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Route nationale 5 (RN5) 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 402 km. The route runs from
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 ...
to
Maroantsetra Maroantsetra , formerly Louisbourg, is a market town and domestic seaport in Analanjirofo Region, Madagascar, at the northern end of the Bay of Antongil. In 2005 it had a population of 42,529 people. History Maurice Benyovszky arrived in Maroant ...
, a city on the eastern coast of the Madagascar. The first 160 km until
Soanierana Ivongo Soanierana Ivongo is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Soanierana Ivongo District, Soanierana Ivongo, which is a part of Analanjirofo Region. The population of the commune was estimated to ...
are paved and in good condition, but the remaining is unpaved and in a bad state of conservation. Several rivers must be crossed by ferry boats. The part from
Soanierana Ivongo Soanierana Ivongo is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Soanierana Ivongo District, Soanierana Ivongo, which is a part of Analanjirofo Region. The population of the commune was estimated to ...
to
Mananara Avaratra Mananara Nord or Mananara Avaratra is a commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mananara Nord, which is a part of Analanjirofo Region. The population of the commune was 35,148 in 2018. It is situated at the Route Nationale No.5 bet ...
is scheduled to be paved in 2022.


Selected locations on route (from North to South)

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Maroantsetra Maroantsetra , formerly Louisbourg, is a market town and domestic seaport in Analanjirofo Region, Madagascar, at the northern end of the Bay of Antongil. In 2005 it had a population of 42,529 people. History Maurice Benyovszky arrived in Maroant ...
*
Rantabe Rantabe is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Maroantsetra, which is a part of Analanjirofo Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 20,000 in 2001 commune census. Ranta ...
(river crossing) * Fahambany (river crossing) *
Mananara Avaratra Mananara Nord or Mananara Avaratra is a commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mananara Nord, which is a part of Analanjirofo Region. The population of the commune was 35,148 in 2018. It is situated at the Route Nationale No.5 bet ...
(ferry crossing
Mananara river The Mananara River is one of the main rivers in eastern Madagascar. Its mouth is located at the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. I ...
) * Andrangazaha (ferry crossing Simianona river) *
Soanierana Ivongo Soanierana Ivongo is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Soanierana Ivongo District, Soanierana Ivongo, which is a part of Analanjirofo Region. The population of the commune was estimated to ...
(ferry over
Marimbona The Marimbona river is located in northern Madagascar and crosses the Route Nationale 5 near Soanierana Ivongo. It has its springs near Andilamena (Alaotra Mangoro), forms the southern border of the Ambatovaky Reserve, passes Andapafito and flo ...
river / ferry to
Nosy Boraha Nosy Boraha , previously known as Sainte-Marie, main town Ambodifotatra, is an island off the east coast of Madagascar. The island forms an administrative district within Analanjirofo Region, and covers an area of 222 km2. It has a popul ...
) * Manangory River crossing * Fenoarivo Atsinanana (Fénérive) **(intersection with RN 22) *
Mahavelona Mahavelona (commonly called Foulpointe), is a town in the district of Toamasina II, in the region of Atsinanana, on the northern part of the east coast of Madagascar. Geography It is situated at the coast of the Indian Ocean south of the mouth ...
(Foulpointe) *
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 Analanjirofo Roads in Atsinanana