Vangaindrano is a town and a district in Atsimo-Atsinanana Region,

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with a population of 38,537 (2018).

Geography

The town is near the mouth of the

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 ...

at the southern part of the east coast. It's connected to the north by National Road RN 12 to

Farafangana Farafangana is a city (commune urbaine) on the south-east coast of Madagascar and capital of the Atsimo-Atsinanana region. Location Farafangana is the capital of the region Atsimo-Atsinanana located approximately 400 kilometres south of the c ...

that is situated at a distance of 75 km in the North. The road continues south as National Road 12a but this section can hardly be by ordinary vehicles, due to its bad condition and lack of bridges..

Nature

The Midongy Atsimo National Park is situated at 90 km from Vangaindrano and the Manombo Reserve, halfway to

References

Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub