Sambava: facts

At a glance

• Country: Madagascar
• Region: Sava
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 89,003
• Coordinates: 14.2667° S, 50.1667° E
• Time zone: Indian/Antananarivo (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ariary (MGA)
• Distance to the capital, Antananarivo: 588 km (365 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sambava Airport (SVB): 1.6 km (1.0 mi), straight line
• Maroantsetra Airport (WMN): 140 km (87 mi), straight line
• Nosy Be International Airport (NOS): 226 km (141 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ampahana: 54 km (34 mi)
• Andapa: 70 km (44 mi)
• Antalaha: 71 km (44 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Antsiranana, 237 km (147 mi)