Talata Volonondry (also: Talatavolonondry) is a rural commune in
Analamanga Analamanga is a region in central Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and its surrounding metropolitan area. The region has an area of , and had a population of 3,618,128 in 2018.
Administrative divisions
Analamanga Region is divided in ...
Region, in the
Central Highlands of
Madagascar
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. It belongs to the district of
Antananarivo Avaradrano and its population numbers to 18,314 in 2018.
It is situated at 27 km north of
Antananarivo
Antananarivo (French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("An ...
on the
National Road 3 to
Anjozorobe.
Economy
The economy of this commune is based on agriculture. Rice, corn, manioc, beans, potatoes and legumes are the main products.
The commune is composed by 28 fokontany (villages) of which more than half has no access to drinking water and electricity.
Telecommunications
A shortwave transmitter site has been located in the commune since the 1970s. Established by
RNW, since 2013 MGLOB SA has aired contract programming from
Rádio Dabanga,
NHK World Japan,
Deutsche Welle,
Vatican Radio
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Established in 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi, today its programs are offered in 47 languages, and are sent out on short wave, ...
Adventist World Radio
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, and the
BBC World Service.
"Shortwave Radio Transmission" ''MGLob.mg''
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References
Populated places in Analamanga
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