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''Route nationale 42'' (''RN 42'') is a secondary 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 ...
, running 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 king ...
to Ambatomainty
Ambatomainty is a rural town in western Madagascar. It is the principal town in the Ambatomainty District, Melaky Region, approximately 220 kilometres north-west of the capital Antananarivo.
It is served by Ambatomainty Airport and the unpaved ...
. It crosses the region of Haute Matsiatra
Haute Matsiatra (in Malagasy: Matsiatra Ambony) is a region in Madagascar. It borders Amoron'i Mania region in north, Vatovavy-Fitovinany in east, Ihorombe in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital of the region is Fianarantsoa, and the p ...
.
Selected locations on route
(east to north-west) *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 king ...
- (intersection with RN 7 )
* Isorana
*Ikalamavony
Ikalamavony is a small town in Haute Matsiatra region, in the hills of southern central Madagascar with a population of 35,114 in 2018.
It is the capital of the district.
Communes
To the district of Ikalamavony also belong the communes:
* Ambatoma ...
- 94 km
*crossing Matsiatra
The Matsiatra is a river in Haute Matsiatra region, is located in central and western Madagascar. It flows into the Mangoky River.
Together with the Mananantanana, it forms the Mangoky River
The Mangoky River is a 564-kilometer-long (350 ...
river
*Ambatomainty
Ambatomainty is a rural town in western Madagascar. It is the principal town in the Ambatomainty District, Melaky Region, approximately 220 kilometres north-west of the capital Antananarivo.
It is served by Ambatomainty Airport and the unpaved ...
- 134 km
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 Haute Matsiatra Roads in Madagascar