Anjoma Nandihizana is a town and 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

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Manandriana Manandriana, also called Manandriana Avaradrano, is a rural municipality in Analamanga region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antananarivo-Avaradrano and its population numbers to 6,506 in 2019. The econ ...

, 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 ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in 2001 commune

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. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 49.9% and 49.9% of the working population. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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es and

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es. Services provide employment for 0.2% of the population.

References and notes

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