Manakara-Atsimo is a district of Fitovinany in Madagascar . The main city is Manakara .
3-543: The district is further divided into 42 communes: The district is crossed by the National Road 12 , as well as the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway . 22°09′S 48°00′E / 22.150°S 48.000°E / -22.150; 48.000 This Madagascar location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Route nationale 12 (Madagascar) Route nationale 12 ( RN 12 )
6-520: Is a primary highway in Madagascar of 240 kilometers (150 mi), running from Irondro to Vangaindrano . It crosses the regions of Vatovavy , Fitovinany and Atsimo-Atsinanana . It is paved but partly in bad condition. The road was constructed in 1936, while the island was governed as the colony of French Madagascar . Construction of the road was conducted as corvée work; the French did not provide to
9-536: The Antaisaka laborers during the day, an omission considered to be barbaric by the island's natives, and would arrest and imprison the natives who did not show up to participate in the construction for a period of 15 days. The road, upon its construction, was initially one of the best roads in Madagascar for travel, and was created with twelve ferries to bring people and vehicles across waterways. As time passed, however,
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