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'''Marojejy National Park is located in the SAVA region in the northeast of Madagascar. Geographically the park lays 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 a ''National Park'' in 1998 and a ''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 the 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 drop to 1.5°C in the wintermonths.
Two types of soil occur in Marojejy: Ferralitic soils at lower elevations and sandy peat soils beyond 1,800m. The park is dominated by a granite massif characterised by very rugged forest reliefs. It has a complex shape comprising a succession of parallel or divergent ridges from many sharp peaks with steep and irregular slopes.
The Marojejy National Park with its heavy rainfalls has a very branched and deeply embedded river system. This corresponds to powerful mountain stream characteristics with very steep gradients and a predominance of large boulders in the river beds. This river system consists of several rivers having their source in the park, of which the eight most important are: Andranomadio, Andranomifototra, Manantenina, Sambava, Soahitra, Andrahanjo, Andalangy and Antsaberaoka.
The dominant ethnic group in the are is [[Tsimihety]].
65km from [[Sambava]] along the tarred RN3B, the Marojejy National Park office is located can be found 200m before [[Manantenina]] on the left side. From there it is thereon a 2.7km along a secondary road leads 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.
