Haute Matsiatra (in Malagasy: Matsiatra Ambony) is a
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
in
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 Afric ...
. It borders
Amoron'i Mania region in north,
Vatovavy-Fitovinany
Fitovinany is a region located in southeast Madagascar. Its capital is Manakara. It is inhabited by the Antemoro people.
It formerly belonged to the region Vatovavy-Fitovinany that was split on 16 June 2021 to become the regions Vatovavy and Fi ...
in east,
Ihorombe
Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar. It borders Haute Matsiatra region in north, Atsimo-Atsinanana in east, Anosy in south and Atsimo-Andrefana
Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute M ...
in south and
Atsimo-Andrefana
Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra in northeast, Ihorombe and Anosy in east and Androy in southeast. The capital is Toliara and the population was 1,799,088 in 2018. Ats ...
in west. The capital of the region is
Fianarantsoa, and the population was 1,447,296 in 2018. The area is .
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Economy
Matsiatra Ambony is the top wine producing region of Madagascar, with wineyards in Ambalavao
Ambalavao is a city (''commune urbaine'') in Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra region. The city is in the most southern part of the Central Highlands, near the city of Fianarantsoa.
Nature
*The Anja Community Reserve, situated about 13  ...
, Famoriana and Isandra (district).
In Sahambavy is found the only tea production of the country.
Administrative divisions
Haute Matsiatra Region is divided into seven districts, which are sub-divided into 84 communes.
* Ambalavao District - 17 communes; 215,094 inhabitants
* Ambohimahasoa District - 17 communes; 220,525 inhabitants
* Fianarantsoa District - 1 commune; 195,478 inhabitants
* Ikalamavony District
Ikalamavony is a small town in Haute Matsiatra region, in the hills of southern central Madagascar with a population of 35,114 in 2018. The district has a total population of 151,056 inhabitants. With 10,163 km2 it occupies almost half of the sur ...
- 8 communes; 91,797 inhabitants
* Isandra District - 13 communes; 132,971 inhabitants
* Lalangina District - 13 communes; 174,165 inhabitants
* Vohibato District - 15 communes; 201,666 inhabitants
Transport
Airports
* Ambalavao Airport
* Fianarantsoa Airport
Railways
The Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway has its endpoint in Fianarantsoa. It leads to the east coast and Manakara.
Roads
* National road 7 (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 "A ...
- Tulear
Toliara (also known as ''Toliary'', ; formerly ''Tuléar'') is a city in Madagascar.
It is the capital of the Atsimo-Andrefana region, located 936 km southwest of national capital Antananarivo.
The current spelling of the name was adopted ...
)
* National road 25 ( Fianarantsoa - Mananjary)
* National road 42 A short secondary highway from Fianarantsoa to Isorana.
* National road 45 - a shortcut from National road 7 to National road 25.
Rivers
The main river is the Matsiatra
The Matsiatra is a river in Haute Matsiatra region, is located in central and western Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de ...
.
Protected areas
*Part of Fandriana-Vondrozo Corridor
* Andringitra National Park
* Part of Ranomafana National Park
* Anja Community Reserve
The Anja Community Reserve is a woodland area and freshwater lake, situated at the base a large cliff. Much of the reserve is dominated by fallen rocks and boulders and there are two small caves providing habitat for bats and owls. This reserve ha ...
* the cliffs & caves of Isandra
See also
* Ranotsara
References
Regions of Madagascar
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