Alarobia Vatosola Explained

Official Name:Alarobia Vatosola
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Analamanga
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Andramasina
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:14,777
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-19.2167°N 91°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1486

Alarobia Vatosola is a rural commune in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar in the district of Andramasina. It is located at 70 km south-east of Antananarivo. It counts a population of 14,777 in 2018.

Economy

The economy is based on substantial agriculture. 90% of the population of the commune are farmers. The main crop is rice.[2] The region is one of the main suppliers of foie gras in Madagascar.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/raveloarisoaFanjaniainaJ_SOCIO_M1_08.pdf LE TRAVAIL DES ENFANTS ET RAPPORTS-MARCHANDS -Cas de la Commune Rurale d’Alarobia Vatosola
  3. https://agritrop.cirad.fr/562949/1/document_562949.pdf Caractérisation des virus de la maladie de Newcastle (APMV-1), circulant sur les hautes terres de Madagascar