Andina 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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Ambositra Ambositra is a city (commune urbaine) in central Madagascar. Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region, and of Ambositra District. It is the centre of Madagascar's' wood-carving industry due to the presence of the Zafimaniry tribe ...

, which is a part of

Amoron'i Mania Region Amoron'i Mania is a region in central Madagascar bordering Vakinankaratra Region in north, Atsinanana in northeast, Vatovavy-Fitovinany in southeast, Haute Matsiatra in south, Atsimo-Andrefana in southwest and Menabe in west. The capital of the ...

Geography

It is situated at 17 km West from

Mining

There is a

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mine in this municipality.Andina on Malagasy News
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Rivers

The municipality is situated at the Sahasaonjo river.

Economy

There is a tomato transforming plant in the village of Ampasinabe.

References

Populated places in Amoron'i Mania {{Amoron'iMania-geo-stub