Soalala is a district in western

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 ...

. It is a part of

Boeny Region Boeny is a region in northwestern Madagascar. It borders Sofia Region to the northeast, Betsiboka to the south and Melaky to the southwest. The capital of the region is Mahajanga, and the population was 931,171 in 2018. The area of Boeny is . Ad ...

and borders the districts of

Mitsinjo Mitsinjo is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in western Madagascar approximately 70 kilometres south of Mahajanga. It belongs to the district of Mitsinjo, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be app ...

in northeast,

Ambato-Boeni Ambato-Boeni is a district of Boeny in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 11 communes: * Ambato Ambarimay * Ambondromamy * Andranofasika * Andranomamy Andranomamy is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. I ...

in east,

Kandreho Kandreho is a municipality in western Madagascar in Betsiboka Region approximately north-west of the capital Antananarivo. It is situated at 144 km from Maevatanana. See also * Kandreho Formation * Kasijy Reserve Kasijy Special Reserve is a w ...

in south and

Besalampy Besalampy is a rural municipality on the west coast of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Besalampy, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the municipality was 11331 in 2018. Besalampy is served by a local Besalampy Airport ...

in west. The area is and the population was estimated to be 27,434 in 2001. There had been several victimes of

Cyclone Belna Tropical Cyclone Belna was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall over northwestern Madagascar in December 2019, becoming the first to do so since Cyclone Hellen, Hellen in 2013-14 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, 2014. Belna's precu ...

that fell land on 09.12.2019 in Soalala

Communes

The district is further divided into three communes: *

Ambohipaky Ambohipaky is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Soalala, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 7,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary sc ...

Andranomavo Andranomavo is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Soalala, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 27,000 in 2001 commune census. Andranomavo i ...

Soalala Soalala is a rural municipality in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Soalala, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 commune census. Soalala is served by a ...

Economy

* Soalala mine - which contains iron ore *

Marine shrimp farming Marine shrimp farming is an aquaculture business for the cultivation of marine shrimp or prawns for human consumption. Although traditional shrimp farming has been carried out in Asia for centuries, large-scale commercial shrimp farming bega ...

Baie de Baly National Park Baie de Baly National Park is a National Park in Madagascar. Geography Baie de Baly National Park or Baly Bay National Park is situated in the region of Boeny, District of Soalala, close to Soalala and Ambohipaky, approximately to the next major ...

Namoroka National Park Namoroka National Park, formerly known as Tsingy de Namoroka Strict Nature Reserve, is a national park located in the northwestern part of Madagascar in the Mahajanga Province, specifically, the Soalala District. History Namoroka Strict Natur ...

is situated in the Soalala District.

Infra structures

Soalala Airport Soalala Airport is an airport in Soalala, Boeny Region, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island co ...

Thermal power station A thermal power station is a type of power station in which heat energy is converted to electrical energy. In a steam-generating cycle heat is used to boil water in a large pressure vessel to produce high-pressure steam, which drives a stea ...

of 60 kw.(in French):Thermal station Soalala
/ref> * Two additional hydraulic power stations are planned to take up operations in 2021.

References and notes

{{Boeny-geo-stub Districts of Boeny