Manambondro is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of

Vangaindrano Vangaindrano is a town and a district in Atsimo-Atsinanana Region, Madagascar with a population of 38,537 (2018). Geography The town is near the mouth of the Mananara River at the southern part of the east coast. It's connected to the north by ...

, which is a part of

Atsimo-Atsinanana Region Atsimo-Atsinanana (South East) is a region in Madagascar. Its capital is Farafangana. The region used to be part of the Fianarantsoa Province. The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Vatovavy-F ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 commune census. Manambondro is served by a local airport. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are coffee,

clove Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, ''Syzygium aromaticum'' (). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring or fragrance in consumer products, ...

s and cassava. Services provide employment for 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population.

Roads

Manambondro is situated the National road 12A at 186 km north from Fort Dauhpin or 75 km north of

Manantenina Manantenina is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Taolanaro, which is a part of Anosy Region. It is situated at the coast of the Indian Ocean at 107 km North of Fort-Dauphin on the unpaved Route nationale 12a. ...

and 58km south of

. The 9th ferry crossing from Fort Dauphin over the Mamandro river is situated south of the town.

References

Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub