Sambava
Sign in to saveSambava is a city and commune (commune urbaine; ) at the east coast of northern Madagascar. It is the capital of Sambava District and Sava Region. The population of the commune was 84,039 in as of the 2018 commune census. North of Sambava is the Ampasimbato Lake (50 km).
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sambava
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sambava, plage.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sambava Beach
- Settlement.image_shield
- Sambavia.jpg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 130px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Madagascar
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Madagascar
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 180
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sava
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sambava
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Judicaël Ramangalaza
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 98.9
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Sambava
- Country
- Madagascar
- Located in
- Sambava District
- Population
- 35150
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Sambava, rue du marché.jpg
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- Sambava
- native label
- Sambava
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Infrastructure
- Economy
- Commune
- Sports
- Climate
- References and notes
Sambava is a city and commune (commune urbaine; ) at the east coast of northern Madagascar. It is the capital of Sambava District and Sava Region. The population of the commune was 84,039 in as of the 2018 commune census. North of Sambava is the Ampasimbato Lake (50 km).
==Infrastructure== Sambava is located on Route Nationale 5a Ambilobe - Antalaha. It is also the starting point of the National road 3b to Andapa. It has a local, regional airport. In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. The town provides access to hospital services to its citizens.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sambava” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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