Official Name: | Brickaville |
Other Name: | Ampasimanolotra |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamatave |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Brickaville District |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | Census |
Population Total: | 27,865 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -18.8194°N 49.0736°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 508 |
Brickaville is a town and commune in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar.
Also known as Ampasimanolotra, Brickaville is located along Route nationale 2 (RN 2), 105 km south of Toamasina (the primary seaport of the country) and 220 km east of Antananarivo (the capital).[1] It is also situated alongside the Rianila river. It is a railway station on the Antananarivo - East Coast line.
Its only industry is a sugar refinery plant. It had stopped its production for 13 years but took up operations in 2020.[2]