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'''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, 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 ''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 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.
== Creation and Management ==
Before the independence of Madagascar, the Marojejy Massif has already attracted the attention of the colonial administration. On 3rd January 1952, Marojejy was classified Natural Reserve. Tis status was changed to National Park on 19th May 1998. In 2007, Marojejy National Park was declared ''UNESCO World Heritage Site''.
The management of the reserve has undergone successive phases:
* During the first phase of the Environmental Program (1991-1998), it was jointly managed by the Forestry Department and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
* During the second phase, the main operator for its management was the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), under the coordination of [[ANGAP]].
* From July 2004, this National Park is managed by ANGAP, today [[Madagascar National Parks]], with its office in Andapa (Marojejy National Park, B.P. 19, Andapa 205, Madagascar, Tel: +261 (0)20 88 070 27).
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