Vohibinany (district)
Brickaville
Ampasimanolotra/Vohibinany | |
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Brickaville Location in Madagascar | |
Coordinates: 18°49′10″S 49°04′25″E / 18.81944°S 49.07361°E | |
Country | Madagascar |
Region | Tamatave |
District | Vohibinany (district) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,385 km2 (2,079 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 190,636 |
Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
Brickaville District is an administrative district in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar; also known as Ampasimanolotra and Vohibinany. Brickaville is located along Route nationale 2 (RN 2), 105 km south of Toamasina (the primary seaport of the country) and 220 km east of Antananarivo (the capital).[1] It is also situated alongside the Rianila river. It is a railway station on the Antananarivo - East Coast line. Its main industries revolve around sugar.[2]
Communes[]
The district is further divided into 17 communes; which are further sub-divided into 180 villages (fokontany):
- Ambalarondra
- Ambinaninony
- Ambohimanana
- Ampasimbe
- Andekaleka
- Andevoranto
- Anivorano Est
- Anjahamana
- Brickaville (Vohibinany)
- Fanasana
- Fetraomby
- Lohariandava
- Mahatsara
- Maroseranana
- Ranomafana Est
- Razanaka
- Vohitranivona
References[]
- ^ (in French) tourismemada.com Archived June 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lonely Planet Madagascar & Comoros, p. 197 (2008)
Categories:
- Districts of Atsinanana
- Madagascar geography stubs