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(Redirected from Maevatanana District) Place in Betsiboka, Madagascar
Maevatanana
Maevatanana is located in MadagascarMaevatananaMaevatananaLocation in Madagascar
Coordinates: 16°57′S 46°50′E / 16.950°S 46.833°E / -16.950; 46.833
Country Madagascar
RegionBetsiboka
DistrictMaevatanana
Area
 • Total10,750 km (4,150 sq mi)
Elevation70 m (230 ft)
Population
 • Total236,791
 • Density22/km (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code412
ClimateAw

Maevatanana is a district of Betsiboka in Madagascar.

Communes

The district is further divided into 20 communes:

Mining

Gold panning in Maevatanana (Suberbieville) around 1900

There are important gold mining operations in the district of Maevatanana where 20 kg of gold are extracted weekly. Particularly the Kamoro River is rich in gold, several dozens of kilogramm are extracted every month in Marokoro.

Rivers

References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. L’or, le mal malgache !
  5. Marokoro, Maevatanana, fermeture d'exploitations illicites
Madagascar Communes in the Betsiboka Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Maevatanana
Kandreho (7) - 411
Maevatanana (20) - 412
Tsaratanana (13) - 421
3 districts; 32 communes
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