Ranomafana is a rural municipality in

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. It belongs to the

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Ifanadiana Ifanadiana is a town and Commune (administrative division), commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Ifanadiana District, Ifanadiana, which is a part of the region Vatovavy. The population of the commune was es ...

, which is a part of the region of

Vatovavy Vatovavy is a region of Madagascar. Its capital is Mananjary, Fianarantsoa, Mananjary. It was created by dividing the former region of Vatovavy-Fitovinany on 16 June 2021. Cyclone Batsirai made landfall at Mananjary in 2022, leaving 90 percent of ...

. The population of the commune was 9,705 in the 2018. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in the town. 60% of the population of the commune are farmers; the most important crops are

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s and

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, while other important agricultural products are

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and

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. Services provide employment for 40% of the population.

Roads

The commune is situated at 62 km from

Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. History It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kin ...

and 138 km from

Mananjary Mananjary is a city on the East coast of Madagascar with a population of 25,222 inhabitants in 2018. It is the chief town of the Mananjary district and the Vatovavy region. It contains a town of the same name, situated on the southern part of the ...

along the National Road 25.

Rivers

The municipality is crossed by the

Namorona River Namorona is a river in Vatovavy, eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the central highlands, runs along the Ranomafana National Park, forms the Andriamamovoka Falls, to flow into the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of ...

. There are also the Andriamamovoka Falls, a waterfall on the Namorona near the fokontany of Vohiparara.

Sights and Infrastructure

There is an outdoor swimming pool and bath filled by hot water springs. A well-kept park can be visited close to the outdoor pool. A number of hotels are found throughout the village, accommodating tourist that come to visit the nearby

Ranomafana National Park Ranomafana National Park is a national park in southeastern Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy regions. It was established as Madagascar's fourth national park in 1991 following the rediscovery of the greater bamboo lemur (''Hap ...

. Ranomafana has a hospital. The Town Hall (''Lapan'ny tanana'') is on the main road. The Post Office and the Market are at ''Place de l'Indépendance'' where a memorial dedicated to the victims of the

Malagasy Uprising The Malagasy Uprising (; ) was a Malagasy nationalist rebellion against French colonial rule in Madagascar, lasting from March 1947 to February 1949. Starting in late 1945, Madagascar's first French National Assembly deputies, Joseph Raseta, ...

of 1947 was erected. The Catholic Church was consecrated by bishop

François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana (born 1927 in Ankatafana) was a Malagasy clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mananjary The Diocese of Mananjary is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madaga ...

in 1988.Commemorative stone at the church, to be seen at Wikipedia Commons The Protestant Church is on a small hill offering a beautiful view of the town centre. RanomafanaGeneralView.jpg, General view of Ranomafana RanomafanaMairie.jpg, Town Hall RanomafanaHospital.jpg, Hospital RanomafanaMonument.jpg, Monument RanomafanaThermalbad.jpg, Public pool RanomafanaZaridaina.jpg, Public parc near the hot springs RanomafanaPaositra.jpg, Post office RanomafanaFiangonanaKatolika.jpg, Catholic church RanomafanaCatholicChurch.jpg, Catholic church RanomafanaProtestantChurch.jpg, Protestant Church RanomafanaProtestChurch.jpg, Protestant Church RanomafanaTanànaMadio.jpg, Campaign to keep the town clean

References

Populated places in Vatovavy {{Vatovavy-geo-stub

Roads

Rivers

Sights and Infrastructure

See also

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