Diana is a region in Madagascar at the northern part of the island. It borders the regions of Sava to the southeast and Sofia to the southwest. It covers an area of 19,266 km2, and had a population of 889,736 in 2018. The regional capital is Antsiranana (previously known as Diego Suarez).

Geography

Rivers

The main rivers of the Diana region are:

Protected areas and visitors' attractions

The following national parks, reserves and visitors' attractions are located in Diana:

Administrative divisions

Diana Region is divided into five districts, which are subdivided into 51 communes. The districts are listed below with their 2013 populations:

Transport

Economy

Fishery

Antsiranana is an important tuna fishing port. There is also a tuna canning factory. Other important fishery products are shrimp (2.813.291 kg exported in 2002) and sea cucumber.

Agriculture

The main crops are: There are also important productions of essential oils (mainly ylang ylang but also palmarosa, vetyver and basil) on 2465 ha in the regions of Nosy Be and Ambanja.

Mining

Pozzolana, lime, gold, sapphire, graphite, lead, zinc, corundum, amethyst, garnet, zircon, cordierite, quartz, beryl and ilmenite are extracted in the region.