Mandrosonoro is a town and commune in

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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Ambatofinandrahana Ambatofinandrahana is a municipality in Ambatofinandrahana District in central Madagascar. It is a part of Amoron'i Mania region. The population was 37,409 at the 2018 census. Geography This town lies at the Route nationale 35 (Madagascar), Ro ...

, which is a part of

Amoron'i Mania Region Amoron'i Mania (''Translated: Banks of the Mania'') is a region in central Madagascar bordering Vakinankaratra Region in north, Atsinanana in northeast, Fitovinany in southeast, Haute Matsiatra in south, Atsimo-Andrefana in southwest and Menab ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 16,000 in 2001 commune

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. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are

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and

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s, while other important agricultural products are

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and

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. Services provide employment for 5% of the population.

Geography

This town lies at the Route nationale 35 from

Morondava Morondava (, from "long coast") is a city located in Menabe Region, of which it is the capital, in Madagascar. It is located in the delta of the Morondava River at . Its population as of the 2018 census, was 53,510. Population The predominant ...

Ivato Ivato is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambohidratrimo (district), which is a part of Analamanga Region. It lies North from the capital Antananarivo and the Ivato International Airport Ivato International Ai ...

in the West of

. It is at a distance of 208 km (129 mi) to

Ivato, Ambositra Ivato or Ivato Centre is a rural commune (town) in Madagascar. It belongs to the Ambositra District, which is a part of the Amoron'i Mania region. Geography This town lies at the intersection of the Route nationale 35 to Morondava and the Route ...

, 248 km (154 mi) to

, 149 km (92.5 mi) to

Ankilizato, Mahabo Ankilizato is a town and commune () in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mahabo, which is a part of Menabe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 23,000 in 2001 commune census. Geography This town lies ...

and 72 km (44 mi) from Malaimbandy.Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 159

References and notes

{{coord, 20, 35, S, 46, 0, E, display=title Populated places in Amoron'i Mania