Morafenobe is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) 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 belongs to the
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
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 avai ...
, which 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 ...
.
Morafenobe is served by a
local airport. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The town provides access to hospital services to its citizens.
Geography
This town is located at the
Manambaho river
Manambaho is a river in Melaky, western Madagascar.
It flows down from central Madagascar into the Mozambique Channel and the Indian Ocean.
It's springs are near Tsiroanomandidy, it passes near Morafenobe and it empties south of Tambohorano and ...
between
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 ...
and
Beravina.
[Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 158]
References and notes
Populated places in Melaky
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