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Mananjary, Fianarantsoa

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Elevation
  
10 m

Number of airports
  
1

Local time
  
Sunday 10:06 PM

Mananjary, Fianarantsoa

Weather
  
24°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 96% Humidity

Mananjary [mananˈdzarʲ] is a city located in Vatovavy-Fitovinany. The city had an estimated population of 28,498 inhabitants in 2005.

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Map of Mananjary, Madagascar

It contains a town of the same name, situated on the southern part of the east coast, where the Mananjary River flows into the Indian Ocean. There's a small port and an airport Mananjary Airport.

The Canal des Pangalanes divides the town into two sections. Local industry focuses on vanilla, coffee, and pepper production.

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mananjary. The small Antambahoaka tribe holds a ceremonial mass circumcision rite every seven years in the village, called "Sambatra."

Education

French international schools:

  • École primaire française de Mananjary
  • References

    Mananjary, Fianarantsoa Wikipedia