Ambatomanoina is a rural municipality in
Analamanga Analamanga is a region in central Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and its surrounding metropolitan area. The region has an area of , and had a population of 3,618,128 in 2018.
Administrative divisions
Analamanga Region is divided in ...
Region, in the
Central Highlands of
Madagascar
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. It belongs to the district of
Anjozorobe
Anjozorobe is a large town in the Analamanga Region, Madagascar, approximately 90 kilometers north-east of the capital Antananarivo.
It has a population of 24,117 inhabitants in 2018.
Anjozorobe-Angavo Reserve is one of the last high plateau fo ...
and its populations numbers to 21,779 in 2018.
It is situated in a distance of 103 km from the countries capital
Antananarivo
Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "An ...
of which only 25 km are a paved national road. The remaining 78 km are by a secondary unpaved road that renders access difficult in the rainy season.
To the commune belong 11 fokontany (villages). It has been connected to electricity since 2019.
Economy
The economy is based on agriculture. Rice,
corn
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, peanuts,
beans,
manioc
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,
soja and onions are the main crops.
Roads
The unpaved
Provincial Road 19 links Ambatomanoina to
Talata Volonondry
Talata Volonondry (also: Talatavolonondry) is a rural commune in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antananarivo Avaradrano and its population numbers to 18,314 in 2018.
It is situated at 2 ...
(70km).
L'Express de Madagascar
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References
Populated places in Analamanga
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