Mandritsara District

Mandritsara District
Mandritsara District
—  District  —
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 16°18′S 48°59′E / 16.3°S 48.983°E / -16.3; 48.983
Country  Madagascar
Region Sofia
Area[1]
 – Total 10,512 km2 (4,058.7 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 – Total 204,503
 – Density 19.5/km2 (50.5/sq mi)
 – Ethnicities Tsimihety
Time zone EAT (UTC3)
Not to be confused with Mandritsara, the Malagasy commune with same name.

Mandritsara is a district in northern Madagascar. It's a part of Sofia Region and borders the districts of Befandriana-Nord in north, Maroantsetra in northeast, Mananara in east, Soanierana Ivongo in southeast, Andilamena in south and Boriziny (Port-Bergé) in west. The area is 10,512 km2 (4,059 sq mi) and the population was estimated to be 204,503 in 2001.[1]

The district is further divided into 22 communes.

References and notes

  1. ^ a b "Madagascar Administrative units". http://www.xist.org/cntry/madagascar.aspx. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 

Coordinates: 16°18′S 48°59′E / 16.3°S 48.983°E / -16.3; 48.983

v · Communes in the Sofia Region of the Republic of Madagascar
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Antsohihy
Bealanana
Befandriana-Nord
Boriziny
(Port-Bergé)
Mampikony
Mandritsara
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