Anjoma Ramartina Explained

Official Name:Anjoma Ramartina
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Vakinankaratra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mandoto
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:15000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Merina
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-19.6333°N 103°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:774

Anjoma Ramartina is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mandoto, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 commune census. It is about an hour's drive south of Antananarivo. Anjoma Ramartina sits atop some of the world's largest rose quartz deposits.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 39.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize and bambara groundnut. Industry provides employment for 0.5% of the population.[2]

Most homes in Anjoma Ramartina have no electricity, no running water, no phone or network connections. Malnutrition is common. According to the World Bank, around 80% of those outside Madagascar's cities live below the $1.90-a-day poverty line. Health researchers found around half of parents in Anjoma Ramartina had lost at least one infant child to illness or hunger. [3]

References and notes

-19.6333°N 103°W

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. Web site: ILO census data . . 2002 . 2008-04-22.
  3. Web site: Dark crystals: The brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze. TheGuardian.com. 17 September 2019.