Alaotra-Mangoro is a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

in eastern

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 Afric ...

. It borders

Sofia Region Sofia is a region in northern Madagascar. It is named for the Sofia River. The region covers 50,100 km² and had a population of 1,500,227 in 2018. The administrative capital is Antsohihy. Administrative divisions Sofia Region is divided in ...

in north,

Analanjirofo Analanjirofo is a region in northeastern Madagascar. Until 2009 it was a part of Toamasina Province. It borders Sava Region to the north, Sofia Region to the west, Alaotra-Mangoro Region to the southwest and Atsinanana Region to the south. The ...

in northeast,

Atsinanana Atsinanana is a coastal region in eastern Madagascar. It borders Analanjirofo region in the north, Alaotra-Mangoro in the west, Vakinankaratra and Amoron'i Mania in the southwest, and Vatovavy and Fitovinany in south. The region contains over 285 ...

in east,

Vakinankaratra Vakinankaratra is a region in central Madagascar. The capital of the region is Antsirabe. Vakinankaratra covers an area of , and had a population of 2,074,358 in 2018. History The kingdom of Vakinankaratra, known as the kingdom of the river And ...

in southwest,

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 ...

in west and Betsiboka in northwest. The capital of the region is

Ambatondrazaka Ambatondrazaka () is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar Ambatondrazaka is also the capital of the Alaotra-Mangoro region and the Ambatondrazaka District. Geography The city is situated south of Alaotra, the greatest lake in Madagascar. ...

, and the population was 1,255,514 in 2018. The area of the region is .

Administrative divisions

Alaotra-Mangoro Region is divided into five districts, which are sub-divided into 82 communes. *

Ambatondrazaka District Ambatondrazaka District is a district in the Alaotra-Mangoro Region of Madagascar. Its capital is the town of Ambatondrazaka. The district has an area of , and the estimated population in 2013 was 324,610. Geography The city is situated south ...

- 20 communes * Amparafaravola District - 21 communes * Andilamena District - 8 communes * Anosibe An'ala District - 11 communes * Moramanga District - 22 communes

Population

The region is mainly populated by the

Sihanaka The Sihanaka are a Malagasy ethnic group concentrated around Lake Alaotra and the town of Ambatondrazaka in central northeastern Madagascar. Their name means the "people of the swamps" in reference to the marshlands around Lake Alaotra that th ...

in the north, and the Bezanozano in the south. Other minorities are present, notably the

Merina The Merina people (also known as the Imerina, Antimerina, or Hova) are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar.Merina ...

Economy

Agriculture

With 120.000 ha of planted surface, the region constitutes the main

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basin of Madagascar. Other crops cover

manioc ''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated ...

(175.000 tonnes),

potatoes The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United ...

(49.000 tonnes),

corn Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The ...

(50.000 tonnes) and sugar cane (50.000 tonnes). Livestock (

Zebu The zebu (; ''Bos indicus'' or ''Bos taurus indicus''), sometimes known in the plural as indicine cattle or humped cattle, is a species or subspecies of domestic cattle originating in the Indian sub-continent. Zebu are characterised by a fatty h ...

) reaches 265.000 heads and fishing 2000-2500 tons per year.Capfida rapports regionaux
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Mining

There is an important

nickel Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive but large pieces are slow t ...

mine near Moramanga/ Ampitambe: the

Ambatovy mine The Ambatovy mine is large nickel and cobalt mine located in Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. It is currently active, and the largest mine in the country. Ownership and operations Several exploration permits for the site were acquired ...

. Other mining activities are found in Andilamena,

and

Didy Didy is a rural commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambatondrazaka, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be 33,039 in 2018. The town of Didy is situated at 54 km from Amb ...

where

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and

ruby A ruby is a pinkish red to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum ( aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most popular traditional jewelry gems and is very durable. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called ...

are mined.

Transport

National Roads

* Route nationale 2 (

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 "A ...

- Moramanga -

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 ...

). *

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( Moramanga -

- Imerimandroso - Amboavory).

Railways

*TCE (Tananarive-Côte Est) railway - (

- Moramanga -

). *MLA (Moramanga- Lac Alaotra) railway ( Moramanga -

Airports

Ambatondrazaka Airport Ambatondrazaka Airport is an airport in Ambatondrazaka, Alaotra-Mangoro Alaotra-Mangoro is a region in eastern Madagascar. It borders Sofia Region in north, Analanjirofo in northeast, Atsinanana in east, Vakinankaratra in southwest, Analamang ...

Amparafaravola Airport Amparafaravola is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Amparafaravola, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the municipality was 33,299 in 2018 that are distributed in 21 Fokontany (villages) ...

Ambohijanahary Airport Ambohijanahary is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Amparafaravola, which is a part of the Alaotra-Mangoro Region, and lies on the RN3a (Route Nationale), approximately 320km from Antananarivo. The population of th ...

Protected areas

* Torotorofotsy New Protected Area * Part of

Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor The Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor (CAZ) is a large area of protected forest biome in eastern Madagascar. The CAZ encompasses some 3,810 km, making it one of the largest areas of rainforest remaining in the country. Over 2,000 species of plan ...

Lake Alaotra Lake Alaotra ( mg, farihin' Alaotra, ; french: Lac Alaotra) is the largest lake in Madagascar, located in Alaotra-Mangoro Region and on the island's northern central plateau. Its basin is composed of shallow freshwater lakes and marshes surrounded ...

* Maromizaha * Ambatofotsy New Protected Area * Ampananganandehibe-Behasina New Protected Area * Ampotaka Ankorabe New Protected Area * Analabe Betanatanana New Protected Area * Analalava New Protected Area * Mahialambo New Protected Area * Mangabe-Ranomena-Sahasarotra New Protected Area * Ambohidray New Protected Area * Part of Zahamena National Park *

Mantadia National Park Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is a 155 square kilometre protected area, located about 150 km east of Antananarivo, consisting principally of primary growth forest in Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar. The park's elevation range ...

* Analamazaotra National Park *Part of

Marotandrano Reserve Marotandrano Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in Mandritsara, Mahajanga, Madagascar. It is 10 km from Marotandrano and 42 km from Mandritsara. The reserve covers an area of 67,119 hectares. About 95% of the local population is ...

* Peyrieras Reptile Reserve (a butterfly farm and reptile center) at Marozevo

Rivers

* Ivondro River * Marimbona * Sahamaitso * Sahatandra * Sandrangato * Vohitra River

References

Regions of Madagascar {{AlaotraMangoro-geo-stub