Sava Region (Sava Region)
The name of the region is composed of the initial letters of its four principal towns: Sambava, Antalaha, Iharana (Vohimaro), and Andapa. Each of these towns claims itself the World Capital of Vanilla, a spice of which the region is the largest producer of in the world (especially the highly sought-after Bourbon vanilla variety).
The economic importance of vanilla cultivation in the Sava Region encouraged the reconstruction of the road that connects the towns, called the Route de la vanille (The Vanilla Route), in the latter half of 2005. However, due to the volatile fluctuations in the price of vanilla, in turn often caused by the dramatic cyclones occurring in the southwestern Indian Ocean, many poor vanilla farmers in the Sava Region have periodically been forced to resort to the mostly illegal logging of ebony, palisander, and rosewood.
Sava Region is divided into four districts, which are subdivided into 75 communes:
* Andapa District - 17 communes
* Antalaha District - 14 communes
* Sambava District - 25 communes
* Vohemar District (a.k.a. Iharana District) - 19 communes
Map - Sava Region (Sava Region)
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Madagascar consists of an eponymous main island and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation; consequently, it is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of wildlife being endemic. The island has a subtropical to tropical maritime climate.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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MGA | Malagasy ariary | Ar | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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FR | French language |
MG | Malagasy language |