Ambalavao District is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in central
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. It covers an area of 4,798.47 km
2, and had a population estimated at 209,417 in 2013.
[Institut National de la Statistique, Antananarivo.] It is part of
Haute Matsiatra
Haute Matsiatra (in Malagasy: Matsiatra Ambony) is a region in Madagascar. It borders Amoron'i Mania region in north, Vatovavy-Fitovinany in east, Ihorombe in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital of the region is Fianarantsoa, and the p ...
Region
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. Its capital is
Ambalavao
Ambalavao is a city (''commune urbaine'') in Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra region. The city is in the most southern part of the Central Highlands, near the city of Fianarantsoa.
Nature
*The Anja Community Reserve, situated about 13 km ...
.
Communes
The district is further divided into 17 communes:
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Ambalavao
Ambalavao is a city (''commune urbaine'') in Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra region. The city is in the most southern part of the Central Highlands, near the city of Fianarantsoa.
Nature
*The Anja Community Reserve, situated about 13 km ...
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Ambinanindovoka
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Ambinanindroa
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Ambohimahamasina
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Ambohimandroso Ambohimandroso may refer to the following places in Madagascar:
* Ambohimandroso, Ambalavao, a town and commune in Haute Matsiatra
* Ambohimandroso, Ambatondrazaka, a town and commune in Alaotra-Mangoro
* Ambohimandroso, Antanifotsy, a town and comm ...
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Andrainjato
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Anjoma
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Ankaramena
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Besoa
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Fenoarivo
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Iarintsena
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Kirano
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Mahazony
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Manamisoa
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Miarinarivo
Miarinarivo is a city (commune urbaine) in Itasy Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar.
Miarinarivo is located at of Antananarivo and is the capital of Itasy Region as well as of its district.
Education
In Miarinarivo are situa ...
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Sendrisoa
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Vohitsaoka
References
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Districts of Haute Matsiatra