Fenoarivo Atsinanana (French: Fénérive Est) is a city (commune urbaine) in
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 Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
.
It is the capital of the
Analanjirofo
Analanjirofo is a region in northeastern Madagascar. Until 2009 it was a part of Toamasina Province. It borders Sava Region to the north, Sofia Region to the west, Alaotra-Mangoro Region to the southwest and Atsinanana Region to the south.
The c ...
region and of the
district of Fenerive-Est.
Geography
It is situated at the East coast of Madagascar, about 103 km north of the city of
Toamasina
Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French language, French Tamatave or in the past as Port aux prunes, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief ...
and 58 kms south of
Soanierana-Ivongo along the
National road 5 to
Maroantsetra.
Economy
The region around Fenoarivo is one of the most important
clove
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growing areas of Madagascar.
The city is also one of the most important sea resorts at the East coast.
History
In the 17th century it was a
privateer
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign o ...
's harbour.
Ratsimilaho, the first king of the
Betsimisaraka, was the son of a pirate and a local princess. He is buried on the island
Nosy Hely, a former pirate's stronghold that can be visited today (Vohimasina).
Tourismemada.com - Fénérive
(french)
Religion
* FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara ( Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar)
* FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy ( Malagasy Lutheran Church)
* Catholic Diocese
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(Cathedral of St. Maurice).
Museums
The Lampy Museum.
Gallery
Fénérive-Est.Avenue.Indépendance.2015.jpg,
Fénérive-Est.Marché.2015.jpg,
Fénérive-Est.Poste.2015.jpg,
Fénérive-Est.École.FrancoChinoise.2015.jpg,
Fénérive-Est.Pécheurs.2015.jpg,
References
Cities in Madagascar
Populated places in Analanjirofo
Regional capitals in Madagascar
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