Mahavelona (commonly called Foulpointe), is a town in the district of Toamasina II, in the region of Atsinanana, on the northern part of the east coast of Madagascar.
It is situated at the coast of the Indian Ocean south of the mouth of the Onibe River. The town is located at 60 km[3] north of Toamasina on the RN 5 between Toamasina and Maroantsetra. There is a reef around 150 metres out to sea which prevents waves hitting the beach; the waters by the shoreline are completely calm as a result.
Eleven Fokontany (villages) are part of this municipality : Foulpointe, Saranaina, Antenina, Vohitamboro, Antaratasy, Marofarihy, Bongabe, Ambohimarina, Morarano, Ambohimanarivo and Ambodivoarabe.[5]
mahalevona, mahavelona, commonly, called, foulpointe, town, district, toamasina, region, atsinanana, northern, part, east, coast, madagascar, mahavelonafoulpointenickname, foulpointemahavelonalocation, madagascarcoordinates, 68611, 51833, 68611, 51833country, . Mahavelona commonly called Foulpointe is a town in the district of Toamasina II in the region of Atsinanana on the northern part of the east coast of Madagascar MahavelonaFoulpointeNickname FoulpointeMahavelonaLocation in MadagascarCoordinates 17 41 10 S 49 31 6 E 17 68611 S 49 51833 E 17 68611 49 51833Country MadagascarRegionAtsinananaDistrictToamasina IIGovernment MayorTody Andriamaharo Lalatiana JaonaArea 1 Total400 km2 200 sq mi Elevation 2 9 m 30 ft Population 2002 Total13 031Time zoneUTC4 EAT Postal code502 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Rivers 2 Economy 3 Administration 4 International relations 5 ReferencesGeography editIt is situated at the coast of the Indian Ocean south of the mouth of the Onibe River The town is located at 60 km 3 north of Toamasina on the RN 5 between Toamasina and Maroantsetra There is a reef around 150 metres out to sea which prevents waves hitting the beach the waters by the shoreline are completely calm as a result Rivers edit The Onibe river has its mouth at Foulpointe 4 Economy editIts economy is based on tourism Administration editEleven Fokontany villages are part of this municipality Foulpointe Saranaina Antenina Vohitamboro Antaratasy Marofarihy Bongabe Ambohimarina Morarano Ambohimanarivo and Ambodivoarabe 5 International relations editFoulpointe is twinned with nbsp Entre Deux Reunion France 6 nbsp Nightlife nbsp Main road nbsp View of beach nbsp Bungalow at Manda beach nbsp Beach of Foulpointe nbsp Manda Fort nbsp Satellite imageReferences edit PCD Foulepointe Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission La Gazette de la Grande Ile 14 May 2013 Eaux et hydrographie PCD Foulepointe Ambassade de France nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Foulpointe nbsp This Atsimo Atsinanana location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mahalevona amp oldid 1222675305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
