Sava is a region in northern Madagascar. Its capital is Sambava. Until 2009 Sava belonged to Antsiranana Province. The region is situated at the northern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by the region Diana to the north, Sofia to the west, and Analanjirofo to the south. As of 2018, its population was 1,123,013[1] and the total area is 25,518 km2 (9,853 sq mi).[3] The region contains wild areas such as Marojejy National Park.
Sava Region | |
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Region | |
 Beach at Sambava, Sava | |
 Location in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 14°16′12″S 50°10′12″E / 14.27000°S 50.17000°E | |
| Country |  Madagascar |
| Capital | Sambava |
| Government | |
| • Gouverneur | Justin Tokely |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,518 km2 (9,853 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,123,013 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.570[2] medium · 3rd of 22 |
The name of the region is composed of the initial letters of its four principal towns: Sambava, Antalaha, Iharana (Vohimaro), and Andapa. Each of these towns claims itself the World Capital of Vanilla, a spice of which the region is the largest producer of in the world (especially the highly sought Bourbon vanilla variety).
The economic importance of vanilla cultivation in the Sava Region encouraged the reconstruction of the road that connects the towns, called the Route de la vanille (The Vanilla Route), in the latter half of 2005. However, due to the volatile fluctuations in the price of vanilla, in turn often caused by the dramatic cyclones occurring in the southwestern Indian Ocean, many poor vanilla farmers in the Sava Region have periodically been forced to resort to the mostly illegal logging of ebony, palisander, and rosewood.
Geography
editAdministrative divisions
editSava Region is divided into four districts, which are subdivided into 75 communes:
- Andapa District - 17 communes
- Antalaha District - 14 communes
- Sambava District - 25 communes
- Vohemar District (Iharana District) - 19 communes
Ports
editThere are regional ports in Vohemar and Antsalaha.
Protected areas
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- Loky Manambato New Protected Area (near Daraina)
- Makirovana Tsihomanaomby New Protected Area
- Marojejy National Park
- Part of Masoala National Park
- Anjanaharibe-Sud Reserve
- Part of Makira Natural Park
- Part of COMATSA Avaratra New Protected Area
- Part of COMATSA Atsimo New Protected Area
- Macolline Park (private)[4]
Rivers
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The main rivers of the Sava Region are (north to south):
Transport
editAirports
editRoads
editThis region is crossed by 454 km of national roads:[5]
- National road 5a from North to South (Daraina, Vohemar, Sambava, Antalaha)
- National road 3b from Sambava to Andapa (97km)
- National road 53 from Antalaha to the Antsirabato Airport (12 km)
- National road 59a - from RN 5a to Vohemar (3km)
furthermore by 520 km provincial roads (RIP) and 230 km of roads without a classification.
References
edit- ^ 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 3 September 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ Ralison, Eliane; Goossens, Frans. "Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d'urgence de la sécurité alimentaire" (PDF) (in French). Programme Alimentaire Mondial, Service de l’Evaluation des besoins d’urgence (ODAN). Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "Welcome – Macolline" (in French). macolline.org. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ VULNERABILITE SECTORIELLE DE LA REGION SAVA
External links
edit- Sava Region – official site