Fenoarivo Atsinanana (French: Fénérive Est) is a city (commune urbaine) in
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 ...
.
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.
The city is located on the east coast about 103 km north of the city 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 ...
.
Economy
The region around Fenoarivo is one of the most important
clove
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, ''Syzygium aromaticum'' (). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring or fragrance in consumer products, ...
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 ship that engages in maritime warfare 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 or deleg ...
's harbour.
Ratsimilaho
Ratsimilaho (c.1694 – 1750) was a ruler of an east coastal region of Madagascar. He is said to be the son of an English pirate Thomas Tew and a Malagasy queen regnant, Antavaratra Rahena. The region, known as the Betsimisaraka confederatio ...
, 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
The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar ( mg, Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara; FJKM) is the second-largest Christian denomination in Madagascar. The current officers include the Rev. Ammi Irako Andriamahazosoa, President; the Rev. Jean ...
)
* FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (Malagasy Lutheran Church
The Malagasy Lutheran Church (in Malagasy it is known as FLM: ''Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy'') is one of the most important Christian churches in Madagascar, established in 1950 by the unification of 1,800 Lutheran congregations in central and so ...
)
* Catholic Diocese
As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 Diocese#Archdiocese, archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic ad ...
(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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