Brickaville
| Brickaville Ampasimanolotra/Vohibinany | |
|---|---|
  Brickaville Location in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 18°49′10″S 49°04′25″E / 18.81944°S 49.07361°E | |
| Country |
 Madagascar |
| Region | Atsinanana |
| District | Brickaville District |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC3) |
Brickaville is a village in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar.
Sugarcane factory in Brickaville in 2007
Also known as Ampasimanolotra and Vohibinany, Brickaville is located along Route nationale 2 (RN 2), 105 km south of Toamasina (the primary seaport of the country) and 220 km east of Antananarivo (the capital)[1] It is also situated alongside the Rianila river.
Its main industries revolve around sugar.[2]
In 2002, infighting between groups aligned with outgoing President Didier Ratsiraka and his successor Marc Ravalomanana led to the important Route 2 bridge over the Rianila being blocked, choking commerce between Toamasina and Antananarivo.[3]
References
- ↑ (French) tourismemada.com
- ↑ Lonely Planet Madagascar & Comoros, p. 197 (2008)
- ↑ Leithead, Alastair (28 April 2002). Madagascar's road to ruin, BBC News
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