Brickaville District is an administrative district in Atsinanana Region,

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; also known as Ampasimanolotra and Vohibinany. Brickaville is located along Route nationale 2 (RN 2), 105 km south of

Toamasina Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of it ...

(the primary seaport of the country) and 220 km east of

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(the capital). It is also situated alongside the Rianila river. It is a railway station on the Antananarivo - East Coast line. Its main industries revolve around sugar.Lonely Planet Madagascar & Comoros
p. 197 (2008)

Communes

The district is further divided into 17 communes; which are further sub-divided into 180 villages (fokontany): *

Ambalarondra Ambalarondra is a village and rural commune in the Brickaville district (or: Vohibinany (district)) in the Atsinanana Region, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasik ...

* Ambinaninony * Ambohimanana * Ampasimbe * Andekaleka *

Andevoranto Andevoranto is a rural municipality in the Brickaville District, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar. It is located near the coast and near the mouth of the Rianila River

Anivorano Est Anivorano Est (also called Anivorano Gare) is a village and commune in the district of Brickaville Vohibinany (district), Atsinanana Region, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repobli ...

* Anjahamana * Brickaville (Vohibinany) * Fanasana *

Fetraomby Fetraomby is a village and rural commune in the Brickaville district (or: Vohibinany (district)) in Atsinanana, Madagascar. The village can be accessed by following the Rianila River by canoe. Economy The economy is based on agriculture. Rice a ...

Lohariandava Lohariandava is a village and commune in the Brickaville district (or: Vohibinany (district)) in the Atsinanana Region, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, l ...

Mahatsara Mahatsara or Mahatsara Est is a village and commune in the district of Brickaville Vohibinany (district), Atsinanana Region, Madagascar. The RN 2 it crosses the territory of the commune in Antsampanana. It is located near the coast and near the ...

Maroseranana 'Maroseranana'' is a village and rural commune in the Brickaville district (or: Vohibinany (district)) in the Atsinanana Region, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madaga ...

Ranomafana Est Ranomafana Est is a village and commune in the district of Brickaville Vohibinany (district), Atsinanana Region, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links= ...

Razanaka Razanaka or Vohipeno Razanaka is a rural municipality in the Brickaville district (or: Vohibinany (district)) in the Atsinanana Region, Madagascar. It is located near on the banks of the Vohitra river. Agriculture Curcuma ''Curcuma'' () is a ...

Vohitranivona Vohitranivona is a village and commune in the Brickaville district (or: Vohibinany (district)) in the Atsinanana Region, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, ...

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture.

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Rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

, coconuts and

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are grown. Since 2019 there is also a

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mine in

, the Sahamamy graphite mine.Agencecofin.com
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Roads

There are two mayor roads: the National Road 2 that leads from the capitol

and the National Road 11a that leads from its junction with the national road 2 at

Antsampanana Antsampanana is a village in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in ...

south to

Vatomandry Vatomandry is a town in and the administrative center of the Vatomandry District, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar.(29 March 2006)MADAGASCAR: Maintaining the roads to prosperity '' IRIN'' An airport serves the city. Etymology and location Located o ...

References

Districts of Atsinanana {{Madagascar-geo-stub