Maevatanana is a district of Betsiboka in Madagascar.[2][3]

Communes

The district is further divided into 20 communes:

Mining

Gold panning in Maevatanana (Suberbieville) around 1900

There are important gold mining operations in the district of Maevatanana where 20 kg of gold are extracted weekly.[4] Particularly the Kamoro River is rich in gold, several dozens of kilogramm are extracted every month in Marokoro.[5]

Rivers

References

  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ REPOBLIKAN’I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana (PDF). MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. pp. 42–44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ L’or, le mal malgache !
  5. ^ Marokoro, Maevatanana, fermeture d'exploitations illicites
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maevatanana_District
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