Amoron'i Mania is a
region
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in central
Madagascar
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bordering
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History
The kingdom of Vakinankaratra, known as the kingdom of the river And ...
Region in north,
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 northeast,
Vatovavy-Fitovinany
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It formerly belonged to the region Vatovavy-Fitovinany that was split on 16 June 2021 to become the regions Vatovavy and Fi ...
in southeast,
Haute Matsiatra
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 ...
in south,
Atsimo-Andrefana
Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra in northeast, Ihorombe and Anosy in east and Androy in southeast. The capital is Toliara and the population was 1,799,088 in 2018. Ats ...
in southwest and
Menabe
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in west.
The capital of the region is
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 tr ...
, and the population was 833,919 in 2018. The area of the region is .
Administrative divisions
Amoron'i Mania Region is divided into four districts, which are sub-divided into 53 communes.
*
Ambatofinandrahana District - 9 communes
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Ambositra District - 21 communes
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Fandriana District - 13 communes
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Manandriana District - 10 communes
Protected areas
*Part of
Fandriana-Vondrozo Corridor
*Part of
Marolambo National Park
*
Itremo New Protected Area
References
EDBM
Regions of Madagascar
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