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Atsinanana is a coastal region in eastern Madagascar. It borders Analanjirofo region in the north, Alaotra-Mangoro in the west, Vakinankaratra and Amoron'i Mania in the southwest, and Vatovavy in the south. The region contains over 285km of coastline, which includes many beaches and cultural heritage sites.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Atsinanana Region
Settlement.settlement_type
Region
Settlement.image_map
Madagascar-Atsinanana-2023.svg
Settlement.mapsize
180px
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Madagascar
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.seat_type
Capital
Settlement.seat
Toamasina
Settlement.leader_title
Governor
Settlement.leader_name
Richard Rafidison
Settlement.area_total_km2
21934
Settlement.population_as_of
2018
Settlement.population_total
1484403
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions
Settlement.timezone
EAT
Settlement.utc_offset
3

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Wikidata facts

Country
Madagascar
Contains
Vohibinany
Capital
Toamasina
Area
21934
Image
Madagascar-Atsinanana Region.png
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Administrative divisions
  • Transport
  • Airports
  • Railroads
  • Protected areas
  • Bodies of Water
  • Gallery
  • References

Atsinanana is a coastal region in eastern Madagascar. It borders Analanjirofo region in the north, Alaotra-Mangoro in the west, Vakinankaratra and Amoron'i Mania in the southwest, and Vatovavy in the south. The region contains over 285km of coastline, which includes many beaches and cultural heritage sites.

Atsinanana is known for its fish breeding and fishing near its ports, ore claims and mining activity, as well as its agriculture.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Atsinanana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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