Morombe is a district of Atsimo-Andrefana in Madagascar.[2][3] It can be reached by the National road 55 or pirogue from Morondava. It is situated at 283 km from Tulear.[4] The district has an area of 7,784 km2 (3,005 sq mi), and the estimated population in 2020 was 231,431.[5]
Morombe (district) | |
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 a Didierea in Andombiry, Morombe | |
  Morombe (district) Location in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 21°45′S 43°22′E / 21.750°S 43.367°E | |
| Country |  Madagascar |
| Region | Atsimo-Andrefana |
| District | Morombe |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,784 km2 (3,005 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 231,431 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Vezo |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
| Postal code | 618 |
An airport serves the town.
Television
editFor 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.[6]
Municipalities
editThe district is further divided into eight municipalities:
Baobab d'Andombiry
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The largest baobab in this world is found in the village of Belintsaka, 23 km from Morombe. It has a circumference of almost 28m. 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 20m.[7]
See also
edit- Morondava
- Kirindy Mitea National Park
- Mikea Forest
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe
- Andavadoaka, a village of this district
References
edit- ^ L'expreese de Madagascar: La ville de Morombe en délabrement avancé
- ^ REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana (PDF). MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. pp. 42–44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Contextualisation sociale et Energie renouvelable, cas de la commune urbaine de Morombe
- ^ "Morombe (District, Madagascar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Communication: Morombe prié de RNM depuis 17 ans
- ^ Monumental Trees.com
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