Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, about 150 kilometers from Madagascar's capital, combines two protected sections, Mantadia National Park and the Analamazoatra Reserve, established in 1989 to protect roughly 155 square kilometers of primary rainforest between 800 and 1,260 meters elevation under an annual rainfall near 1,700 millimeters. It shelters 11 lemur species, many endemic and endangered, and is best known as the home of the indri, Madagascar's largest living lemur; since 2006 a reintroduction program has relocated endangered lemur populations into the reserve as surrounding forest outside the park has been lost to logging and agriculture. In 2025 the park was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in recognition of its ecological importance.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMadagascar National Parks Association (PNM-ANGAP) 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Madagascar National Parks 1 Sources
1. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (Wikipedia)
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Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is a 155 square kilometre protected area, located about 150 km east of Antananarivo, consisting principally of primary growth forest in the Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar.
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Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is a 155 square kilometre protected area, located about 150 km east of Antananarivo, consisting principally of primary growth forest in the Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar.
Infobox: governing_body
Madagascar National Parks Association (PNM-ANGAP)
entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
In 2025 the park was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in recognition of its ecological importance.
Part Of: Madagascar, Lead paragraph
principally of primary growth forest in the Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar.
On Continent: Africa, Lead paragraph names Madagascar; continent follows from the atlas record for Madagascar
principally of primary growth forest in the Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar
View the Source 2. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata item Q2519690Quote, Wikidata item Q2519690
P31 protected-area class match, verified by search+class allow-list
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