Mananjary

Place in Vatovavy, Madagascar

20°14′S 48°21′E / 20.233°S 48.350°E / -20.233; 48.350Country

MadagascarRegionVatovavyDistrictMananjaryElevation

^[1]

12 m (39 ft)Population

(2018)

• Total25,222Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)Code postal

317

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.^[2] There's a small port and an airport.

Mananjary is situated at 130 km south of Nosy Varika on the RN 11^[3] 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 destroyed by 90%.^[4]

Economy

Agriculture production is focused on vanilla, coffee, and pepper production.^[5]

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."^[6]

Education

École primaire française de Mananjary^[7]

Climate

Climate data for Mananjary (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	33.8 (92.8)	37.4 (99.3)	33.5 (92.3)	34.0 (93.2)	31.8 (89.2)	29.5 (85.1)	30.0 (86.0)	31.0 (87.8)	31.0 (87.8)	30.0 (86.0)	32.8 (91.0)	33.0 (91.4)	37.4 (99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.4 (84.9)	29.4 (84.9)	28.7 (83.7)	27.6 (81.7)	26.0 (78.8)	24.3 (75.7)	23.5 (74.3)	24.2 (75.6)	25.1 (77.2)	26.6 (79.9)	27.9 (82.2)	29.1 (84.4)	26.8 (80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.5 (79.7)	26.5 (79.7)	25.9 (78.6)	24.8 (76.6)	23.0 (73.4)	21.3 (70.3)	20.5 (68.9)	20.8 (69.4)	21.8 (71.2)	23.4 (74.1)	24.9 (76.8)	26.1 (79.0)	23.8 (74.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.5 (74.3)	23.5 (74.3)	23.1 (73.6)	21.9 (71.4)	20.0 (68.0)	18.3 (64.9)	17.3 (63.1)	17.3 (63.1)	18.4 (65.1)	20.1 (68.2)	21.7 (71.1)	23.0 (73.4)	20.7 (69.3)
Record low °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	20.0 (68.0)	18.0 (64.4)	16.9 (62.4)	12.1 (53.8)	11.5 (52.7)	11.4 (52.5)	12.9 (55.2)	13.2 (55.8)	13.2 (55.8)	16.5 (61.7)	18.6 (65.5)	11.4 (52.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	324.0 (12.76)	374.3 (14.74)	398.5 (15.69)	234.7 (9.24)	212.7 (8.37)	200.9 (7.91)	192.4 (7.57)	121.3 (4.78)	80.4 (3.17)	118.1 (4.65)	120.0 (4.72)	213.2 (8.39)	2,590.5 (101.99)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	17.0	17.2	18.2	13.6	13.3	13.4	16.3	10.8	9.0	8.7	8.4	13.4	159.3
Source: NOAA^[8]

21°13′52″S 48°20′31″E / 21.23111°S 48.34194°E / -21.23111; 48.34194

References

^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
^ www.britannica.com
^ Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 158
^ l'Express de Madagascar
^ Madagascar & Comoros, pp. 230-31 (Lonely Planet, 2008)
^ Bradt, Hilary. Madagascar: The Bradt Travel Guide, p. 298 (2007)
^ "École primaire française de Mananjary." AEFE. Retrieved on May 7, 2015.
^ "Mananjary Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.