Ambatotsipihina is a rural commune in
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 belongs to the
district
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of
Antanifotsy
Antanifotsy (also Antanifotsy Gara) is an urban municipality and a district located in Vakinankaratra Region in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=n ...
, which is a part of
Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was 24,003 in 2018.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 99% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are
potato
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Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
es and
tobacco
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; also
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima
''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...
is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 1% of the population.
References
Populated places in Vakinankaratra
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