Ambohimanga Rova is a rural commune in
Analamanga
Analamanga is a region in central Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and its surrounding metropolitan area. The region has an area of , and had a population of 4,325,226 in 2018.
Administrative divisions
Analamanga Region is divided i ...
Region, in the
Central Highlands of
Madagascar
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. It belongs to the district of
Antananarivo Avaradrano and its populations numbers to 20,872 in 2018.
It is situated at 27 km North-West from
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 ...
.
Roads
The town is crossed by the
National Road 51.
Economy
The economy is based on agriculture. Rice,
corn
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, peanuts,
beans
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,
manioc
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, soya and onions are the main crops.
Another important factor is tourism. The royal hill of
Ambohimanga
Ambohimanga is a hill and traditional fortified royal settlement (''Rova (Madagascar), rova'') in Madagascar, located approximately northeast of the capital city of Antananarivo. It is situated in the commune of Ambohimanga Rova.
The hill and ...
is situated in this commune and is a popular point of interest.
References
Analyse territoriale dans l’optique du developpement durable, cas de la commune rurale d’Ambohimanga Rova
External links
Populated places in Analamanga
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