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Route nationale 2 (RN2) is a primary highway in
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Route nationale 2 (RN2) 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 ...
. The route runs from the capital city of 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 ...
to Toamasina
Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of it ...
, a city on the eastern coast of the Madagascar.
The twisting route is served by taxi-brousses and buses.Lonely Planet Madagascar & Comorosp. 190 (2008)
Selected locations on route (from west to east)
*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 ...
*Ambohimangakely
Ambohimangakely is a rural municipality in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It is situated at 12 km East of Antananarivo
Antananarivo (French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorth ...
*Sambaina
Sambaina is the name of several towns and communes in Madagascar. Sambaina (Manjakandriana) belongs to the district of Manjakandriana, which is a part of Analamanga Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 7,831 in 2 ...
*Ambanitsena
Ambanitsena is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Manjakandriana, which is a part of Analamanga Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 6,000 in 2001 commune census.
Primary and juni ...
*Manjakandriana
Manjakandriana is a town and commune in Manjakandriana District, Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It is located 47 km east of Antananarivo on the Route Nationale RN2 and the railway line from Antananarivo - Toamas ...
(48 km from Antananarivo)
*Mangoro River
The Mangoro River is the largest river on the east coast of Madagascar by basin size and water volume, and is 300 km in length.
Overview
The Mangoro begins northeast of the town of Anjozorobe in the Analamanga region, at approximately 1,1 ...
Bridge
*Moramanga
Moramanga is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar. It is located in the region Alaotra-Mangoro and the Moramanga District.
It has a population of 57084 inhabitants (2018).
It is situated between the capital Antananarivo and the east coast on t ...
(junction with RN 44)
*Analamazoatra Reserve
Analamazaotra National Park is a national park of Madagascar. The park is in the eastern portion of Madagascar's Central Highlands. The neighbouring Analamazaotra Forest Station is a local reforestation effort. It adjoins Andasibe-Mantadia Nati ...
and Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is a 155 square kilometre protected area, located about 150 km east of Antananarivo, consisting principally of primary growth forest in Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar. The park's elevation range ...
*Beforona
Beforona is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Moramanga, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 20,380 in 2018.
It is situated at t ...
*Ranomafana Est
Ranomafana Est is a village and commune in the district of Brickaville Vohibinany (district), Atsinanana Region, Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links= ...
*Antsampanana
Antsampanana is a village in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in ...
(junction with RN 11)
*Brickaville
Brickaville is a town and commune in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar.
Also known as Ampasimanolotra, Brickaville is located along Route nationale 2 (Madagascar), Route nationale 2 (RN 2), 105 km south of Toamasina (the primary seaport of the ...
* Rianila River Bridge
*Toamasina
Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of it ...
See also
* List of Roads in Madagascar *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
{{reflist Roads in Madagascar Roads in Analamanga Roads in Alaotra-Mangoro Roads in Atsinanana