Amoron'i Mania (''Translated: Banks of the Mania'') is a
region
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in central
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
bordering
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 Andr ...
Region in north,
Atsinanana in northeast,
Fitovinany in southeast,
Haute Matsiatra in south,
Atsimo-Andrefana
Atsimo-Andrefana (South West) 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 i ...
in southwest and
Menabe in west.
The capital of the region is
Ambositra, 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
*
Ambositra District - 21 communes
*
Fandriana District
Fandriana District is a Districts of Madagascar, district in central Madagascar. It is part of Amoron'i Mania Regions of Madagascar, Region. Its capital is Fandriana. The district has an area of , and the estimated population in 2020 was 225,574. ...
- 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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