Official Name: | Ambatomainty |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Haute Matsiatra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ikalamavony |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 12,421 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -20.9°N 73°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 749 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Cwa |
Ambatomainty is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ikalamavony District, which is a part of Haute Matsiatra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 12,421 in 2018.
Only primary schooling is available. The majority 95% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts, beans and cassava.[2]
The partly unpaved National road 42 links the town to Isorana and Fianarantsoa.