Andina is a rural municipality in
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 ...
. It belongs to the
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Ambositra
Ambositra is a city (commune urbaine) in central Madagascar.
Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region, and of Ambositra District.
Geography
It is situated at the RN 7 (Antsirabe - Tulear) and the RN 41 to Fandriana.
It is situa ...
, which is a part of
Amoron'i Mania Region
Amoron'i Mania (''Translated: Banks of the Mania'') is a region in central Madagascar bordering Vakinankaratra Region in north, Atsinanana in northeast, Fitovinany in southeast, Haute Matsiatra in south, Atsimo-Andrefana in southwest and Menab ...
.
Geography
It is situated at 17 km West from
Ambositra
Ambositra is a city (commune urbaine) in central Madagascar.
Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region, and of Ambositra District.
Geography
It is situated at the RN 7 (Antsirabe - Tulear) and the RN 41 to Fandriana.
It is situa ...
.
Mining
There is a
Amazonite
Amazonite, also known as amazonstone, is a green tectosilicate mineral, a variety of the potassium feldspar called microcline. Its chemical formula is KAlSi3O8, which is Polymorphism (materials science), polymorphic to orthoclase.
Its name is ta ...
mine in this municipality.
Andina on Malagasy News
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Rivers
The municipality is situated at the Sahasaonjo river.
Economy
There is a tomato transforming plant in the village of Ampasinabe.
References
Populated places in Amoron'i Mania
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