Andasibe, Moramanga

Andasibe
Andasibe
	Andasibe station
	Andasibe Location in Madagascar
	Coordinates: 18°56′S 48°25′E / 18.933°S 48.417°E
Country	Madagascar
Region	Alaotra-Mangoro
District	Moramanga
Area
• Total	363 km2 (140 sq mi)
Elevation	810 - 1,200 m (−3,130 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	13,493
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)

Andasibe (also Andasibe Gara) is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Moramanga, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,493 in 2006.

Geography

The town lies along the RN 2 at 140 km from Antananarivo, 26 km from Moramanga and 200 km from Toamasina.^[1] It is a railway station on the Antananarivo – East Coast line.

Economy

The nearby national parks offer many job creations in the town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. Sixty-percent of the commune's population is farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are corn, bananas and manioc. Industry and services provide both employment for 20% of the population.

Primary and junior-level secondary education are available in town.

Religion

FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar)^[2]
Roman Catholic Church

Rivers

The town is crossed by the Sahatandra and Vohitra rivers.

References and notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Andrianarimanana, Rivo Haingotiana. "L'écotourisme : une stratégie pour un développement durable à l'exemple du Parc National D'Andasibe Mantadia (PNAM)" [Ecotourism: a strategy for sustainable development following the example of Andasibe Mantadia National Park (PNAM)] (PDF). biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg (in French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-05.
^ A, Nandrianina (2019-11-19). "www.lagazette-dgi.com". La Gazette. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.