Andasibe (also Andasibe Gara) is a rural municipality 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

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Moramanga Moramanga is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar. It is located in the region Alaotra-Mangoro and the Moramanga District. It has a population of 57084 inhabitants (2018). It is situated between the capital Antananarivo and the east coast on t ...

, which is a part of

Alaotra-Mangoro Region Alaotra-Mangoro is a region in eastern Madagascar. It borders Sofia Region in north, Analanjirofo in northeast, Atsinanana in east, Vakinankaratra in southwest, Analamanga in west and Betsiboka in northwest. The capital of the region is Ambatondra ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13493 in 2006.

Geography

The town lies along the RN 2 at 140 km from

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 ...

, 26 km from

and 200 km from

Toamasina Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of it ...

. It is a railway station on the Antananarivo – East Coast line.

Economy

The nearby national parks offer many job creations in the town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. Sixty-percent of the commune's population is farmers. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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s and

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. Industry and services provide both employment for 20% of the population. Primary and junior-level secondary education are available in town.

Religion

* FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (

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Rivers

The town is crossed by the

Sahatandra The Sahatandra is a small river that flows thru Andasibe, Moramanga, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Madagascar and the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park. Its mouth is in the Vohitra river in Andasibe, Moramanga Andasibe (also Andasibe Gara) is a rural ...

and Vohitra rivers.

References and notes

Populated places in Alaotra-Mangoro {{AlaotraMangoro-geo-stub

Geography

Economy

Religion

Rivers

See also

References and notes