Mananjary is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

on the East coast of Madagascar with a population of 25,222 inhabitants in 2018. It is the chief town of the

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 ...

and the

Vatovavy Vatovavy is a region of Madagascar. Its capital is Mananjary, Fianarantsoa, 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 ...

region. It contains a town of the same name, situated on the southern part of the east coast, where 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 ...

flows into the

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. There's a small port and an

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. Mananjary is situated 130 km south of Nosy Varika on the RN 11 and 167 km north of

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 Ri ...

by the National road 12 and National road 25. The

Canal des Pangalanes The Canal des Pangalanes is a canal that consists of a series of natural rivers, waterways and human-made lakes that extends for over and runs down the east coast of Madagascar from Toamasina to Farafangana. It is used primarily for transpor ...

divides the town into two sections. In 2022

Cyclone Batsirai Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai was a deadly tropical cyclone which heavily impacted Madagascar in February 2022, becoming the strongest tropical cyclone to strike Madagascar since Cyclone Enawo in 2017. It made landfall two weeks after Trop ...

made landfall at Mananjary, leaving the city 90% destroyed.

Economy

Agriculture production is focused on

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, coffee, and pepper production.Madagascar & Comoros
pp. 230-31 (

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, 2008)

Roads

* National road 24 - Mananjary -

Vohilava, Mananjary Vohilava is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mananjary, which is a part of the region of Vatovavy. The population of the municipality was estimated to be approximately 32,000 in 2001 commune census. Geography Vo ...

(intersection with RN11) * National road 25 - leading inlands (westwards) to RN7 and

Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. History It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kin ...

. * National road 11 - Northwards from Mananjary to Nosy Varika. * National road 12 - Southwards, to

Religion

It is the seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mananjary The Diocese of Mananjary is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Mananjary and was erected on 9 April 1968. It performs the Latin Rite Latin Rite may refer to: *The Latin Church ...

. The small

Antambahoaka The Antambahoaka are the least numerous ethnic group in Madagascar, numbering around 50,000 in 2013. They inhabit a small region along the southeastern coast of Madagascar near Mananjary and share their origins with the partially Arab Antaimo ...

tribe holds a ceremonial mass

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rite every seven years in the village, called "Sambatra."Bradt, Hilary
Madagascar: The Bradt Travel Guide
p. 298 (2007)

Education

* École primaire française de MananjaryÉcole primaire française de Mananjary
"

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. Retrieved on May 7, 2015. Mananjary - collapsed bridge

Climate

References

{{Authority control Cities in Madagascar Populated places in Vatovavy Regional capitals in Madagascar