Official Name: | Ambatomirahavavy |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Itasy |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Arivonimamo |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jean Berthin Rabefeno |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | Census |
Population Total: | 19,163 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Merina |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -18.9333°N 70°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1285 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 112 |
Ambatomirahavavy is municipality in Madagascar, 21 km west of the capital Antananrivo, on the National road No.1. It belongs to the district of Arivonimamo, which is a part of Itasy Region. The population of the commune was 19,163 in 2019.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 97% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 2% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are beans and cassava. Services provide employment for 1% of the population.[2]
The municipality is crossed by two rivers: the Katsaoka (9 km) and the Andromba River (11 km), an affluent of the Ikopa River.