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Benavony

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'''Benavony is a village and commune in the district of [[Ambanja]]. The village is located along the [[Sambirano River]].'''
<googlemap version{| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="03" | [[File:Benavony_011.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Benavony_008.9jpg|196px]]|align=" latcenter"|[[File:Benavony_012.jpg|196px]]|align="-13right"|[[File:Benavony_016.jpg|196px]]|} ''Location:'' 7km from Ambanja on the Andoharano road (to the source of the river). ''History:'' This village has not always been there where it is today. In 1940, it was devastated by a cyclone called Manoto (to collide). The current village is better than the old, according to a Malagasy proverb: ''Benavonynafindratsaratsaran'nyteo'' or ''Benavony moved to a better place than before.708580'' {| class="imageTable" lon|-|colspan="483" | [[File:Benavony_006.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Benavony_007.485444jpg|196px]]|align="center" zoom|[[File:Benavony_002.jpg|196px]]|align="15right" controls|[[File:Benavony_015.jpg|196px]]|} ''Population:'' Roughly 1,000 people, most of whom are farmers, particularly of rice, cocoa and coffee. <div style="largemax-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-13.708580709622, 48.485444485787~'''Benavony'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=15|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.pngBenavony}}</googlemapdiv>
'''GPS coordinates'''<br>
Google: 13°42'30.9"S 48°29'07.6"E<br>
Garmin: -13.708580, 48.485444
 
== Photos ==
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== Additional information ==
 
* [[Sambirano Trekking Tour]]
* [[Ambanja_to_Bemaneviky_by_bike|Bike ride Ambanja to Bemaneviky]] - 30.74 km
* [[Andranomandevy_to_Ambanja_by_bike|Bike ride Andranomandevy to Ambanja]] - 8.05 kilometres till hitting the road to Ambanja

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