Official Name: | Sahasinaka |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Fitovinany |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Manakara |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 142 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -21.8°N 97°W |
Elevation M: | 39 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 316 |
Sahasinaka is a municipality in the Manakara district of the Fitovinany Region in Madagascar.
This municipality is situated at 42 Km north-west from Manakara.It lies at the Faraony River and Fangorinana River[2] and the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway that links the town with Fianarantsoa and Manakara.
The economy is based on agriculture. Rice and coffee are grown, new is the plantation of cloves.For the local consumption also manioc is planted.
The viaduct of the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway and the Faraony River waterfalls at a distance of 4km.