Andasibe (also Andasibe Gara) is a rural municipality in
Madagascar
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. It belongs to the
district
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of
Moramanga
Moramanga is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar. It is located in the region Alaotra-Mangoro and the Moramanga District.
It has a population of 57,084 inhabitants (2018).
It is situated between the capital Antananarivo and the east coast on ...
, which is a part of
Alaotra-Mangoro Region
Alaotra-Mangoro is a region in eastern Madagascar. It borders Sofia Region in north, Analanjirofo in northeast, Atsinanana in east, Vakinankaratra in southwest, Analamanga in west and Betsiboka in northwest. The capital of the region is Ambatondra ...
. In 2006, the commune's population was estimated at 13,493.
Geography
The town lies along the
RN 2 around 140 km from the capital
Antananarivo
Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; 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 ...
, 26 km from
Moramanga
Moramanga is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar. It is located in the region Alaotra-Mangoro and the Moramanga District.
It has a population of 57,084 inhabitants (2018).
It is situated between the capital Antananarivo and the east coast on ...
and 200 km from
Toamasina
Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French language, French Tamatave or in the past as Port aux prunes, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief ...
.
[
It has a disused railway station along the Antananarivo – East Coast line.
]
Economy
The national parks within the commune bring many tourists to the area and offer job opportunities for local residents.
It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. Sixty-percent of the commune's population is farmers. The most important crop is rice
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, while other important crops include corn
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, banana
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s and manioc
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. Industry and services combined provide employment for 20% of the population.
Primary and junior-level secondary education is available in town.
Religion
* FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar
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)Roman Catholic Church
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Rivers
The town is crossed by the Sahatandra and Vohitra rivers.
See also
* Analamazaotra National Park
* Andasibe-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 the Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar. The park's elevation ...
* Railway stations in Madagascar
References and notes
Populated places in Alaotra-Mangoro
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