Morombe
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Atsimo-Andrefana
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|subdivision_name2 = Morombe
|government_footnotes =[https://lexpress.mg/04/01/2021/atsimo-andrefana-la-ville-de-morombe-en-delabrement-avance/ L'expreese de Madagascar: La ville de Morombe en délabrement avancé]
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|leader_name = Adolphe Faralahy
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|population_total = 22,625
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Morombe is an urban municipality (commune urbaine) on the south-west coast in Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar.
It can be reached by the National road 55 or pirogue from Morondava. It is situated at 283 km from Tulear.[http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/razakamananaAndriaravosoaH_SOCIO_M1_11.pdf Contextualisation sociale et Energie renouvelable, cas de la commune urbaine de Morombe]
An airport serves the town.
Television
For 17 years now there is no television available in Morombe. At the time the transmitter broke down, the director took it to Tulear and later to Antananarivo but it was never returned.[https://www.msn.com/fr-xl/afrique-centre-et-est/other/communication-morombe-privé-de-rnm-depuis-17-ans/ar-BB1bEl66 Communication: Morombe prié de RNM depuis 17 ans]
Baobab d'Andombiro
File:Three Brothers Baobab Andombiry Morombe Madagascar - panoramio.jpg
The largest baobab in this world is found in the village of Belintsaka, {{convert|23|km|mi|0|disp=or}} from Morombe. It has a circumference of almost {{convert|28|m|ft|disp=or}}.
There are more than 6000 adult baobabs alone in the forest of Andombiry of which 30 specimen are very large, with a circumference of more than {{convert|20|m|ft|0|disp=or}}.[https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/mdg/toliara/atsimoandrefana/26721_andombiry/49698/ Monumental Trees.com]
Climate
Morombe has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) with a short and highly variable{{cite journal|last1=Dewar|first1=Robert E.|last2=Wallis|first2=James R.|title=Geographical Patterning of Interannual Rainfall Variability in the Tropics and Near Tropics: An L-Moments Approach|journal=Journal of Climate |date=December 1, 1999|volume=12|issue=12|pages=3457-3466}} wet season in January and February. These two months account for about 70 percent of an annual rainfall that averages around {{convert|450|mm|in|0|disp=or}}, although during the 2000 floods that amount fell in just 36 hours.{{cite report|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization|date=2000-06-01|title=FAO/WFP Mission to Assess the Impact of Cyclones and Drought on the Food Supply Situation in Madagascar|accessdate=2014-08-20|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/x7379e/x7379e00.htm}}
{{Weather box
|location = Morombe (1991–2020)
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|Jan record high C = 35.6
|Feb record high C = 35.8
|Mar record high C = 34.9
|Apr record high C = 34.9
|May record high C = 34.5
|Jun record high C = 34.1
|Jul record high C = 33.3
|Aug record high C = 34.9
|Sep record high C = 35.8
|Oct record high C = 35.8
|Nov record high C = 35.7
|Dec record high C = 35.8
|Jan high C = 30.7
|Feb high C = 30.7
|Mar high C = 31.0
|Apr high C = 30.4
|May high C = 29.0
|Jun high C = 28.0
|Jul high C = 27.3
|Aug high C = 27.6
|Sep high C = 28.6
|Oct high C = 29.6
|Nov high C = 30.0
|Dec high C = 30.4
|year high C = 29.4
|Jan mean C = 27.9
|Feb mean C = 27.8
|Mar mean C = 27.8
|Apr mean C = 26.6
|May mean C = 24.7
|Jun mean C = 23.2
|Jul mean C = 22.4
|Aug mean C = 23.2
|Sep mean C = 24.3
|Oct mean C = 25.7
|Nov mean C = 26.9
|Dec mean C = 27.7
|year mean C = 25.7
|Jan low C = 25.0
|Feb low C = 24.8
|Mar low C = 24.5
|Apr low C = 22.7
|May low C = 20.4
|Jun low C = 18.3
|Jul low C = 17.5
|Aug low C = 18.7
|Sep low C = 19.9
|Oct low C = 21.8
|Nov low C = 23.7
|Dec low C = 24.8
|year low C = 21.8
|Jan record low C = 18.2
|Feb record low C = 17.2
|Mar record low C = 16.2
|Apr record low C = 14.5
|May record low C = 12.4
|Jun record low C = 10.0
|Jul record low C = 7.9
|Aug record low C = 10.0
|Sep record low C = 10.6
|Oct record low C = 13.4
|Nov record low C = 14.7
|Dec record low C = 17.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 207.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 118.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 47.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 13.0
|May precipitation mm = 3.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 3.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 1.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 1.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 4.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 5.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 14.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 29.5
|year precipitation mm = 450.6
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.3
|Feb precipitation days = 6.1
|Mar precipitation days = 3.0
|Apr precipitation days = 1.1
|May precipitation days = 0.6
|Jun precipitation days = 0.5
|Jul precipitation days = 0.3
|Aug precipitation days = 0.3
|Sep precipitation days = 0.4
|Oct precipitation days = 0.5
|Nov precipitation days = 0.7
|Dec precipitation days = 2.9
|year precipitation days = 24.7
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230925045216/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Madagascar/CSV/MOROMBE_67131.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/MOROMBE_67131.csv
| title = Morombe 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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See also
References
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{{Atsimo-Andrefana Region}}
Category:Populated places in Atsimo-Andrefana
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