Antsiranana Province

Antsiranana Province (or Diego-Suarez) is a former province in the north of the island state of Madagascar. In 2007, the province was divided into two regions: Diana in the west (capital Antsiranana) and Sava in the east (capital Sambava).

Cities

• 1 Antsiranana — a port city that is the largest city in northern Madagascar
• 2 Hell-Ville — now known as Andoany, on Nosy Be island, it is one of the oldest colonial cities in Madagascar
• 3 Ambanja — a transit town at the junction of the road from/to Nosy Be and the main RN6 road towards the north and south of the country

Other destinations

• 1 Marojejy National Park — home to 115 bird species, 148 reptile and amphibian species, and 11 lemur species
• 2 Masoala National Park — highlights include the gold dust day gecko, the red ruffed lemur, the Masoala fork-marked lemur and the hawksbill sea turtle
• 3 Nosy Komba — a small volcanic island; the beaches are clean and excellent for snorkelling
• 4 Nosy Be — a resort island with Nnational parks, lakes and waterfalls, sacred trees and some amazing shopping

Understand

• Diego Suarez Regional Tourist Office, Rue Colbert (at the corner of rue Flacourt), ☏ +261 32 7468332 , +261 32 0320110, tourismediego@gmail.com. (updated Jan 2021)

See

In the southwest of the province lies the Tsaratanana mountain range. 5 Maromokotro , with a height of 2,876 m, is the highest mountain in Madagascar.