Ankazobe is a municipality 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 3,618,128 in 2018. Administrative divisions Analamanga Region is divided in ...

Region, in the Central Highlands of

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. It is the administrative capital of

Ankazobe District Ankazobe is a district of Analamanga in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 15 communes: * Ambohitromby * Ambolotarakely * Andranomiely Sud * Ankazobe * Antakavana * Antotohazo * Fiadanana * Fihaonana * Kiangara * Mahav ...

and is situated at 75 km north of the capital

Antananarivo Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "An ...

Infrastructure

Route Nationale 4 The Route nationale 4 is a trunk road ( nationale) in France between Paris and the frontier with Germany. Reclassification The RN 4 has been re-classified around Nancy as the RD 400 as through traffic is now directed onto the Autoroutes A 31 and A ...

from

Mahajanga Mahajanga (French: Majunga) is a city and an administrative district on the northwest coast of Madagascar. The city of Mahajanga (Mahajanga I) is the capital of the Boeny Region. The district (identical to the city) had a population of 220,629 ...

. * Route d'Interet Provinciale 40T (RIP 40T) from the RN 4/Ankazobe to Talata-Angavo

Epidemcs

In November 2022 the

pest Pest or The Pest may refer to: Science and medicine * Pest (organism), an animal or plant deemed to be detrimental to humans or human concerns ** Weed, a plant considered undesirable * Infectious disease, an illness resulting from an infection ** ...

had been reported from this municipality.

Killing of Ankazobe

Only few months earlier in August 2022 the killing of Ankazobe took place. 35 people of this village were locked up in a cabin that was set on fire by some ''dahalo'' (bandits).

Nature reserves

The

Ambohitantely Special Reserve Ambohitantely Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve of Madagascar. Geography This reserve is situated in Analamanga region, north-west of the town of Antananarivo in the district of Ankazobe. It covers of primary rainforests and of grassland ...

is situated at 30 km in the North-East of the town.Lemurs of Madagascar
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References

Populated places in Analamanga {{Analamanga-geo-stub