Official Name: | Antalaha District |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 180px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Madagascar |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sava |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | district chief |
Leader Name: | Marie Annick Bevazaha |
Area Total Km2: | 6795 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 282921 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Betsimisaraka |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -14.8833°N 67°W |
Antalaha District is a district in northeastern Madagascar. The district contains the Masoala Peninsula, and is limited by Antongil Bay in south-west and the Indian Ocean on east. It is a part of Sava Region and borders the districts of Sambava into the north, Andapa to the north-west and Maroantsetra to the west. The area is 67950NaN0 and the population was estimated to be 222,203 in 2009 and 282,921 in 2018. At the time of the last Madagascar census in 1993 149,684 inhabitants lived in this district.[2]
The main town and district capital is Antalaha
The district is divided into 16 communes (from north to south) with population data based on projections for 2018:
The National road 5a connects the town with Sambava (81 km) and Ambilobe in the North. Antalaha has a maritime harbour. The local airport is situated at 12km west of Antalaha.
The Ambinany river, Ankavanana, Onive (nord) and Ankavia.