Route nationale 6 (RN6) is a primary highway in

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of 706 km, running from

Antsiranana Antsiranana ( mg, Antsiran̈ana ), named Diego-Suárez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar. Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013. History The bay and city originally u ...

Ambondromamy Ambondromamy is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambato-Boeni, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary ...

. It crosses the regions of Diana and

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Tsingy Rouge The ''Tsingy Rouge'' (''Red Tsingy'') is a stone formation of red laterite formed by erosion of the Irodo River in the region of Diana in northern Madagascar. It is situated approximately 60 km south of Antsiranana Antsiranana ( mg, Antsir ...

* Anivorano Nord *

Ankarana Reserve Ankarana Special Reserve in northern Madagascar was created in 1956. It is a small, partially vegetated plateau composed of 150-million-year-old middle Jurassic limestone. With an average annual rainfall of about , the underlying rocks have been e ...

(Tsingy d'Ankarana) - at Mahamasina *

Ambilobe Ambilobe is an urban municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambilobe, which is a part of Diana Region. The town is the capital of Ambilobe district, and according to 2001 census the population was approximately 56,000. Ge ...

- (junction with RN5a to Vohémar and

Sambava Sambava is a city and commune (commune urbaine; mg, kaominina) at the east coast of northern Madagascar. It is the capital of Sambava District and Sava Region. The population of the commune was 84,039 in as of the 2018 commune census. Infrastr ...

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Ambanja Ambanja is a city and commune in northern Madagascar. According to 2001 census the population of Ambanja was 28,468. Geography Ambanja is located on the northern berth of the Sambirano River and is crossed by the Route Nationale 6 ( Antsiranan ...

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Manongarivo Reserve Manongarivo Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the North-West of Madagascar in the region of Diana. Manongarivo is home to both the Sambirano mouse lemur and the Sambirano woolly lemur. Geography The reserve has a surface of 64,356 ha and is ...

at 35 km from Ambanja). *

Mahamanina Falls The Mahamanina Falls is a waterfall in the region of Diana in the north of Madagascar. It is located 15 km from Ambanja via Route nationale 6 The Route nationale 6 is a trunk road ( nationale) in France between Paris and the frontier wi ...

Maromandia Maromandia is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Analalava, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 34,000 in 2001 commune census. Geographie I ...

Antsohihy Antsohihy is a city (commune urbaine) in northern Madagascar. It is the administrative capital of the Sofia Region. Geography Antsohihy is the capital of Sofia Region and of Antsohihy District. It is situated at the junction of Route nationale 6 ...

(junction with RN 32) *bridge over the

Sofia River The Sofia is a river of northwestern Madagascar. It flows through the Sofia Region. The source is at the Tsaratanana Massif at an altitude of 1784 metres. It has a length of . Its mouth is in the Indian Ocean in the Boriziny-Vaovao District Bori ...

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Port Berge Boriziny (French: Port-Bergé) is a city (commune urbaine) in western Madagascar in Sofia Region. Geography It is situated at the Route nationale 6 near the bay of Helodrano. The Bemarivo flows near Port Bergé, just before flowing into the An ...

(Boriziny) *

Mampikony Mampikony urban municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mampikony, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the municipality was 28,593 in 2018. Mampikony is located at the Route nationale 6 and served by th ...

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Mahajanga Mahajanga (French: Majunga) is a city and an administrative district on the northwest coast of Madagascar. The city of Mahajanga (Mahajanga I) is the capital of the Boeny Region. The district (identical to the city) had a population of 220,629 i ...

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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Sadjoavato Sadjoavato is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II in the Diana Region. It is situated between Antsiranana and Ambilombe on the National Road No.6 at a distance of approx. 51 km ...

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Antsakoabe Antsakoabe is a town in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region. Geography Antsakoabe is situated at the Route Nationale 6 between Sadjoavato and Anivorano Nord at a distance of 65 km ...

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{{Commons category, Route Nationale 6 (Madagascar) Sofia Region Roads in Diana Region Roads in Madagascar Roads in Boeny

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