Ambongamarina

Ambongamarina
Commune
Ambongamarina
Coordinates: 18°19′30″S 47°57′15″E
Country	Madagascar
Region	Analamanga
District	Anjozorobe
Government
• Mayor	Teloson Randriamaharisoa[1]
Elevation	1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Population 2018
• Total	15,382
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
postal code	107

Ambongamarina is a rural municipality in the Analamanga Region, Madagascar, 110 km north-east of the capital Antananarivo, in the district of Anjozorobe.[2] It has a population of 15,382 inhabitants in 2018. It's principally inhabited by Merina and Sihanaka people.

The commune has no road access and 5 hours of hike is necessary to reach it.

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture. Rice, corn, peanuts, beans, manioc, soya and onions are the main crops. Another important crop is Tsiperifery, a wild pepper species.

References

1. La pest a encore tué
2. étude d’impacts environnementaux de la domestication du tsiperifery -Cas de cinq Fokontany de la Commune Rurale d’Ambongamarina