''Route nationale 1'' (''RN 1'') is a primary highway 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 Africa ...
of 149 km, running from
Analavory, Miarinarivo
Analavory is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Miarinarivo District, Miarinarivo, which is a part of Itasy Region. The population of the commune was 62,130 in 2018. Its location is closest to ...
to
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 ...
. It crosses the region of
Bongolava Bongolava is a region in central-western Madagascar. The capital of the region is Tsiroanomandidy. It had a population of 674,474 in 2018.
Geography
The region is situated in central-western Madagascar. It is bordered by Betsiboka, Melaky, Menabe, ...
and
Analamanga Analamanga is a region in central Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and its surrounding metropolitan area. The region has an area of , and had a population of 3,618,128 in 2018.
Administrative divisions
Analamanga Region is divided in ...
Selected locations on route
(east to west)
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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 ...
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Analavory - (intersection with
RN 1b and
RN 43)
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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 ...
- (intersection with
RN 1a to
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
RN 1b)
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Belobaka
Belobaka is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Tsiroanomandidy, which is a part of Bongolava Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 18,000 in 2001 commune census.
Primary and junior le ...
See also
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List of Roads in Madagascar
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Transport in Madagascar Paved and unpaved roadways, as well as railways, provide the main forms of transport in Madagascar. Madagascar has approximately of paved roads and 836 km of rail lines. In 2010, Madagascar had of navigable waterways.
Railways
In 2018, Madagas ...
References
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Roads in Bongolava
Roads in Analamanga
Roads in Madagascar