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Farafangana
City & district
Location of Farafangana
Coordinates: 22°48′05″S 47°35′54″E / 22.8015°S 47.59827°E / -22.8015; 47.59827
Country	Madagascar
Region	Atsimo-Atsinanana
Area
• Total	2,824 km (1,090 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population
• Total	436,226
• Density	150/km (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
postal code	309
Climate	Af
Website	www.farafangana.com

Farafangana is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar. The district has an area of 2,824 km (1,090 sq mi), and the estimated population in 2020 was 436,226.

Communes

The district is further divided into 30 communes:

• Ambalatany
• Ambalavato
• Ambohigogo
• Ambohimandroso
• Amporoforo
• Ankarana Miraihina
• Anosivelo
• Anosy Tsararafa
• Antsiranambe
• Beretra Bevoay
• Efatsy Anandroza
• Etrotroka Atsimo
• Evato
• Farafangana
• Fenoarivo
• Iabohazo
• Ihorombe
• Ivandrika
• Mahabo Mananivo
• Mahafasa Afovoany
• Mahavelo
• Maheriraty
• Manambotra Atsimo
• Marovandrika
• Sahamadio
• Tangainony
• Tovona
• Vohilengo
• Vohimasy
• Vohitromby

Economy

There is an airport in Farafangana (Farafangana Airport). One of the main crops in the region is pepper.

Population

Natives are mainly from ethnic groups Antefasy, Rabakara, Antesaka and Zafisoro.

Education

Farafangana has a university.

Tourism

The Manombo Reserve is located at 25 km to Farafangana.

See also

• Diocese of Farafangana
• Manombo Reserve

References

1. <COMMUNE RURALE DE MAHAVELO ET FOKONTANY MAROPANAHY, DISTRICT DE FARAFANGANA, REGION ATSIMO ATSINANANA
2. REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana (PDF). MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. pp. 42–44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
3. "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
4. "Madagascar: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
5. (in French) www.commerce.gov.mg Archived 2013-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
6. centre universitaire à Farafangana
7. "travalmadagascar.org". Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2022-06-12.

v t e Communes in the Atsimo-Atsinanana Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Farafangana
Befotaka Sud (6) - 307	Antaninarenina Antondabe Befotaka Beharena Bekofafa Sud Marovitsika Sud Ranotsara Sud
Farafangana (30) - 309	Ambalatany Ambalavato Ambohigogo Ambohimandroso Amporoforo Ankarana Miraihina Anosivelo Anosy Tsararafa Antsiranambe Beretra Bevoay Efatsy Anandroza Etrotroka Sud Evato Farafangana Fenoarivo Iabohazo Ihorombe Ivandrika Mahabo Mananivo Mahafasa Centre Mahavelo Maheriraty Manambotra Sud Marovandrika Sahamadio Tangainony Tovona Vohilengo Vohimasy Vohitromby
Midongy-Atsimo (6) - 318	Andranolalina Ankazovelo Ivondro Nosifeno Soakibany Zara
Vangaindrano (28) - 320	Ambatolava Ambongo Amparihy Est Ampasimalemy Ampataka Anilobe Bekaraoka Bevata Fenoambany Iara Isahara Karimbary Lohafary Lopary Manambondro Marokibo Masianaka Matanga Ranomena Sandravinany Soamanova Tsianofana Tsiately Vangaindrano Vatanato Vohimalaza Vohipaho Vohitrambo
Vondrozo (16) - 322	Ambohimana Anandravy Andakana Antokonala Iamonta Ivato Karianga Mahatsinjo Mahavelo Mahazoarivo Manambidala Manato Maroteza Vohiboreka Vohimary Vondrozo
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