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Maevatanana (district)

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Maevatanana
Maevatanana is located in Madagascar
Maevatanana
Maevatanana
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 16°57′S 46°50′E / 16.950°S 46.833°E / -16.950; 46.833
Country Madagascar
RegionBetsiboka
DistrictMaevatanana
Area
 • Total
10,750 km2 (4,150 sq mi)
Elevation70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2020 estimate)
 • Total
236,791
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
412
ClimateAw

Maevatanana is a district of Betsiboka in Madagascar.[2][3]

Communes

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The district is further divided into 20 communes:

Mining

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Gold panning in Maevatanana (Suberbieville) around 1900

There are important gold mining operations in the district of Maevatanana where 20 kg of gold are extracted weekly.[4] Particularly the Kamoro River is rich in gold, several dozens of kilogramm are extracted every month in Marokoro.[5]

Rivers

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References

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  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ L’or, le mal malgache !
  5. ^ Marokoro, Maevatanana, fermeture d'exploitations illicites