Maintirano is a coastal city, urban municipality, and Catholic bishopric in western Madagascar approximately 325 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo.

It belongs to the district of Maintirano, which is a part of Melaky Region – and is capital of both.

The climate is fairly hot and access to the region is difficult due to lack of roads and few commercial flights.

Main local products include shrimp and beef.

[2] 55 kilometres east of Maintirano is situated the Beanka Reserve, a limestone karst plateau that is the natural extension of the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park.