Sabotsy Namehana is a rural 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
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. It belongs to the district of
Antananarivo Avaradrano and its populations numbers to 57,363 in 2018.
It is located along the
National Road 3, 10 km North of
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 ...
.
Economy
The economy is based on agriculture. Rice,
corn
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, peanuts,
beans
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,
manioc
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are the main crops.
Personalities
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Hery Rajaonarimampianina (* 1958), politician
References
Commune Sabotsy NamehanaMonographie de la Commune
External links
Populated places in Analamanga
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