Fitovinany is a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

located in southeast

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 ...

. Its capital is

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 ...

. It is inhabited by the

Antemoro people The Antemoro (or Antaimoro) are an ethnic group of Madagascar living on the southeastern coast, mostly between Manakara and Farafangana. Numbering around 500,000, this ethnic group mostly traces its origins back to East African Bantu and Indones ...

. It formerly belonged to the region Vatovavy-Fitovinany that was split on 16 June 2021 to become the regions

Vatovavy Vatovavy is a region of Madagascar. Its capital is Mananjary. It was created by dividing the former region of Vatovavy-Fitovinany on 16 June 2021. Cyclone Batsirai made landfall at Mananjary in 2022, leaving 90 percent of the city destroyed. Adm ...

and Fitovinany.Découpage Territorial - L'Express.mg
/ref> The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by

(North),

Amoron'i Mania Amoron'i Mania is a region in central Madagascar bordering Vakinankaratra Region in north, Atsinanana in northeast, Vatovavy-Fitovinany in southeast, Haute Matsiatra in south, Atsimo-Andrefana in southwest and Menabe in west. The capital of the r ...

and Haute Matsiatra (West) and

Atsimo-Atsinanana Atsimo-Atsinanana (South East) is a region in Madagascar. Its capital is Farafangana. The region used to be part of the Fianarantsoa Province. The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Vatovavy-F ...

(South).

Administrative divisions

Fitovinany Region is divided into three districts, which are sub-divided into 76 communes. *

Ikongo District Ikongo (formlery Fort Canot ) is a district of Fitovinany in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 17 communes: * Ambatofotsy * Ambinanitromby * Ambohimisafy * Ambolomadinika * Andefapony * Ankarimbelo * Antodinga * ...

- 17 communes *

Manakara-Atsimo District Manakara-Atsimo is a district of Fitovinany in Madagascar. The main city is Manakara. Communes The district is further divided into 42 communes: * Ambahatrazo * Ambahive * Ambalaroka * Ambalavero * Ambila * Amboanjo * Ambohitsara M * Ambor ...

- 42 communes *

Vohipeno District Vohipeno is a district of Vohipeno, which is a part of the region of Fitovinany, which is part of Madagascar. The population of the town was 14,751 in 2018, the population of the district was 292,880. Geography Vohipeno is situated at 42 ...

- 17 communes

Transportation

* Car, Taxi-Brousse * One airport and one seaport: **

Manakara Airport Manakara Airport is an airport in Manakara, Fitovinany, Madagascar, located on the east coast on the island. The Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway crosses the runway of this airport, making it is one of only a few airports in the world that cro ...

**Manakara seaport is only used for transshipments and transit (

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, ...)

Protected areas

*Part of Fandriana-Vondrozo Corridor *Part of

Marolambo National Park The Marolambo National Park covers a forested region of Eastern Madagascar, between Marolambo (region: Atsinanana), Antanifotsy (region: Vakinankaratra), Fandriana (region: Amoron'i Mania), Nosy Varika (Vatovavy), Ifanadiana (Vatovavy) and Ambos ...

*Part of

Ranomafana National Park Ranomafana National Park is in the southeastern part of Madagascar in Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy. With more than 41,600 hectares (161 square miles) of tropical rainforest, it is home to several rare species of flora and fauna including the ...

(Vatovavy)

References

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