Brickaville
Brickaville is a town and commune in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar.
Sugarcane factory in Brickaville in 2007
Brickaville Ampasimanolotra/Vohibinany | |
|---|---|
  Brickaville Location in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 18°49′10″S 49°04′25″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Tamatave |
| District | Brickaville District |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
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. It is a railway station on the Antananarivo - East Coast line.
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
- (in French) tourismemada.com Archived June 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Lonely Planet Madagascar & Comoros, p. 197 (2008)
- Leithead, Alastair (28 April 2002). Madagascar's road to ruin, BBC News
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