The population was estimated to be 309,805 in 2018 within t ...
and borders the districts of
Maintirano
Maintirano is a coastal city, commune urbaine (urban municipality), ( mg, kaominina) and Catholic bishopric in western Madagascar approximately 325 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo. It belongs to the district of Maintirano, which is a p ...
in north,
Morafenobe
Morafenobe is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Morafenobe, which is a part of Melaky Region.
Morafenobe is served by a local airport. Primary and junior level secondary education are avail ...
in northeast,
Miandrivazo
Miandrivazo is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It is situated at the Mahajilo River and belongs to the district of Miandrivazo, which is a part of Menabe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 1 ...
in east and
Belon'i Tsiribihina
Belon'i Tsiribihina (also known as Belo sur Tsiribihina or Belo - Tsiribihina) is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Belo sur Tsiribihina, which is a part of Menabe Region. It is situated at the mouth ...
in south. The area is and the population was estimated to be 30,062 in 2001.
The district is crossed by the
National Road No.8, though it is practicable only in the dry season.
Communes
The district is further divided into five communes:
*
Antsalova
Antsalova is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsalova, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 58,280 in 2018.
Antsalova is serve ...
*
Bekopaka
Bekopaka is a rural municipality in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsalova, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001 commune census.
Bekopaka is served by ...
*
Masoarivo
*
Soahany
*
Trangahy
Rivers
The
Manambolo River ''For the rural municipality, see Manambolo (disambiguation)''
The Manambolo River is a river in the highlands of western Madagascar of 370 km.
It crosses the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve and the Maningoza Reserve.
The unpaved Rou ...
.
References
Districts of Melaky
{{Melaky-geo-stub