Talata Volonondry (also: Talatavolonondry) is a rural commune 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 4,325,226 in 2018. Administrative divisions Analamanga Region is divided i ...

Region, in the Central Highlands of

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. It belongs to the district of Antananarivo Avaradrano and its population numbers to 18,314 in 2018. It is situated at 27 km north of

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on the National Road 3 to

Anjozorobe Anjozorobe is a large town in the Analamanga Region, Madagascar, approximately 90 kilometers north-east of the capital Antananarivo. It has a population of 24,117 inhabitants in 2018. Anjozorobe-Angavo Reserve is one of the last high plateau fo ...

Economy

The economy of this commune is based on agriculture. Rice, corn, manioc, beans, potatoes and legumes are the main products. The commune is composed by 28 fokontany (villages) of which more than half has no access to drinking water and electricity.

Telecommunications

A shortwave transmitter site has been located in the commune since the 1970s. Established by RNW, since 2013 MGLOB SA has aired contract programming from Rádio Dabanga, NHK World Japan,

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Adventist World Radio, and the

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."Shortwave Radio Transmission" ''MGLob.mg''
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References

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