Maevatanana
Sign in to saveMaevatanana is an urban municipality in Madagascar. The city is in the central-north part of the island, at the Ikopa River, and is connected by the national road RN 4 to Antananarivo and Mahajanga. The altitude is low and as it is located far from the coast, temperatures tend to be high. The city belongs to the district of Maevatanana, which is a part of Betsiboka Region. Maevatanana is the capital of the Betsiboka region, and the population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 24,000 in 2001 commune census.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Maevatanana
- Settlement.other_name
- Suberbieville
- Settlement.image_skyline
- BetsibokaBridge RN4.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250 px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Betsiboka Bridge, near Maevatanana
- 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
- Betsiboka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Maevatanana
- Settlement.leader_name
- Georges Henri Razafindrakoto
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 33.1
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018 census
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- Elevation
- 70
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Maevatanana is an urban municipality in Madagascar. The city is in the central-north part of the island, at the Ikopa River, and is connected by the national road RN 4 to Antananarivo and Mahajanga. The altitude is low and as it is located far from the coast, temperatures tend to be high. The city belongs to the district of Maevatanana, which is a part of Betsiboka Region. Maevatanana is the capital of the Betsiboka region, and the population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 24,000 in 2001 commune census.
In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. Maevatanana hosts the annex of the University Institute of Management and Administration (IUGM) of the University of Mahajanga.
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