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14-425: Atsinanana is known for its fish breeding and fishing near its ports, ore claims and mining activity, as well as its agriculture. The capital of the region is Toamasina , and the population was 1,484,403 in 2018. The area of Atsinanana is 21,934 km (8,469 sq mi), almost exactly the same as its neighbor, Analanjirofo. The current governor of Atsinanana is Richard Théodore Rafidison. Atsinanana Region

28-594: Is divided into seven districts, which are sub-divided into 82 communes. Main highway is the road to the countries capital Antananarivo that is the National road 2 . This road is continued North of Toamasina as the National road 5 in direction of Mahavelona and Maroansetra , and South, from near Brickaville as the National road 11a to Mahanoro . There is only one international airport: Toamasina Airport , with regional flights. The remaining airports are unpaved pistes, without regular commercial flights: There

42-599: Is only one railroad line that leads to the capitol Antananarivo via Brickaville by Madarail but passenger services are only available up to Moramanga . 18°40′01″S 48°54′40″E  /  18.66694°S 48.91111°E  / -18.66694; 48.91111 This Atsinanana location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Toamasina Toamasina ( Malagasy pronunciation: [toˈmasinə̥] ), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave ,

56-505: Is primarily operated by Madarail . There are two unconnected systems having a total length of 855 km (531 mi), as of 2023, all metre gauge , 1,000 mm ( 39 + 3 ⁄ 8  in). The northern railway is concessioned to Madarail. Since April 2022 Madarail has been 100% owned by the Madagascan state. The southern line, Fianarantsoa-Côte-Est railway is a parastatal (state owned) line. The historical length of lines in

70-520: Is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean . The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated 215 km (134 mi) northeast of its capital and biggest city Antananarivo . In 2018 Toamasina had a population of 325,857. Under French rule, Toamasina was the seat of several foreign consuls, as well as of numerous French officials, and

84-466: Is the country's main seaport for international shipping. The University of Toamasina was founded in 1977. There is also a Lycée Français de Tamatave , a French international school. The CHU Morafeno is the university hospital of Toamasina. The Barikadimy Stadium with a capacity 25,000 spectators. It mostly hosts football competitions and the AS Fortior and Tia Kitra FC Toamasina. Among

98-516: Is the railhead for the line to the capital . Pousse-pousse (bicycle rickshaws), tuk-tuk (motorized rickshaws), and taxis are available throughout Toamasina to get around the city. Toamasina is the northern end of the Canal des Pangalanes . The port of Toamasina serves as Madagascar 's most important gateway to the Indian Ocean and to the world. The city is served by Ambalamanasy Airport , which has limited domestic and international service. The city

112-728: The places of worship , they are predominantly Christian churches and temples: Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar , Malagasy Lutheran Church , Assemblies of God , Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar , Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina ( Catholic Church seated in the Cathedral of St. Joseph) and Iglesia ni Cristo . There are also Muslim mosques. Toamasina is twinned with: Rail transport in Madagascar Rail transport in Madagascar

126-513: The British Union-Castle Line . During the colonial period, owing to the character of the soil and the formerly crowded native population, the town was often plagued by epidemics ; the plague broke out in 1898, and again in 1900. Since the draining of the neighboring marshes, there is some improvement, although there are still outbreaks of malaria and other diseases, such as chikungunya . Toamasina owes its importance to

140-514: The country was 899 km (559 mi) together with a number of military and industrial lines of at least 108 km (67 mi). Construction started in 1901 on the Madagascar Railway ( Le Chemin-de-Fer de Madagascar ) at Anivorano on the line from Tananarive to Toamasina / Tamatave . The northern network was essentially complete by 1923 and the southern line by 1936. There is a regular (at least daily) goods traffic between

154-683: The existence of a coral reef which forms a spacious harbour, entered by two openings. The city center is built on a sandy peninsula which projects at right angles from the general coastline. South of the town there is the mouth of the Ivondro River in the Indian Ocean. Toamasina features a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate under the Köppen climate classification . While Toamasina has no true dry season month where less than 60 mm (2.4 in) of precipitation (on average) falls,

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168-631: The port city of Toamasina and the capital city of Antananarivo . There are daily passenger trains on the Madarail system. Very occasionally, there are special chartered trips on restored Micheline railcars for tourists. The southern line has a regular daily passenger train, which provides a slow but picturesque alternative to the recently rehabilitated road in the region. The line between Antananarivo and Antsirabe re-opened on 2 December 2023. A passenger service between Soarano (Antananarivo main station) and Amaronakona (18°55'49.9"S 47°34'44.8"E, on

182-574: The seaport has noticeably wetter and drier periods of the year. September–November is the driest period of the year, while February–April is the wettest time of the year. Average temperatures are relatively constant throughout the course of the year, though it is slightly cooler in the months of July and August, where average highs are around 24 °C (75 °F), and warmer in the months of January and February, where high temperatures on average are 30 °C (86 °F). Toamasina averages 3,368.2 mm (132.61 in) of precipitation annually. The town

196-532: Was the chief port for the capital and the interior. Imports consisted principally of piece-goods, farinaceous foods, and iron and steel goods; main exports were gold dust, raffia, hides, caoutchouc ( natural rubber ) and live animals. Communication with Europe was maintained by steamers of the Messageries Maritimes and the Havraise companies, and also with Mauritius , and thence to Sri Lanka , by

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