Andevoranto

Andevoranto
Andevoranto Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 18°57′16″S 49°6′34″E / 18.95444°S 49.10944°E
Country	Madagascar
Region	Atsinanana
District	Brickaville District
Population (2001)
• Total	12,000[1]
Time zone	EAT (UTC3)

Andevoranto [vatʷˈmanɖʐʲ] is a village and commune in the Brickaville District, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar.

It is located near the coast and near the mouth of the Rianila River.^[2]

During the French colonial rule of the island, Andrevoranto was the capital of Andevoranto Province, and sources also described it as a former capital of the Betsimisaraka people in the region.^[3][4][5] The town was at that point also the junction of a number of important roads, including the key road from the coast to the capital, Antananarivo.^[6] Today, the key route of Route nationale 2 from the capital is located west of Andevoranto.

References

1. 2001 Ilo Census Data, Cornell University
2. Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, p. 123 (1891) (historical description of town)
3. EVOLUTION DU DECOUPAGE ADMINISTRATIF (see 1908 map), Retrieved February 22, 2013
4. Halcombe, J.J. (ed.) Mission Life, Vol. 8 Part 1, p. 32 (1877)
5. Little, William Henry. Madagascar: its history and people, p. viii (1884) ("the interesting and important town of Andevoranto--the ancient capital of the once independent and powerful Betsimisaraka tribe.")
6. Report by Acting Consul Whitney, of Madagascar (1884)