Atsimo-Atsinanana

Atsimo-Atsinanana Region
Region
Vangaindrano
Location in Madagascar
Location in Madagascar
Country Madagascar
CapitalFarafangana
Government
 • GouvenorJustin Mahafaky
Area
 • Total
18,863 km2 (7,283 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total
1,026,674
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
HDI (2018)0.418[3]
low · 21st of 22

Atsimo-Atsinanana (South East) is a region in Madagascar. Its capital is Farafangana. The region used to be part of the Fianarantsoa Province.

The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Fitovinany and Haute Matsiatra (North), Ihorombe (West) and Anosy (South).

The population was 1,026,674 in 2018.[2] It is among the poorest regions in the country, with a poverty rate of 83.9% according to a 2005 government report.[4]

  1. ^ EBDM
  2. ^ a b "Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ Republic of Madagascar: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report, International Monetary Fund (August 2006) (IMF Country Report No. 06/303) (poverty data is from 2005 Periodic Household Survey conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique de Madagascar (INSTAT))