Vatovavy is a region of

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. Its capital is

Mananjary Mananjary is a city on the East coast of Madagascar with a population of 25,222 inhabitants in 2018. It is the chief town of the Mananjary district and the Vatovavy region. It contains a town of the same name, situated on the southern part of the ...

. It was created by dividing the former region of

Vatovavy-Fitovinany Vatovavy-Fitovinany was a region of Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Afri ...

on 16 June 2021.

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Administrative divisions

Vatovavy Region is divided into three districts, which are sub-divided into 58 communes. *

Ifanadiana District Ifanadiana is a district of Vatovavy in Madagascar. The district has an area of , and the estimated population in 2020 was 183,553. Communes The district is further divided into 14 communes, which is sub-divided into 195 ''fokontany'' (villages) ...

- 14 communes *

Mananjary District Mananjary is a Districts of Madagascar, district of Vatovavy in Districts of Madagascar, Madagascar. Its capital is the city of Mananjary, Fianarantsoa, Mananjary. Communes The district is further divided into 25 communes: * Ambalahosy Nord * A ...

- 25 communes *

Nosy Varika District Nosy Varika is a district of Vatovavy in Madagascar. The district has a population of 270,332 in 2020. Bodies of water * Sakaleona Falls - the highest Waterfall in Madagascar, with 200m height. 18 km from Ampasinambo * Sakaleona River Communes ...

- 19 communes

Transportation

*Train - 180 km (from Fianarantsoa) *Car

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* One airport:

Mananjary Airport Mananjary Airport is an airport in Mananjary, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral island ...

Bodies of water

* the

Namorona River Namorona is a river in Vatovavy, eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the central highlands, runs along the Ranomafana National Park, forms the Andriamamovoka Falls, to flow into the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of ...

* the

Mananjary River The Mananjary River is located in southern Madagascar, in the region of Vatovavy. It drains to the eastern coast, into the Indian Ocean. It serves as the southern edge of the territory known as Betsimisaraka.Helen Chapin Metz Helen Chapin M ...

* the

Sakaleona River ''Sakaleona'' is a river in the regions of Amoron'i Mania and Vatovavy in eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the central highlands to flow into the Indian Ocean near Nosy Varika. See also Sakaleona Falls References

Rivers of Amoron' ...

and the

Sakaleona Falls The Sakaleona Falls are the highest waterfalls of Madagascar, with a height of . They are situated on the Sakaleona River in the Vatovavy region, some from the village of Ampasinambo and about from Nosy Varika. See also * List of waterfalls ...

, the highest waterfall in Madagascar (200m)

Protected areas

*Part of

Ranomafana National Park Ranomafana National Park is a national park in southeastern Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy regions. It was established as Madagascar's fourth national park in 1991 following the rediscovery of the greater bamboo lemur (''Hap ...

References

Vatovavy Regions of Madagascar {{Vatovavy-geo-stub