Ambatomanoina
Place in Analamanga, Madagascar
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Ambatomanoina is a rural municipality in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Anjozorobe and its populations numbers to 21,779 in 2018.
Ambatomanoina | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 18°19′S 47°37′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Analamanga |
| District | Anjozorobe |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 21,779 |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
| postal code | 107 |
It is situated in a distance of 103 km from the countries capital Antananarivo of which only 25 km are a paved national road. The remaining 78 km are by a secondary unpaved road that renders access difficult in the rainy season.[1] To the commune belong 11 fokontany (villages). It has been connected to electricity since 2019.[2]
History
Future queen Ranavalona I was born at a royal residence in Ambatomanoina in 1778.[3]
Economy
Roads
The unpaved Provincial Road 19 links Ambatomanoina to Talata Volonondry (70 km).[4]