Manandroy is a rural municipality in
Madagascar. It belongs to the
district of
Ambohimahasoa, which is a part of
Haute Matsiatra Region
Haute Matsiatra (in Malagasy: Matsiatra Ambony) is a region in Madagascar. It borders Amoron'i Mania region in north, Vatovavy-Fitovinany in east, Ihorombe in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital of the region is Fianarantsoa, and the p ...
. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 11,000 in 2001 commune
census.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 97% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are
rice and
bean
A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes th ...
s, while other important agricultural products are
peanuts,
cassava,
sweet potato
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...
es and
bambara groundnut. Services provide employment for 3% of the population.
Roads
Manandroy is situated at the
National road 25.
References and notes
Populated places in Haute Matsiatra
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