Mahanoro
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Mahanoro is a rural municipality located in the Atsinanana region of eastern Madagascar, along the coast.
It is located 9 km north of the mouth of the Mangoro River. The Canal des Pangalanes is nearby, and the "Chutes de la Sahatsio" waterfalls are 18 km north of town. Though a small airport is situated on the north side of the town, the location is quite isolated and with limited tourism, though it is reported to have a single hotel.
There is a lighthouse on a cape just south of the town, constructed in 1936, and in poor repair.
Fokontany
21 fokontany (villages) belong to this municipality: Androhomanasa, Ambohimiarina, Maroahitra, Ambohitsara I, Ambilabe, Ambinanisasika, Bemangahazo, Ambodiriana Lohariana, Tandroroho, Miakara, Androrangambo, Maintimbato, Sahabe, Fiadanana, Vohitromby, Tanambao I, Ambalakininina, Ankadirano, Tanamborozano, Ambalamangahazo and Papagnambo.
Roads
Only one road leads to Mahanoro: northswards to Toamasina the National road 11a and southwards to Nosy Varika and Mananjary by the National road 11.
Climate
| Climate data for Mahanoro (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.6 (94.3) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.3 (93.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.9 (94.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 24.1 (75.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.0 (51.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 284.4 (11.20) | 291.4 (11.47) | 275.9 (10.86) | 171.7 (6.76) | 161.5 (6.36) | 122.5 (4.82) | 124.5 (4.90) | 96.2 (3.79) | 68.2 (2.69) | 91.2 (3.59) | 96.9 (3.81) | 180.3 (7.10) | 1,964.7 (77.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 166.5 |
| Source: NOAA |
19°54′S 48°48′E/19.900°S 48.800°E/ -19.900; 48.800