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Marofinaritra - Masoala coast

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'''The small village of Marofinaritra is located on the east coast of the Masoala Peninsula, about 500 metres inland from the sea. This Marofinaritra is not to be mistaken with the village of [[Marofinaritra]] located near [[Antalaha]].'''
This village is not to be mistaken with {| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:MarofinaritraMasoala 035.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Marofinaritra Masoala 002.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Marofinaritra Masoala 003.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Marofinaritra Masoala 012.jpg|196px]] located inland of the |-|[[File:Marofinaritra Masoala Peninsula006.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Marofinaritra Masoala 011.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Marofinaritra Masoala 004.jpg|196px]]|}
The village name Marofinaritra can be translated with "lots of healthy" or "lots of happy". ''Maro'' in Malagasy means "many, lots" and ''finaritra'' means "well, happy, healthy". [[File:Marofinaritra Masoala 032.jpg|600px]] In the centre of the village there is a public primary school. Most of the villagers live from farming, some from fishing. [[File:Marofinaritra Masoala 043.jpg|600px]] <googlemap version="0.9" lat="-15.731043699956" lon="50.342172356034" zoom="15" controls="large" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;">
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Marofinaritra
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[[File:Marofinaritra Masoala 042.jpg|600px]]
 
The next village south of [[Marofinaritra - Masoala coast|Marofinaritra]] is [[Ambodipont]]. However, there are a few houses before Ambodipont at [[S 15°42.890' E 50°20.900']] which may or may not be an official village. The next village direction north of Marofinaritra is [[Ampanavoana]].
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* View all [[Marofinaritra - Masoala coastphotos|Marofinaritra photos]]* [[Maroantsetra_Antalaha_trek_around_the_Masoala_peninsula|Maroantsetra Antalaha trek around the Masoala peninsula]] - The small village of Marofinaritra lies on the path sneaking around the Masoala Peninsula.

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