Irondro

Place in Vatovavy, Madagascar
21°24′0″S 47°59′0″E / 21.40000°S 47.98333°E / -21.40000; 47.98333Country MadagascarRegionVatovavyDistrictMananjaryArea
 • Total29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi)Postal code
317

Irondro is a village in the region of Vatovavy in Madagascar. It belongs to the municipality of Antsenavolo and the district of Mananjary/ It is situated at the crossroad of the Route nationale 25 between Ranomafana, Ifanadiana and Mananjary and is the startpoint of the Route nationale 12 to Manakara (118km) and Farafangana.[1]


Mining

There are some mining operations on emeralds since the 1970th.[2]

References

  1. ^ Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 158
  2. ^ Emeralds from Mananjary Irondro
  • (in French) Pictures of Irondro
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Madagascar Communes in the Vatovavy Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Mananjary
Ifanadiana (14) -312Mananjary (27) - 317Nosy Varika (19) - 319
3 districts; 58 communes