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Antsampanana

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Antsampanana
RN at Antsampana
RN at Antsampana
Antsampanana is located in Madagascar
Antsampanana
Antsampanana
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 18°58′52″S 48°56′31″E / 18.98111°S 48.94194°E / -18.98111; 48.94194
Country Madagascar
RegionAtsinanana
DistrictBrickaville District
MunicipalityMahatsara
Government
 • MayorEugène Rahavana
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
508

Antsampanana [vatʷˈmanɖʐʲ] is a village in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar. It belongs to the municipality of Mahatsara. It is located along Route Nationale (RN) 2, at the northern terminus of RN 11 (which heads south to Vatomandry). A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Malagasy Uprising of 1947 was erected in the village centre. There is a small mosque in Main Street. Antsampanana's market area is a common stopping point for trips.[1][2]

Memorial in the village centre
Mosque in Main Street

References

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  1. ^ Bradt, Hilary. Guide to Madagascar, p. 271 (1997)
  2. ^ LeHoullier, Sara. Madagascar (Travel Companion), p. 67 (2010)