Haute Matsiatra

Haute Matsiatra (in Malagasy: Matsiatra Ambony) is a region in Madagascar. It borders Amoron'i Mania region in north, Vatovavy-Fitovinany in east, Ihorombe in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital of the region is Fianarantsoa, and the population was 1,447,296 in 2018. The area is 21,080 km² (8,139 sq mi).^[3]

Haute Matsiatra Region Matsiatra Ambony
Region
Collège Saint François Xavier in Fianarantsoa
Coat of arms
Location in Madagascar
Country	Madagascar
Capital	Fianarantsoa
Government [1]
• Gouvernor	Lova Narivelo Razafindrafito
Area [2]
• Total	21,080 km2 (8,140 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	1,447,296
• Density	53.5/km2 (139/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)
HDI (2018)	0.516[4] low · 12th of 22

Liddicoatite, a tourmaline from Ambohimahasoa District. Size: 5.8 x 4.7 x 0.4 cm., polished slice.

Economy

Matsiatra Ambony is the top wine producing region of Madagascar, with wineyards in Ambalavao, Famoriana and Isandra (district). In Sahambavy is found the only tea production of the country.

Administrative divisions

Haute Matsiatra Region is divided into seven districts, which are sub-divided into 84 communes.

• Ambalavao District - 17 communes; 215,094 inhabitants
• Ambohimahasoa District - 17 communes; 220,525 inhabitants
• Fianarantsoa District - 1 commune; 195,478 inhabitants
• Ikalamavony District - 8 communes; 91,797 inhabitants
• Isandra District - 13 communes; 132,971 inhabitants
• Lalangina District - 13 communes; 174,165 inhabitants
• Vohibato District - 15 communes; 201,666 inhabitants

Transport

Airports

• Ambalavao Airport
• Fianarantsoa Airport

Railways

The Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway has its endpoint in Fianarantsoa. It leads to the east coast and Manakara.

Roads

• National road 7 (Antananarivo - Tulear)
• National road 25 (Fianarantsoa - Mananjary)
• National road 42 A short secondary highway from Fianarantsoa to Isorana.
• National road 45 - a shortcut from National road 7 to National road 25.

Rivers

The main river is the Matsiatra.

Protected areas

• Part of Fandriana-Vondrozo Corridor
• Andringitra National Park
• Part of Ranomafana National Park
• Anja Community Reserve
• the cliffs & caves of Isandra

See also

• Ranotsara

References

1. EDBM
2. Ralison, Eliane; Goossens, Frans. "Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d'urgence de la sécurité alimentaire" (PDF) (in French). Programme Alimentaire Mondial, Service de l’Evaluation des besoins d’urgence (ODAN). Retrieved 2008-03-01.
3. "Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
4. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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