Sahasinaka is a municipality in the
Manakara district of the
Fitovinany Region 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 ...
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This municipality is situated at 42 Km north-west from
Manakara
Manakara is a city in Madagascar.
It is the capital Fitovinany Region and of the district of Manakara Atsimo.
The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port.
The bridge over the Manakara River ...
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It lies at the
Faraony River and
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Manakara is a city in Madagascar.
It is the capital Fitovinany Region and of the district of Manakara Atsimo.
The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port.
The bridge over the Manakara River ...
.
Agriculture
The economy is based on agriculture. Rice and coffee are grown, new is the plantation of cloves.
For the local consumption also manioc
''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated ...
is planted.
Sights
The viaduct of the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway and the Faraony River waterfalls at a distance of 4km.
References
Populated places in Fitovinany
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