Mananjary
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Mananjary is a city on the East coast of Madagascar with a population of 25,222 inhabitants in 2018.
It is the chief town of the Mananjary district and the Vatovavy region.
It contains a town of the same name, situated on the southern part of the east coast, where the Mananjary River flows into the Indian Ocean.[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/361281/Mananjary www.britannica.com] There's a small port and an airport.
Mananjary is situated 130 km south of Nosy Varika on the RN 11Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 158 and 167 km north of Manakara by the National road 12 and National road 25.
The Canal des Pangalanes divides the town into two sections.
In 2022 Cyclone Batsirai made landfall at Mananjary, leaving the city 90% destroyed.[https://lexpress.mg/02/03/2022/degats-de-batsirai-larc-indemnise-letat/ l'Express de Madagascar]
Economy
Agriculture production is focused on vanilla, coffee, and pepper production.[https://books.google.com/books?id=UMq-2xYmCwQC&pg=PA230 Madagascar & Comoros], pp. 230-31 (Lonely Planet, 2008)
Roads
- National road 24 - Mananjary - Vohilava, Mananjary (intersection with RN11)
- National road 25 - leading inlands (westwards) to RN7 and Fianarantsoa.
- National road 11 - Northwards from Mananjary to Nosy Varika.
- National road 12 - Southwards, to Manakara
Religion
It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mananjary.
The small Antambahoaka tribe holds a ceremonial mass circumcision rite every seven years in the village, called "Sambatra."Bradt, Hilary. [https://books.google.com/books?id=vyNVb2q0RisC&pg=PA298 Madagascar: The Bradt Travel Guide], p. 298 (2007)
Education
- École primaire française de Mananjary"[http://www.aefe.fr/reseau-scolaire-mondial/rechercher-un-etablissement/madagascar-mananjary-ecole-primaire-francaise-de École primaire française de Mananjary]." AEFE. Retrieved on May 7, 2015.
File:Mananjary - collapsed bridge.jpg in Mananjary in 2013, which was damaged by a typhoon. Underneath the bridge, a makeshift bamboo bridge was built, which is removed for passing ships upon payment of a fee.]]
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Mananjary (1991–2020)
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|Jan record high C = 33.8
|Feb record high C = 37.4
|Mar record high C = 33.5
|Apr record high C = 34.0
|May record high C = 31.8
|Jun record high C = 29.5
|Jul record high C = 30.0
|Aug record high C = 31.0
|Sep record high C = 31.0
|Oct record high C = 30.0
|Nov record high C = 32.8
|Dec record high C = 33.0
|Jan high C = 29.4
|Feb high C = 29.4
|Mar high C = 28.7
|Apr high C = 27.6
|May high C = 26.0
|Jun high C = 24.3
|Jul high C = 23.5
|Aug high C = 24.2
|Sep high C = 25.1
|Oct high C = 26.6
|Nov high C = 27.9
|Dec high C = 29.1
|year high C = 26.8
|Jan mean C = 26.5
|Feb mean C = 26.5
|Mar mean C = 25.9
|Apr mean C = 24.8
|May mean C = 23.0
|Jun mean C = 21.3
|Jul mean C = 20.5
|Aug mean C = 20.8
|Sep mean C = 21.8
|Oct mean C = 23.4
|Nov mean C = 24.9
|Dec mean C = 26.1
|year mean C = 23.8
|Jan low C = 23.5
|Feb low C = 23.5
|Mar low C = 23.1
|Apr low C = 21.9
|May low C = 20.0
|Jun low C = 18.3
|Jul low C = 17.3
|Aug low C = 17.3
|Sep low C = 18.4
|Oct low C = 20.1
|Nov low C = 21.7
|Dec low C = 23.0
|year low C = 20.7
|Jan record low C = 18.5
|Feb record low C = 20.0
|Mar record low C = 18.0
|Apr record low C = 16.9
|May record low C = 12.1
|Jun record low C = 11.5
|Jul record low C = 11.4
|Aug record low C = 12.9
|Sep record low C = 13.2
|Oct record low C = 13.2
|Nov record low C = 16.5
|Dec record low C = 18.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 324.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 374.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 398.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 234.7
|May precipitation mm = 212.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 200.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 192.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 121.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 80.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 118.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 120.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 213.2
|year precipitation mm = 2590.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 17.0
|Feb precipitation days = 17.2
|Mar precipitation days = 18.2
|Apr precipitation days = 13.6
|May precipitation days = 13.3
|Jun precipitation days = 13.4
|Jul precipitation days = 16.3
|Aug precipitation days = 10.8
|Sep precipitation days = 9.0
|Oct precipitation days = 8.7
|Nov precipitation days = 8.4
|Dec precipitation days = 13.4
|year precipitation days = 159.3
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230925044143/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Madagascar/CSV/MANANJARY_67143.csv
| archive-date = 25 September 2023
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Madagascar/CSV/MANANJARY_67143.csv
| title = Mananjary Climate Normals 1991–2020
| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 25 September 2023}}
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References
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{{Commons category|Mananjary}}
{{Vatovavy}}
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