Manakara
Manakara | |
|---|---|
Rail-run-way crossing | |
| Coordinates: 22°09′0″S 48°00′0″E / 22.15000°S 48.00000°E | |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Region | Fitovinany |
| District | Manakara |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
• Total | 44,237 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 316 |
Manakara is a city in Madagascar.
It is the capital Fitovinany Region and of the district of Manakara Atsimo.
The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port.
The bridge over the Manakara River that connected the northern and southern parts of the city partly collapsed in September 2012.
Its temperature on average is 27 degrees Celsius, the high is 32 and low is 10.