Mampikony urban municipality in northern

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

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Mampikony Mampikony urban municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Mampikony District, Mampikony, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the municipality was 28,593 in 2018. Mampikony is locat ...

, which is a part of

Sofia Region Sofia is a Regions of Madagascar, region in northern Madagascar. It is named for the Sofia River. It is the second largest Malagasy region (behind Atsimo-Andrefana) with an area of 50,100 km² (19,300 sq mi), and had a population of 1,500,227 ...

. The population of the municipality was 28,593 in 2018. Mampikony is located at the

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and served by the local

Mampikony Airport Mampikony Airport is an airport in Mampikony, Sofia Region, 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 ...

. The town provides access to hospital services to its citizens.

Geography

It is situated at 84 km from

Ambondromamy Ambondromamy is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambato-Boeni, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior lev ...

on the

and the

Mampikony River Mampikony urban municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Mampikony District, Mampikony, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the municipality was 28,593 in 2018. Mampikony is locat ...

, an affluent of the Bemarivo River.

Religion

* FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (

Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar ( (FJKM); is the second-largest Christian denomination in Madagascar. The current officers include the Rev. Ammi Irako Andriamahazosoa, President; the Rev. Jean Louis Zarazaka, Clerical Vice President; Mr ...

) * FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (

Malagasy Lutheran Church The Malagasy Lutheran Church (, FLM; ) is one of the most important Christian churches in Madagascar, established in 1950 by the unification of 1,800 Lutheran congregations in central and southern Madagascar. The oldest of these congregations was ...

) *

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

church * Adventist - ( Adventist Church of Madagascar) * Fiangonana APOKALIPSY (Apokalipsic Church)

Economy

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and

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plantations. The majority 75% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

and

onions An onion (''Allium cepa'' , from Latin ), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified ...

; also

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...

is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 15% of the population. A thermic central of

Jirama Jirama (''Jiro sy rano malagasy'') is a state-owned electric utility and water services company in Madagascar. History The Jirama was established on 17 October 1975 when the Société Malagasy des Eaux et Electricité and the Société des E ...

is localized in this town.

Protected areas

*The

Bongolava Forest Corridor Bongolava is a region in central-western Madagascar. The capital of the region is Tsiroanomandidy. It had a population of 674,474 in 2018. Geography The region is situated in central-western Madagascar. It is bordered by Betsiboka, Melaky, Menabe, ...

that covers the area between

Port Bergé Boriziny (French: Port-Bergé) is a city (commune urbaine) in western Madagascar in Sofia Region. The population of the commune urbaine was 22,573 in 2018. Geography It is situated at the Route nationale 6 (Madagascar), Route nationale 6 near th ...

and Mampikony.AIRE CORRIDOR FORESTIER BONGOLAVA, DISTRICTS DE MAMPIKONY ET DE PORT-BERGÉ

References and notes

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