Besalampy 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

Soalala Soalala is a rural municipality in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Soalala, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 commune census. Soalala is served by a ...

in northeast,

Kandreho Kandreho is a municipality in western Madagascar in Betsiboka Region approximately north-west of the capital Antananarivo. It is situated at 144 km from Maevatanana. See also * Kandreho Formation * Kasijy Reserve Kasijy Special Reserve is a w ...

in east,

Ambatomainty Ambatomainty is a rural town in western Madagascar. It is the principal town in the Ambatomainty District, Melaky Region, approximately 220 kilometres north-west of the capital Antananarivo. It is served by Ambatomainty Airport Ambatomainty A ...

in southeast,

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 south and

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 southwest. The area is and the population was estimated to be 37,782 in 2001.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into nine municipalities: * Ambolodia Sud * Ampako * Ankasakasa Tsibiray * Antsirasira * Bekodoka *

Besalampy Besalampy is a rural municipality on the west coast of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Besalampy, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the municipality was 11331 in 2018. Besalampy is served by a local Besalampy Airport ...

* Mahabe * Marovoay Sud * Soanenga

Rivers

* The Maningoza river

Protected areas

* Bemarivo Reserve at 12 km from Besalampy. * The

Maningoza Reserve Maningoza Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in Madagascar. It was created in 1956 to protect the many endemic plants and animals, and it also contains some of the last remaining areas of dry deciduous forest on the island. Geography The Mani ...

is located in the district of Besalampy.

Access

By road: from

Antananarivo Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "An ...

Tsiroanomandidy Tsiroanomandidy is a city (commune urbaine) in central-western Madagascar, approximately 210 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo. Tsiroanomandidy is the capital of Bongolava Region and of Tsiroanomandidy District. Its name means ''One pe ...

-Besalampy by the route nationale n°1 Madagascar National Parks

References and notes

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