Area: 43 Ha
Location: Located in the northwest of Madagascar, Province of Antsiranana, Region Diana, District Antsiranana II.
Number of inhabitants: 0 (can be counted in number of visitors)
Number of visitors: Between 1161 to 177 per years
Protected island: Yes
Land & Maritime protection status : Parc National de catégorie II de l’UICN
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The islet Nosy Hara is part of the 15 islets constituting the archipelago of the said Nosy Hara, which have been created in National Park since 2011. Since 1991, Madagascar National Parks has obtained a delegation of management from the Ministry of supervision to manage a network of parks and reserves of Madagascar.
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION
The archipelago of Nosy Hara is characterized by numerous islets, and about twenty reef banks, narrow beaches interspersed by rocky coasts and mangroves.
The islets of the park are sacred, one of them was a burial place of the Antakarana and some islets are characterized by karst rocks called Tsingy.
SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXT
Average age of the communities on the continent: 20 to 60 years
Unemployment rate: 95%.
Percentage of the population that practices fishing in Nosy Hara: 98
