Maevatanana (district) explained

Official Name:Maevatanana
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Betsiboka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Maevatanana
Area Total Km2:10,750
Population As Of:2020 estimate
Population Total:236,791
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-16.95°N 96°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:70
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:412
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

Maevatanana is a district of Betsiboka in Madagascar.[2] [3]

Communes

The district is further divided into 20 communes:

Mining

There are important gold mining operations in the district of Maevatanana where 20 kg of gold are extracted weekly.[4] Particularly the Kamoro River is rich in gold, several dozens of kilogramm are extracted every month in Marokoro.[5]

Rivers

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. Book: REPOBLIKAN’I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana. MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. 42-44. 2018-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143921/http://www.instepp.umn.edu/sites/default/files/product/downloadable/Madagascar_2005_Vol1.pdf. 2018-06-12. dead.
  3. Web site: Madagascar: Administrative Division. citypopulation. 10 June 2018.
  4. https://www.agencemalagasydepresse.com/editorial/lor-le-mal-malgache/ L’or, le mal malgache !
  5. https://midi-madagasikara.mg/2023/03/21/marokoro-maevatanana-fermeture-dexploitations-auriferes-illicites-par-le-ministere-des-mines/ Marokoro, Maevatanana, fermeture d'exploitations illicites