Official Name: | Ambongamarina |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Name1: | Analamanga |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Anjozorobe |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Teloson Randriamaharisoa[1] |
Population Footnotes: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 15,382 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | -18.325°N 47.9542°W |
Elevation M: | 1350 |
Postal Code Type: | postal code |
Postal Code: | 107 |
Ambongamarina is a rural municipality in the Analamanga Region, Madagascar, 110 km north-east of the capital Antananarivo, in the district of Anjozorobe.[2] It has a population of 15,382 inhabitants in 2018. It's principally inhabited by Merina and Sihanaka people.
The commune has no road access and 5 hours of hike is necessary to reach it.
The economy is based on agriculture. Rice, corn, peanuts, beans, manioc, soya and onions are the main crops.Another important crop is Tsiperifery, a wild pepper species.