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]
This municipality is situated at 39 km souths of Antsirabe and 53 km north of Ambositra. It is crossed by the National road 7.
The Tapia forest of Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka supplies the town with fruits, champignons and wild silk.[4]