Morondava

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Morondava
City
Strada di Morondava.jpg
Morondava is located in Madagascar
Morondava
Morondava
Coordinates: 20°17′5″S 44°19′3″E / 20.28472°S 44.31750°E / -20.28472; 44.31750
Country Madagascar
RegionMenabe
Area
morondava-autrement.com
 • Total5,115 km2 (1,975 sq mi)
Elevation
coastal
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Total53,510
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
ClimateBSh

Morondava [murunˈdav̥] is a city located in Menabe Region, of which it is the capital, in Madagascar. It is located in the delta of the Morandava River at

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20°17′5″S 44°19′3″E / 20.28472°S 44.31750°E / -20.28472; 44.31750Coordinates: 20°17′5″S 44°19′3″E / 20.28472°S 44.31750°E / -20.28472; 44.31750. Its population as of the 2018 census, was 53,510.

Population[]

The predominant tribe is the Sakalava. But there are also a few Betsileo, Tsimihety, Merina, Makoa as well as Europeans.[1]

Climate[]

hideClimate data for Morondava
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.9
(89.4) 		31.8
(89.2) 		32.2
(90.0) 		31.8
(89.2) 		30.4
(86.7) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.7
(83.7) 		29.1
(84.4) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.9
(89.4) 		30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.1
(80.8) 		25.8
(78.4) 		23.2
(73.8) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.9
(71.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.3
(77.5) 		26.6
(79.9) 		27.3
(81.1) 		24.8
(76.6)
Average low °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.6
(72.7) 		20.5
(68.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		14.5
(58.1) 		14.3
(57.7) 		15.3
(59.5) 		17.6
(63.7) 		20.1
(68.2) 		21.6
(70.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		19.4
(66.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 241.6
(9.51) 		200.0
(7.87) 		89.5
(3.52) 		14.8
(0.58) 		11.4
(0.45) 		2.4
(0.09) 		2.3
(0.09) 		2.2
(0.09) 		3.6
(0.14) 		11.9
(0.47) 		20.6
(0.81) 		163.3
(6.43) 		763.6
(30.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11 10 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 8 44
Mean monthly sunshine hours 269.3 241.6 287.8 290.0 302.5 289.4 297.6 310.0 298.1 322.1 313.2 283.4 3,505
Source: NOAA[2]

Transportation[]

Air Madagascar has regular scheduled flights to Morondava Airport. The main road to town has been renovated recently. With the new road established, a trip from Antananarivo to Morondava by taxi-brousse takes approximately 12 hours. Pirogues are consequently a popular mode of transport used to ferry people and goods along the coast, especially to Morombe.

Ecology[]

The city is famous amongst other things for the spectacular Avenue of Baobabs nearby at

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20°15′04″S 44°25′06″E / 20.251000°S 44.418403°E / -20.251000; 44.418403 (Avenue of Baobabs). These giant baobab trees are an 800-year-old legacy of the dense tropical forests that once throve here. Over the years, as the country's population grew, the forests were steadily cut down, leaving only the baobab trees, which the locals preserved for religious reasons. Today, deforestation still continues as large areas of this region, including some of few remaining baobabs, are cleared to make way for sugar cane plantations.

The Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located 150 km north of Morondava. The road from Morondava is poor, but Tsingy de Bemaraha is reachable by 4x4 in approximately 10 hours. In the South there is the Andranomena Reserve.

Kirindy Forest at

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20°04′12″S 44°36′07″E / 20.070000°S 44.601944°E / -20.070000; 44.601944 (Kirindy Forest) is a nature reserve about 60 km from Morondava where many of the local species of lemurs as well as other plants and animals can be spotted during a day or night trip.

Roads[]

Education[]

French international schools:

  • École de l'Alliance[3]

Religion[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ www.morondava-autrement.com
  2. ^ "Morondava Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "École de l'Alliance." AEFE. Retrieved on May 7, 2015.

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