Bongolava

Coordinates: 18°46′12″S 46°03′00″E / 18.77000°S 46.05000°E / -18.77000; 46.05000
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Bongolava Region
Region
UTC3 (EAT)
HDI (2018)0.493[3]
low · 13th of 22

Bongolava is a region in central-western Madagascar. The capital of the region is Tsiroanomandidy. It had a population of 674,474 in 2018.[2]

Geography

The region is situated in central-western Madagascar. It is bordered by

. The altitude ranges from 800 m (2,600 ft) to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).

It is crossed by the Kiranomena River, Mahajilo River and Manambolo River and the Route nationale 1 (Madagascar).

Administrative divisions

Bongolava Region is divided into two districts, which are sub-divided into 24 communes.

  • Fenoarivo-Afovoany District
    - 8 communes
  • Tsiroanomandidy District
    - 16 communes

Transport

Airport

See also

References

  1. ^ "EBDM". Archived from the original on 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

External links

18°46′12″S 46°03′00″E / 18.77000°S 46.05000°E / -18.77000; 46.05000