Maevatanana (district)
Appearance
Maevatanana | |
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Coordinates: 16°57′S 46°50′E / 16.950°S 46.833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Betsiboka |
District | Maevatanana |
Area | |
• Total | 10,750 km2 (4,150 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2020 estimate) | |
• Total | 236,791 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
Postal code | 412 |
Climate | Aw |
Maevatanana is a district of Betsiboka in Madagascar.[2][3]
Communes
[edit]The district is further divided into 20 communes:
- Ambalajia
- Ambalanjanakomby
- Ambodimanga
- Andriba
- Antanimbary
- Antsiafabositra
- Beanana, Maevatanana
- Bemokotra
- Beratsimanana
- Berivotra
- Madiromirafy
- Maevatanana
- Maevatanana II
- Mahatsinjo
- Mahazoma
- Mangabe
- Maria
- Marokoro
- Morafeno
- Tsararano
Mining
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/L_lavage_de_l%27Or_a_Suberville_-_View_of_the_Maevatanana_%28Suberbieville%29_placer_gold_mining_area%2C_ca._1900_%28Collection_G%C3%BCnter_Grundmann%2C_Detmold%29.png/220px-L_lavage_de_l%27Or_a_Suberville_-_View_of_the_Maevatanana_%28Suberbieville%29_placer_gold_mining_area%2C_ca._1900_%28Collection_G%C3%BCnter_Grundmann%2C_Detmold%29.png)
There are important gold mining operations in the district of Maevatanana where 20 kg of gold are extracted weekly.[4] Particularly the Kamoro River is rich in gold, several dozens of kilogramm are extracted every month in Marokoro.[5]
Rivers
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ L’or, le mal malgache !
- ^ Marokoro, Maevatanana, fermeture d'exploitations illicites