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 and the total area is 25,518 km (9,853 sq mi). The region contains wild areas such as Marojejy National Park .
5-538: 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
10-506: Is divided into four districts, which are subdivided into 75 communes: There are regional ports in Vohemar and Antsalaha. The main rivers of the Sava Region are (north to south): This region is crossed by 454 km of national roads: furthermore by 520 km provincial roads (RIP) and 230 km of roads without a classification. Sambava Sambava [samˈbav] is a city and commune (commune urbaine; Malagasy : kaominina ) at
15-655: The east coast of northern Madagascar . It is the capital of Sambava District and Sava Region . The population of the commune was 84,039 in as of the 2018 commune census . Sambava is located on Route Nationale 5a Ambilobe - Antalaha . It is also the starting point of the National road 3b to Andapa . It has a local airport, regional airport . In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. The town provides access to hospital services to its citizens. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 45% and 0.5% of
20-516: 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 . Sava Region
25-442: The working population. The most important crop is vanilla , while other important products are coconut and rice . Industry and services provide employment for 0.5% and 53.5% of the population, respectively. Additionally fishing employs 0.5% of the population. Sambava disposes of white, sandy beaches with several hotels. The Marojejy National Park is close to Sambava on the road to Andapa . The municipality of Sambava covers
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