Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka Explained

Official Name:Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Amoron'i Mania
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ambositra
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:333.06
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:9000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:mainly Betsileo and Merina
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-20.22°N 47.0944°W
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:1478
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:306

Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambositra, which is a part of Amoron'i Mania Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001 commune census.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 95% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 4.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and maize, while other important agricultural products are beans and cassava. Industry and services provide employment for 0.3% and 0.2% of the population, respectively.[3]

Geography

This municipality is situated at 39 km souths of Antsirabe and 53 km north of Ambositra. It is crossed by the National road 7.

Nature

The Tapia forest of Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka supplies the town with fruits, champignons and wild silk.[4]

Tourists sight

References

-20.2°N 49°W

Notes and References

  1. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/ralaifanasinaAndrianadyT_GEO_M1_12.pdf Place de la gestion de la forêt de tapia dans les activités paysannes de la commune rurale Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka
  2. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  3. Web site: ILO census data . . 2002 . 2008-05-13.
  4. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/ralaifanasinaAndrianadyT_GEO_M1_12.pdf la forêt de tapia dans les activités paysannes de la commune rurale Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka
  5. https://www.antsirabe-contacts.info/randonnee-cascade-dantalavena/ Cascade d'Antalavena