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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.

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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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Maevatanana
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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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