Ambositra District Explained

Ambositra District is a district^[1] in central Madagascar. It is part of Amoron'i Mania Region. Its capital is Ambositra. The district has an area of, and the estimated population in 2020 was 314,968.^[2]

Communes

The district is further divided into 21 communes:

• Alakamisy Ambohijato
• Ambalamanakana
• Ambatofitorahana
• Ambinanindrano
• Ambohimitombo
• Ambositra
• Ambositra II
• Andina
• Ankazoambo
• Antoetra
• Fahizay Ambatolahimasina
• Ihadilanana
• Ilaka Centre
• Imerina Imady
• Ivato
• Ivony Miaramiasa
• Kianjandrakefina
• Mahazina Ambohipierenana
• Marosoa
• Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka
• Tsarasaotra

Roads

• the paved RN 7 from Antsirabe to Tulear.
• the Route nationale 35 from Ivato to Morondava.
• the unpaved Provincial Road 3F to Ambinanindrano.
• the National Road 41 from Ambositra to Fandriana.

Mining

There is an Amazonite mine in this municipality of Andina.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GeoHive: Madagascar statistics . 2009-05-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090423102413/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/madagascar.aspx . 2009-04-23 .
2. Web site: Madagascar: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-01-17 . www.citypopulation.de.
3. https://malagasynews.com/environnement/11085/ Andina on Malagasy News