9,573
edits
Changes
no edit summary
'''Marojejy National Park is located in the SAVA region in the northeast of Madagascar. Geographically, the center is at 14°26' south and 49°15' east, between the Androranga river valley to the north and the Lokoho river to the south, the Andapa basin to the west and coastal plains and foothills to the east. Marojejy National Park is characterised by its impressive massif, its primary forest that covers almost the entire site and its great richness in biodiversity and endemic species.'''
Marojejy National Park was classified as a ''Natural Reserve'' in 1952, as ''National Park'' in 1998 and ''UNESCO World Heritage Site'' in 2007. The park covers an area of 60,050ha at an altitude of 2,132m.
The predominant climate of Marojejy is tropical humid with an average annual rainfall of 1,936mm, with the maximum between November and June. The altitude plays an important role in the variation of climate. The rainfall is higher in altitude and more irregular and less in the north and northwest. In the lowland the average temperatures are about 22.3°C in July and 26.9°C in February, while on the Marojejy peaks they can go down to 1.5°C in the winter.
The dominant ethnic group is [[Tsimihety]].
65km from [[Sambava]] along the tarred national road 5b (RN5b)RN3b, the Marojejy National Park office is located 200m before [[Manantenina]] on the left side. From there it is 2.7km along a secondary road to the village of [[Mandena]]. From Mandena it is a 2.9km walk along a trail to the park entrance.
The approximate travel time by car from [[Antananarivo]] to the park is about three days. The first stretch goes along the RN4, thereafter along the RN6 (poorer condition) until [[Ambilobe]], where the road splits direction [[Vohemar]]. This road is not passable during the rainy season from December to April! On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday a [[taxi-brousse]] leaves from Antananarivo (station Andranobevava and Anosibe Angarangarana) direction Andapa. A ticket costs 80,000 Ariary (2015). Alternatively, [[Air Madagascar]] and [[Madagasikara Airways]] offer regular scheduled flights.
