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Route nationale 12 (Madagascar)

{{Short description|Road in Madagascar}}

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{{Infobox road

| country = MDG

| type = RN

| route = 12

| established = 1936

| length_km = 240

| terminus_a = Fort-Dauphin

| terminus_b = Vangaindrano

}}

Route nationale 12 (RN 12) is a primary highway in Madagascar of {{Convert|240|km|mi|sp=us}}, running from Irondro to Vangaindrano. It crosses the regions of Vatovavy, Fitovinany and Atsimo-Atsinanana. It is paved but partly in bad condition.

History

The road was constructed in 1936, while the island was governed as the colony of French Madagascar. Construction of the road was conducted as corvée work; the French did not provide to the Antaisaka laborers during the day, an omission considered to be barbaric by the island's natives, and would arrest and imprison the natives who did not show up to participate in the construction for a period of 15 days.{{Cite thesis |last=Thomas |first=Philip |title=Place, Person and Ancestry among the Temanambondro of Southeast Madagascar |date=1996 |degree=Ph.D. |publisher=University of London |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/46519217.pdf}}{{Rp|pages=39–40}}

The road, upon its construction, was initially one of the best roads in Madagascar for travel, and was created with twelve ferries to bring people and vehicles across waterways. As time passed, however, the road fell into disrepair. By 1998, the highway had become an entirely dirt road and the ferry services had become unreliable; the road had become almost always partly impassible to vehicular traffic.{{Rp|pages=39–40}}

Selected locations on route

(north to south)

The section between Vohipeno and Farafangana is paved.[https://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Infrastructures-routieres-le-president-effectue-des-series-d-inaugurations.html#forum501414 Infrastructures Routieres]

File:Faraony from RN 12.jpg from RN 12]]

See also

References

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Category:Roads in Atsimo-Atsinanana

Category:Roads in Vatovavy

Category:Roads in Madagascar