Soavinandriana (district) explained

Official Name:Soavinandriana district
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Itasy
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Soavinandriana
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:1970
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Merina
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-19.1667°N 90°W
Elevation M:1298
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:118

Soavinandriana district is a district[2] [3] of Itasy in Madagascar.

Economy

Tobacco is an important factor of the local economy.[4]

Roads

It is localized on the National Road 43, about 40 km from Analavory and 140 km from the capital Antananarivo.

Nature

The Ramanavy forest (Forêt de Ramanavy, or translated: Bats Forest) at 10km from Soavinandriana, that hosts some 20 endemic species of plants.[5]

Rivers

The district counts 17 rivers and 20 creeks, including the Kelimahery, Mangadona and the Lily Rivers that forms also the Lily falls near Ampefy. Furthermore it borders to the Lake Itasy in the North.

Communes

The district is further divided into 15 communes:

Notes and References

  1. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/andrianantenainaMikaiaV_COM_MAST_18.pdf LE TOURISME DURABLE PAR LA VALORISATION DU PATRIMOINE - Cas de la Commune Rurale de MANANASY, District de Soavinandriana
  2. Book: REPOBLIKAN’I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana. MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. 42-44.
  3. Web site: Madagascar: Administrative Division. citypopulation. 10 June 2018.
  4. http://madarevues.recherches.gov.mg/IMG/pdf/articles_tantely.pdf La prépondérance de la culture commerciale des tabacs Marylands dit “Paraky gasy” dans la Commune Rurale de Talata-Dondona, District de Soavinandriana, Région Itasy
  5. https://midi-madagasikara.mg/2022/10/24/destin Midi-Madagasikara: Destination Itasy - De nombreux circuits touristiques à découvrir